Our Board of Directors.

Father Medard Laz, President of Hearts for Humanity was ordained a Catholic priest for the Archdiocese of Chicago in 1969.  He founded Holy Family Parish in Inverness, Illinois in 1984.  Since 1999 he has served on weekends in several parishes in the Archdiocese of Miami and the Diocese of Palm Beach, Florida.

Father Laz is the author and co-founder in 1982 of Rainbows, a support program in schools for children in single-parent or blended families.  Over 2 million children have attended the 26-week program in 15 countries.  Father Laz has also founded Joyful Again!, a weekend program for widows and widowers that is held  throughout the country.  He is the author of nine books.  Father Laz through Food for the Poor has built a village in Thomazeau, Haiti and two fishing villages in Fond des Blanc and Petit Goave, Haiti, including a school and a clinic.

In 2004 Father Medard Laz traveled to the Dominican Republic.  He witnessed the many thousands of Haitians living in the bateyes.  These small towns along the sugar cane fields provide a hellish existence for refugees from Haiti who have come seeking a better life.  Fr. Laz was deeply moved when he looked into countless faces and could not find any hint of hope in a single face.  He discovered what the Lord was calling him to do with the rest of his life.

Marlene Moni

Marlene Moni has over 20 years of experience in communications, marketing and public relations. She has applied her education and training in a variety of business settings including humanitarian and various non-profit organizations.   Ms. Moni received a bachelor of arts in Behavioral Science / Communications from Lynn University and obtained an associate of arts degree in Business Administration from Broward Community College.   She is a past board member of the American Cancer Society, member of the Boca Raton Chamber of Commerce, member of the Cooperative (Co-Op) of Palm Beach County and various fundraising efforts with Food for the Poor.

Myrlene Jean-Louis

Myrlene Jean-Louis attended the University of Montreal receiving an MA in French and an MI in Education. She also has a real estate, a mortgage, and a health insurance license.   Ms. Jean-Louis has been the supervisor of the International Desk at Miami International Airport as well as working in Human Resources at the airport. She has also worked for Air Canada at Ft. Lauderdale International Airport in many capacities with customer service.   More recently Ms. Jean-Louis has had her own businesses in Ft. Lauderdale, System One Computer, Dorlette Travel, Inc., and Dorlette Mortgage.   Ms. Jean-Louis has always been involved with humanitarian efforts in Haiti. Her family has many members of the medical community assisting the poor in Port-au-Prince. She was instrumental in bringing her niece, Victoria Duval, to the United States and launching her successful tennis career. Victoria Duval is now one of the top-ranked young tennis players in the world.