Who We Are

Our Mission

EDEM Foundation is a 501(C)3 non-profit organization whose mission is to provide an environment of mentoring, learning, and support services for the incubation and growth of successful individuals, enterprises and institutions that will create a sustainable community on the island of Ile-a-Vache in Haiti by leveraging the unique resources of the region. (Edem is Haitian Kreyol for “Help Me”)

EDEM FOUNDATION P.O Box 3313, Framingham, MA 01705. Phone: 508.395.4768

Email: contact@edem2.org

All donations are tax deductible

Extraordinary Experiences

Founded by Patrick and Bernadette Lucien in 2003, EDEM Foundation is registered in the state of Massachusetts as a 501(c)3 non-profit public charity organization.

BOARD

Jean Patrick Lucien, Executive Director, Founder

Anne Anninger, Chair, Phd: Former Project Director at Haiti Projects and former Art Curator at Harvard University

Max Theodore, Treasurer: Co-owner, Harpeth Consulting, Co-Founder of Ile-a-Vache Development Group

Pierre M. Lucien, secretary:Policy Analyst for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts’ Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

ADVISORY BOARD:
Harry Dumay,Phd: President of Elm College, Mass
Knox Singleton Former CEO of Inova Health System, Virginia
Charlot Lucien Community Leader, Founder, Haitian Artist Assembly of Massachusetts
Tatiana Henry, Financial Controller at Staples

EDEM works in direct partnership with Espace de Developpement pour l’Emancipation des Masses, a local grassroot organization registered on the island of Ile-a-Vache

HAITI BOARD and STAFF:
Joseph Saun Pierre, President
Enold Thanis, Vice President
Joline Pompee, Secretaire
Jerome Geneste,Tresorier
Ricot Placide, Membre
Isaac Cherestal, Staff Technique
Sauny Pierre, Administrateur
Desrosiers Merinor, Technicien Agricole
Anante Joseph, Membre