Ariel Dominique
Executive Director, Haitian-American Foundation for Democracy; Co-Founder, Haitian Ladies Network.
Ariel Dominique is a Public Engagement Strategist and Cultural Consultant with more than 20 years of extensive experience in developing and leveraging relationships to build and support strategic partnerships. She currently serves as the founding Executive Director of the Miami-based Haitian-American Foundation for Democracy (HAFFD), a national organization whose mission is to engage the Haitian-American diaspora in promoting policies that foster democracy, human rights, economic development, and inclusion.
Born and raised in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, she has been an active and engaged member of the Haitian American Diaspora for the past 22 years. As such she has worked with a vast network of government officials and agencies, not-for-profit organizations, community leaders, cultural influencers, and civil society groups. She is recognized for her ability to connect grassroots and grasstops, both in Haiti and in the U.S. and has in the aggregate raised more than $1.5 million dollars for a variety of causes, always guided by her strong desire to promote and support positive change in Haiti and its Diaspora.
Early in her career she worked as an organizer at the Haitian Neighborhood Center, Sant La, where she acquired valuable understanding of the diversity of the Haitian American Community. Ms. Dominique worked for Grammy award winning artist Wyclef Jean’s label and as a Consultant, Minister Counselor for the Embassy of Haiti in Washington, D.C. In that capacity, she curated events at the U.S. White House, the Embassy of Haiti, the Smithsonian African American Museum, and throughout the US-based Haitian community. She is also a Board Member of foundation Prodev, a Haiti based educational institution founded by her late grandfather and iconic educator, Max Penette. During President Obama’s second presidential campaign, she served as a fundraiser and a Victory Trustee.
Arielle is a co-founder of the Haitian Ladies NetworkTM, the largest global platform connecting more than 85,000 women and girls of Haitian descent. She leads the External & Cultural Affairs, and Sponsorship Committees for this powerful professional and social network.
