Our Vision
To transform the lives of young children in Haiti through literacy and libraries.
Our Mission Statement
To provide books and literacy materials and preliminary training for personnel to develop primary level children’s reading skills and enhance their joy in reading in libraries, schools, and centers in underserved areas of Haiti.
Our Values
- Partnership: Partner with organizations, both within and beyond Haiti
- Action: Work to benefit as many children as soon as possible
- Education: Embody passion for education with the flexibility to seek new solutions
- Stewardship: Promote the responsible use of resources to achieve goals
PILH Steering Committee
Dr. Sara Mansbach
Committee Chair
Family Literacy Consultant
7750 Rotarian
Lisa Bodenheimer
Committee Secretary
Clemson University Librarian
Episcopal Diocese of Upper South Carolina
Rita Yarbrough
Committee Treasurer
Retired Business Leader
7750 Rotarian
Dr. Reggie Brooker
Committee Member
Retired Oncologist
Episcopal Diocese of Upper South Carolina
Linda Russ
Committee Member
Retired History Teacher
First Baptist Church Greenville
Thiela Schnaufer
Committee Member
Retired Latin Teacher
Community Leader
Episcopal Diocese of Upper South Carolina
Rev. Patrick Gué, Phd
Committee Member
Adjunct Professor, Wesley Seminary
Haitian Evangelical Wesleyan Church Minister
Previous 7750 Rotarian
Dr. Peter Manuel–retired
Committee Member
Children’s Books Author
9510 Rotarian, Australia
Melinda Long
Committee Member
Children’s Books Author
Episcopal Diocese of Upper South Carolina
Tracy Welch Tiddy
Committee Member
Attorney
7750 Rotarian
Auxiliary Committee Members
Michaelle Saint-Natus
Milady Auguste Blanc
Payton Dziekan
Rhonda Alperin
