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Born and educated in Haiti, Ms. Estelle Marcellus Dubuisson emigrated to New York where she studied nursing at the Columbia Institute, specializing in the care of babies. Later, she became a licensed Medical Technologist at the Bronx VA Medical Center in New York, having studied at NYC Community College and Manhattan Medical and Dental Assistant School. She has retired from this position.
While raising three children and working as a medical technologist, Ms. Dubuisson began to collect dollars from co-workers to send to Haiti. By 1976, she decided to found Friends of the Children of Lascahobas, Haiti.
Ms. Dubuisson has earned numerous awards for her service and dedication to the community, including the Pierre Toussaint Medallian, Caribbean Mother of the Year award (twice) and a Community Service Award, among others. She has belonged to many organizations, including the International Black Women Congress, the National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women's Club and the International Society for Clinical Laboratory Technologists.
Born in Harlem Hospital in New York. He attended parochial elementary school in NYC. He is a graduate of Peter Stuyvesant HS. Gary received his B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Stony Brook University in Stony Brook, NY. Gary received his MBA from Averett College. He is divorced and has one son, Gabriel Dubuisson.
Gary is presently in Management, Network Services at Verizon Communication, Baltimore, MD. Gary has been a member of Friends of the Children of Lascahobas, Haiti, Inc. for over a decade. Gary is formerly a member of the Board of Directors of Byte Back, Inc. Byte Back is a non-profit organization that targets low-income, underemployed individuals who want to improve their employment outlook by learning Information Technology skills.
Gary enjoys playing racquetball, fishing and attending modern dance and jazz performances.
President and Medical Director of the Westfield Eye Center in Las Vegas, NV. Dr. Kenneth C. Westfield, M.D is one of the founders and was the first medical director of the Nevada Eye Bank. After moving to Las Vegas, Nevada to start his practice, Dr. Westfield was the first Ophthamologist in the area to do cataract surgery in a free-standing ambulatory surgery center and conduct refractive surgery.
From 1982 to 1990, he serviced a large managed care contract successfully and was the first to serve under-served rural areas with satellite clinics in Mohave County, Arizona.
In addition to volunteering his time with FCLH, Mission Cataract USA and LIGA, a group of doctors who all parts of the world to administer medical care to the needy, Dr. Westfield teaches at the University of Nevada Department of Surgery and is also instructor of a course on Epikeratophakia. He belongs to numerous medical associations, including the American Academy of Ophthamology, American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, the American College of Eye Surgeons, the National Medical Association and the American Intra-Ocular Implant Society.
During his free time Dr. Westfield enjoys traveling with his family; golf; and L.A. Laker's basketball games.
Born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Dr. Butler Jean-Louis is an optometrist based in Bloomfield, New Jersey where he has practiced for the past 20 years. He is a member of the National Optometric Association, past member of the New Jersey Optometric Advisory Committee and the New Jersey Eye Care Council of Northern New Jersey Eye Institute. In 1982 he was named one of the Outstanding Young Men of America.
As the Chief Optometrist of FCLH, Dr. Jean-Louis has been taking yearly trips to Haiti with FCLH since 1983. He received the FCLH Humanitarian Award in 1985. He is also a member of the Montclair State University Health Careers Program Advisory Board and gives yearly career counseling lectures to the incoming freshman class at the University. He also visits local area high schools to promote Optometry during Career Day.
A graduate of Ithaca College in Ithaca, Dr. Jean-Louis also earned a BS and OD degree from was the Pennsylvania College of Optometry. He is the father of two sons, and enjoys building computers and reading during his spare time.
Lois Richardson has been a member of the National Association of Negro Business & Professional Women’s Clubs, Inc. for 46 years. She was a Charter Member of the Bronx Club in 1961 and transferred to the Riverside Club in 1977 because it serves the Harlem Community where she was raised. She has been a Life Member of NANBPW Clubs, Inc. since 2002.
Lois attended St. Thomas the Apostle Elementary School, Cathedral High School, and Hunter College. She received a Masters Degree from Columbia University of Social Work.
She was employed at the Bronx VA Medical Center for 34 years, working with severely disabled veterans and their families, both in the medical setting and through home visits. She also served as the Equal Employment Opportunity Manager for nine of those 34 years, which required her to closely monitor employment practices and process discrimination cases.
Lois was a founding member of the Mickle Avenue Block Association and served as Secretary for over 25 years. She has been a Board Member of the Williamsbridge NAACP Early Childhood Education Center since 1972, the NAACP Branch Board since 1980 and a Life Member since 1989.
