Rosemonde Pierre-Louis
Rosemonde Pierre-Louis | |
|---|---|
| Alma mater | Tufts University Case Western University |
| Occupations | Activist, educator and attorney |
| Employer(s) | Fordham University School of Law New York University |
| Organization(s) | The Haitian Roundtable New York Women's Foundation |
| Known for | co-founding The Haitian Roundtable |
| Awards | Ellis Island Medal of Honor YWCA NYC Community Leadership Award Louis J. Lefkowitz Award |
Rosemonde Alexandria Pierre-Louis is a Haitian-American activist, educator and attorney for women's and immigrant rights. She is co-founder of The Haitian Roundtable and has worked at Fordham University School of Law and New York University's McSilver Institute for Poverty Policy and Research.
Career
Pierre-Louis is of Haitian descent. She studied a bachelor's degree in political science at Tufts University in Medford and Somerville, Massachusetts[1] and a law degree at the Case Western University's School of Law in Cleveland, Ohio.[2]
Pierre-Louis worked as an adjunct professor at Fordham University School of Law in Manhattan, New York, for six years from 1998 to 2005.[1][3][4]
In 2010, after an earthquake hit Haiti, Pierre-Louis was appointed by Hillary Clinton as a United States representative at the United Nations Haiti Donor Pre-Conference in Martinique, West Indies.[2]
In 2014, Pierre-Louis was director of general litigation at Harlem Legal Services.[5] She was the senior adviser to the NYC Commission on Gender Equity (CGE) from 2014 to 2016.[4]
In February 2017, Pierre-Louis was appointed as deputy director for administration and external affairs at New York University's McSilver Institute for Poverty Policy and Research.[1] In 2022, she was promoted to executive director.[4][6][7]
Pierre-Louise has also served as the vice-chair of the Board of Directors of the New York Women's Foundation in New York City[2] and as co-chair of the African-American Task Force on Violence Against Women.[3]
References
- ^ a b c "Rosemonde Pierre-Louis Appointed Deputy Director for Administration & External Affairs of NYU's McSilver Institute for Poverty Policy and Research". L'union Suite. February 6, 2017. Retrieved February 10, 2026.
- ^ a b c "Rosemonde Pierre-Louis". Women's Activism NYC. November 20, 2018. Retrieved February 10, 2026.
- ^ a b "Rosemonde Pierre-Louis". HuffPost. Archived from the original on March 4, 2020. Retrieved February 10, 2026.
- ^ a b c "Rosemonde Pierre-Louis to Become NYU McSilver's Next Executive Director". Social Work Today. Retrieved February 10, 2026.
- ^ The Legacy of the Pacesetters of Tau Omega Chapter, ALPHA KAPPA ALPHA SORORITY, INC. Author House. 2014. p. 155. ISBN 978-1-4918-4708-4.
- ^ "NYU institute taps Haitian Roundtable founder as executive director". The Haitian Times. June 21, 2022. Retrieved February 10, 2026.
- ^ Karr, Larisa (August 8, 2022). "For Rosemonde Pierre-Louis, love of service, justice spurred career transitions". The Haitian Times. Retrieved February 10, 2026.