Executive Director

Mr. McCalla has long campaigned in favor of human rights, democracy and the rule of law in Haiti, and for the rights of Haitians abroad. He consults regularly with a wide range of leaders, governmental, intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations of various ideological persuasions and interests.

Mr. McCalla served as Executive Director of the National Coalition for Haitian Rights (NCHR) for some twenty years, and of the New Jersey Immigration Policy Network. Under his leadership, the NCHR established a field office in Haiti with the explicit purpose of spinning it off eventually into an independent human rights group led and managed by Haitians. It is today known as the Réseau National de Défense des Droits Humains (RNDDH).

Mr. McCalla is a founder of the Haitian Studies Association. He has served on the Board of the National Immigration Forum, the NY Immigration Coalition, the Friends of Matènwa and the Advisory Board of Human Rights Watch/Americas. Prior to his elevation as HAFFD’s Executive Director.Mr. McCalla served as its Senior Policy Advisor.

Mr. McCalla was born in Haiti and resides in the United States.