Our Team

Administrative Staff in Puerto Plata

Volunteer Staff in the U.S. and Canada

Project Esperanza is committed to working in partnership with the local community. Therefore, most of our staff in Puerto Plata are local Haitian or Dominican community members. As many have limited access to email and English language abilities, we also have a handful of dedicated board members and volunteers abroad that help us to communicate and fundraise. 

In Puerto Plata, Project Esperanza employs teachers, school secretaries, doormen, kitchen staff, cleaning staff, a driver, residential home caregivers, a groundskeeper for the educational farm, and volunteer house cook and cleaner. While exact numbers vary year to year, we typically are providing employment for approximately 30 employees.