Stevenson Chery, MD, MAT
Chief Executive Officer, Co-Founder
Dr. Chery is a native of Carrefour, Haiti. After obtaining his Bachelor's degree in Biology from the University of Florida, he obtained a Master's in Education at the University of Central Florida. While completing this degree, Dr. Chery was highly involved in the Orlando community, serving as a chemistry teacher, soccer coach, and a tutor amongst other things. He completed his medical degree at FIU Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine and followed by a Family Medicine residency at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami. He currently works as clinical director and Family Medicine physician in South Florida. Since migrating to the U.S. in 2004, Dr. Chery has always had the urge to give back to the country that has established his identity. He expects KORE Haiti, Inc. to make major impacts in Haiti through their collaborative efforts with other entities. In his free time, Dr. Chery can be found mentoring young minds, cooking, spending time with family and friends, at the gym, or playing soccer.
Yves-Dany Accilien, MD, MBA
Chief Operating Officer, Co-Founder
Dr. Accilien developed a love for both medicine and the Haitian culture through the example of his mother, Noel. A native of Hinche, Haiti, he moved to the United States at a young age, leaving most of his family behind in Haiti. Every visit to Haiti since then has been a revitalizing experience and serving the Haitian community has been a driving force in his life. After receiving his bachelor’s in Exercise Physiology at the University of Miami, he matriculated into FIU Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine where he met Drs. Stevenson Chery and Samuel Jean-Baptiste. Dr. Accilien completed a residency in Emergency Medicine at the University of Chicago followed by an administrative fellowship culminating with the completion of an MBA at Emory University Goizuetta Business. He currently serves as chief medical officer with RelyMD and practices Emergency Medicine in Atlanta. His interests include health administration, global health policy, healthcare education, and sports medicine. In his free time, he enjoys spending time with his amazing family and friends, playing basketball, traveling and reading.
Samuel Jean-Baptiste, MD
Chief Program Officer, Co-Founder
Samuel Jean-Baptiste became interested in medicine after juxtaposing the health disparities he experienced in his formative years in Haiti with that of socioeconomically disadvantaged individuals in the US. He earned his BS in Applied Mathematics from Emory University in 2014 and subsequently matriculated at FIU Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine during which time he also completed a year-long Cancer and Radiation Biology Research Fellowship at the University of Pennsylvania. After a medical trip to Haiti, Sam progressively began to espouse the notion that science alone cannot address disease without a deeper understanding of the intricacies that predicate their occurrences. Dr. Jean-Baptiste is finishing chief year in Radiation Oncology residency at Vanderbilt University where he is also completing additional NLM Biomedical Informatics training. He has a particular interest in clinical informatics, personalized medicine, improving equity in global cancer care, and addressing cancer health disparities in minority groups.
Dafnie Nacius, MAcc
Chief Financial Officer
Dafnie Nacius has several years of experience in not-for-profit accounting and her background also extends to providing financial services within the small business, corporate and education industries. Nacius obtained her Bachelor of Science degree in Finance from the University of Florida and Master of Accountancy degree from the University of North of Florida. She is currently working is a Senior Audit Associate at Grant Thornton, LLP and during her free time, she enjoys singing, recording music, reading, volunteering and traveling. Nacius has a passion for using her skills in accounting and finance for the betterment of not only non-profit organizations, but for the Haitian community due to her familial background. She aspires to make an impact on the state of the country and its people through her involvement with KORE Haiti, Inc.
Joel Pierre
SOCIAL MEDIA INTERN
Joel is a native of Eight Mile Rock – a settlement located outside of the City of Freeport on the Island of Grand Bahama in the Bahamas. His love and interest for medicine began as he was noticing from a young age that there was so much more that he and everyone else in his community was missing as it relates to medicine and everything about it. After seeing how the lack of education from a medical perspective affected so many he made it his dream and goal to learn more about the field and making a decision to pursue it as it is his passion. He is an undergraduate student at Valencia College preparing for his matriculation to a University where he will complete his degree in Psychology and a minor in business. He hopes to go on to medical school to acquire his medical degree.
Yolandy Michel
Social Media Director
Yolandy Michel is a Haitian Production and Telecommunication Specialist from South Florida. A graduate of University of Florida, Yolandy has held numerous leadership positions including CEO of YOMI Photo & Video, Editor for the UF College of Education’s Media Department and Videographer for the Community Foundation of North Central Florida’s Annual Legacy Awards. Yolandy prides herself on her creativity, innovation and unique approach to creating exciting media to represent the messages of her organizations. She’s particularly excited to be working with KORE, an organization that prides itself on working with other institutions to meet the needs of the Haitian people both in the United States and in Haiti.
William Isom, MD
Board of Directors
Dr. Isom was born and raised on the high plains of southwestern Wyoming. He is the youngest of six children and the son of a rural veterinarian. After graduating high school he played football for the University of Wyoming for two years and also served as a full time proselytising missionary for two years. He graduated from the University of Wyoming with a bachelor’s degree in physiology. He then joined the United States Navy and received his MD from Florida International University in Miami. During medical school William was privileged to be part of KORE Haiti’s inaugural medical mission trip to Cap-Haïtien. The subsequent year, he took on an administrative role planning and overseeing KORE’s first trip to Saint-Michel-de-l'Atalaye. After this trip he gladly accepted the invitation to join the Board of Directors for KORE. He is currently in general surgery residency training and looks forward to using this training to serve the people of Haiti as a part of KORE’s mission. In his spare time William enjoys spending time with his wife and son, riding horses, hiking, camping, and playing sports.