Meet our staff
Reginald Turnier
Executive Director
Reginald Turnier is the steward of his family's ancestral lands in southeastern Haiti. For the past 20 years he has lived in Haiti full-time, leading an effort to restore these lands through sustainable development practices, working in close collaboration with local stakeholders.
He has served on the Boards of various nonprofit organizations, including Kay Angel, an orphanage for children with HIV and other serious medical conditions. In the aftermath of the 2010 earthquake, he served as Administrative Director for an emergency birthing clinic run by the international midwifery organization Bumi Sehat.
He is also Co-Founder and Logistics Coordinator of the Haitian Machete Fencing Project, and worked as a consultant on the award-winning documentary film Papa Machete.
Guivenie Pierre-Paul
Accountant
Guivenie Pierre-Paul hails from the rural region of Montagne Lavoute. Growing up in an extremely impoverished environment, she worked hard to finish her education, first in classical studies in Montagne Lavoute, then receiving a bachelor's degree from the American University of Modern Sciences in Jacmel, where her thesis explored the causes of the current political and economic crisis in Haiti.
Guivenie then went on to complete professional certificates in accounting and business computing, as well as an internship with the local manufacturing supply firm Matheka.
Cultural Capital Haiti hired this dynamic young talent to work with our partner projects to help them implement best practices when it comes to accounting and business administration. Her work is key to our commitment to providing transparency to donors.
Germain Pierre
Legal Counsel
Germain Pierre is a lawyer in Jacmel, Haiti, specializing in business law. He is a partner at the firm Cabinet LFP where he handles a diverse client list, representing everyone from rural farm workers to high-profile members of the local business community.
He grew up in a working-class family in Jacmel. Through tenacity and talent he was was able to go on to complete a degree in Law at the prestigious State University of Haiti in Port-au-Prince.
Cultural Capital Haiti employs Germain on a part-time basis to oversee contracts and legal affairs for our partner projects and to engage with them in strategic planning. Navigating the legal system in Haiti can be tough, which is why we are lucky to have this brilliant young maverick on our team.
