• Our Team

    While Konbit Sante has a small U.S. staff in Falmouth, Maine, the majority of our staff lives and works in Cap-Haitien. Both offices support Haitian doctors, nurses, health workers, and administrators.

    Similarly, volunteers are based both in the U.S. and Haiti to develop programs, teach, collect and deliver equipment and supplies, and make infrastructure improvements. The organization is governed by a volunteer board of directors, and other volunteers provide guidance as advisors and committee members.

Maine Team

Nathan M. Nickerson, RN, MSN, DrPH, Executive Director

Prior to joining the Konbit Sante Staff as its first executive director in 2005, Nate was director of Public Health for the City of Portland, Maine, where he oversaw services related to infectious diseases, health care for the poor and homeless, health care for children and families, and health promotion services. Nate has BS degrees from Tufts University and the University of Southern Maine, and a master's degree in nursing from Simmons College. In 2007, he received his doctorate in international public health from Boston University. Nate was involved in the initial planning meetings of Konbit Sante as a board member and in the inception of developing relationships with partners in Haiti. He currently divides his time between Maine and Haiti.

Rod Harmon, Communications Coordinator

Rod joined Konbit Sante as its first communications coordinator in July 2018. He has more than 25 years of experience in communications, including journalism, marketing, public relations, and brand development, and serves on the board of directors for the non-profit Friends of Fort Williams Park in Cape Elizabeth, Maine. A native of Illinois, Rod worked in Florida for 10 years before moving to Maine in 2007. He holds a BA in journalism from the University of Louisiana-Monroe.

Richard Williams, MBA, Office Manager

Richard joined Konbit Sante in 2011 as financial specialist, accountant, and office manager.  Before moving to Maine in 2007, he worked in Minneapolis, the last nine years serving as controller for both a pump manufacturer and a holding company. In his career, Richard has served as a business manager for a construction company and worked in banking. He holds a MBA from the University of Phoenix.

Haiti Team

Adrien Demes, MD, MPH, PhD(c), Program Director

Dr. Demes joined Konbit Sante as its in-country program director in February 2018. A native of Mole Saint-Nicolas, Haiti, he graduated medical school at the State University of Haiti in Port-au-Prince, worked as a general practitioner, and went on to receive a master’s in public health from the Prince Leopold Institute of Tropical Medicine in Antwerp, Belgium. He has been working to improve health conditions in Haiti for almost 20 years, including serving a stint as program director for Concern Worldwide at Saut-d’Eau. In addition to overseeing Konbit Sante’s programs in Haiti, Dr. Demes is working on completing his PhD in public health from the University of Montreal.

Dominique Joseph, Administrator

As Konbit Sante’s full-time administrator in the Haiti office, Dominique is responsible not only for overseeing our finances and taxes there, he is also our liaison to various government ministries, coordinates with customs to import humanitarian supplies, and works closely with our partner facilities to help strengthen their administrative capacities. A native of Port-au-Prince, he has a degree in accounting and post-graduate training in business management. Dominique worked as an administrator for various NGOs in Haiti before joining Konbit Sante in 2017.

Josaime Clotilde Saint Jean, RN, Community Program Manager

Born in Grande-Riviere-du-Nord near Cap-Haitien, Josaime, affectionately known as “Tijo,” became a nurse by studying at the School of Our Lady of Wisdom Cap-Haitien in 1985. She had developed a specialization in community health by 1990, and began working for Konbit Sante in 2011. As community health program manager, she oversees nurses, community health workers, and outreach activities; conducts regular trainings for health workers; and coordinates mobile outreach clinics, with an emphasis on vaccination clinics for newborns and educational programs for new and expecting mothers.

Rony Saint Fleur, MD, Pediatric Program Manager

Originally from Saint Marc, Haiti, Dr. Rony Saint Fleur completed his social service year in general medicine in Gonaives and his residency in pediatrics at Justinien University Hospital in Cap-Haitien, where he currently serves as Konbit Sante’s pediatric program manager. Prior to joining JUH full-time, Dr. Saint Fleur spent five years at Sacre Coeur Hospital in Milot, Haiti, as chief of pediatrics and working with children exposed to or infected with HIV.

Ruddy Emmanuel Adeca, Financial Manager

Trained in accounting from Notre Dame University, Ruddy first encountered Konbit Sante in 2006 while working for the Haiti Project, a non-government organization overseen by the University of Miami and based at Justinien University Hospital. He was hired by Konbit Sante as a part-time bookkeeper, and over the years, his responsibilities have grown. Ruddy keeps track of our finances and collaborates daily with the administrator.
Konbit Sante also supports the salaries of more than 40 health workers at our partner facilities in Haiti.
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