"It is one thing to “feel good” about giving and quite another to “do good” with your gift—with GOALS Haiti you get both.”

— David Rosenblum, Board Member

Board of Directors

The Board of Directors is responsible for overseeing and supporting GOALS’ program operations, administration, and strategic growth. Members are appointed by the Board Chair, and nominations come from current members, donors, and supporters. The board then considers nominated candidates based on their commitment to support GOALS’ mission and future growth.  If you are interested in learning more, please email us.

shanna snider
Board Chair

Shanna has been working as an international humanitarian aid professional since her first visit to Haiti in 2011. Her passion for this work has taken her around the world to show her firsthand the power of community service, teamwork and education. She currently serves as the Director of Humanitarian Affairs and Outreach for a US-based disaster response organization and is pursuing her Master of Nonprofit Management and Leadership degree at Arizona State University.

Kona Shen
Founder and vice chair

Kona graduated from Brown University with a degree in Development Studies and a regional focus on Haiti. She had been working in Haiti on short-term projects since 2007 before founding GOALS in 2010. Read more about her work here, or, learn more about her background and experiences that led to creating GOALS here.

Toby Simon

Toby, a long-time GOALS volunteer, has been integral in shaping GOALS’ sexual health curriculum and leading our coaches in seminars to develop personal leadership and address gender-based violence in Haitian communities. She is a fluent Haitian Creole speaker and also serves on the Board of the YWCA Haiti.

Steve manning

Steve is a Seattle native and Pacific Northwest enthusiast. He has worked as a publicist, marketing guru, business developer and professional connector. Over the years his clients have included legendary Seattle institutions Starbucks, Seattle Sounders FC and the Seattle Mayor’s Office. As an active member of Seattle's creative community, Steve had been a board member at The VERA Project, a volunteer soccer coach to 6-10 year old boys, and a fundraiser for multiple non-profits.
 

Marie elise obas

Marie Elise is the Vice-President of Don Bosco FC of Petion-Ville, one of the best football clubs in Haiti. She has a master degree in Football Business and is enrolled at Broward College to pursue a master in Business Administration.  She worked 3 years for World Vision and 10 years for Plan International. 

Fritz Pierre-Louis
Haiti Board Chair

Fritz is a businessman and community leader from Leogane. His company, Magepa S.A., constructs safe and affordable housing in Haiti. His ample business experience and Haitian connections are a true asset.

David Rosenblum

David is a partner at Prophet Capital, an asset management company specializing in mortgage-backed securities.  He has played soccer his entire life, as have his two high-school aged sons Max and Charlie.  Having travelled the world extensively, David has witnessed firsthand the power of soccer to inspire, uplift, and unite.  He and his family have taken a keen interest in Haiti and are passionate about the GOALS development model. David holds a Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics from Amherst College.

patty ryan

As a former Peace Corps volunteer in Tanzania Patty is committed to community development work. She has 20 years with Microsoft and currently is a Principal Machine Learning Scientist in the Commercial Software Engineering data department. “We use the ‘code-with’ motion in hackathons with our partners and customers to tackle tough problems using machine learning approaches. I focus on machine learning across industries including professional services, retail, sports and health care.”

Dominique Smith
Treasurer

After a successful career in finance, both in the For-Profit and Non-Profit sector, Dominique, a Chartered Financial Analyst, attended Speos Paris Photographic Institute in France where she studied photojournalism. She is currently a member of the disaster assessment response team (DART) with All Hands Volunteers, a US 501c3 where she was CFO from 2011 to 2014. Dominique is a freelance photographer, resident of Bermuda who sees the use of photography as a tool for social change. Check out some of her photography here.