Artists Unite for Haiti

WELCOME TO THE ARTISTS UNITE FOR HAITI PAGE

backofthehouse — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 16:54:58 -0500

WELCOME TO THE ARTISTS UNITE FOR HAITI PAGE

Video from Artists Unite for Haiti event at Solas Lounge in...

backofthehouse — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 16:51:56 -0500

Video from Artists Unite for Haiti event at Solas Lounge in Raleigh, North Carolina, January 21, 2010

IMAGES OF ARTISTS UNITE FOR HAITI AT SOLAS LOUNGE, RALEIGH, NC - click here

backofthehouse — Sun, 23 Jan 2011 22:06:00 -0500

Artists Unite for Haiti fundraiser January 21, 2011 at Solas Lounge in Raleigh North Carolina.

Peter Eversoll, Carrie and Georges Le Chevallier

Images of Solas Lounge in Raleigh:

SOLAS WEBSITE CLICK HERE

Please watch this video to see the amazing job that Mercy Corps...

backofthehouse — Tue, 28 Dec 2010 14:38:00 -0500

Please watch this video to see the amazing job that Mercy Corps is doing: 100% of the money raised by Artists Unite for Haiti will go to Mercy Corps to help in Haiti.

PARTICIPATING ARTISTS LIST - click here

backofthehouse — Sun, 19 Dec 2010 17:52:00 -0500

Centro de Acopio La Zebra, Pachuca, Mexico.

ARGENTINA
Gabriela Calabrese, Buenos Aires

BRAZIL
Famy Pesci, Taguatinga-Sul

CANADA
Eric Carlos Bertrand, Montreal
Melody Llewellyn, Wellend
Abdi Osman, Toronto
Ka Silva, Montreal

CUBA
Aldeki Arias, Havana

CURACAO
Avantia Damerg, Willenstad

ENGLAND
Pedro Lasch, London

FRANCE
Federic Bottin, Montreuil
Christine Laridon, Montreuil
Catherine Le Chevallier, Paris
Isabel Marin, Autun

GERMANY
Rae Grimm, Dortmund

GUATEMALA
Alejandra Bara, Guatemala City
China Yon, Guatemala City

HUNGARY
Beata Szechy, Budapest

ISRAEL
Dafna Moriya, Ramat

ITALY
Fredrika Barcelona, Gerona
Gianivca Fazzino, Gerona

MEXICO
Montserrat Aranda, Pachuca
José Emilio, Pachuca
Iván Lazcano, Pachuca
Arely Rivera Oviedo, Pachuca
Adalid, Pachuca
Erika Alonzo, Mexico City
Miguel Andrade Castro, Mexico City
Nancy Ballato, Pachuca
Gabriela Bárcenas, Pachuca
Andrea Camarelli, Mexico City
Lourdes Cancino Gomez, Pachuca
Gisela Cazares, Mexico City
Lourdes Corzo, Pachuca
Ana Cruz Reyes, Pachuca
Jesus Cruzviellegas, Mexico City
León Cuevas, Pachuca
Adrian de la Garzalepe, Mexico City
Eduardo Diaz Covarrubias, Mexico City
Jonathan Farr, Mexico City
Miho Hagino, Mexico City
Luis Hernández Huerta, Pachuca
Cuauhtemoc Kamffer, Mexico City
Izumi Kozasa, Mexico City
JS Levario, Mexico City
Lorena López Monsalvo, Pachuca
Nancy Lozano, Pachuca
Mario Maldonado Reyes, Mexico City
Adriana Marrufo, Mexico City
Masiencioco, Mexico City
Ana Mayoral Marín, Pachuca
Nora Mendoza, Pachuca
D. Monroy, Real del Monte
Israel Mora Lara, Mexico City
Isis Olguín, Mexico City
Gustavo Oribe Mendieta, Pachuca
Victor Ortega, Mexico City
Sara Ortega, Pachuca
Eduardo Ortiz Ramirez, Mexico City
Grecia Perales, Pachuca
Sandra Pérez Piña, Pachuca
David Pérez-Becerra, Pachuca
Dyan Pritamo, Mexico City
Erik Reyes Lamothe, Pachuca
Alejandro Rincom Guitierrez, Mexico City
Alejandra Rodríguez, Pachuca
Leslie San Vicente, Mexico City
Dania Santos, Pachuca
Enrique Santoyo, Pachuca
Almendra V. Vergara, Pachuca
Dennis Vargas, Pachuca
Martha Veronica, Pachuca
Caterina Viterbo, Toluca

NORWAY
Renate Stokke, Ellingsoy

PUERTO RICO
Gaby Veray, San Juan

SCOTLAND
Claudia Jackson, Lockland

SPAIN
Carlos Alejandrez, Madrid
Teresa Funchal, Madrid
Jaufran, Barcelona
Pilar Lozano Santos, Oviedo
Jorge Luis Perez, Fuentecen
Gonzalo Veloso Rueda, Madrid

UNITED STATES

ALABAMA
Allie Cavender, Chelsea

CALIFORNIA
Sarah Amarin, Rancho Cucamonga
Todd Carroll, Santa Ana
Morgan Duffin, Salinas
Mayami Hamanaka, Oakland
Taro Hattori, Oakland
Megan Hosmer, Fair Oaks
Cayenne Linke, San Diego
Diego Marcial Rios, Newark
Bonnie Ruttan, Palm Springs
Irene Williams, Cypress

CONNECTICUT
William Evertson, East Hampton

FLORIDA
Duane Brant, Hollywood
Pip Brant, Hollywood
Marlene de Lazaro, Miami
Chrystine Novack, Weston
April Saler-Smith, Tallahassee

GEORGIA
Karl Gustav Kroeppler, Woodstock
Daniel Blanco, Norcross
Maria Moreno, Norcross
Gary Williams, Fayeteville

IDAHO
Linda Lantzy, Coer d’ Alene

MASSACHUSETTS
Jennifer Johnston, Cambridge
Juergen Roth, Brookline

MAINE
Kimberly Ashby, Lubec
Madison Ashby, Lubec
Debodenier Ashby, Lubec
Ann Cross Correira, Bangor
Hilary White, Belfast

MISSOURI
Hal Moran, St. Charles
Kathleen Moran, St. Charles

NEBRASKA
Val Kemp, Lincoln
Ashley Kumpula, Lincoln

NEW JERSEY
Jeanne Imbrigiotta, Pennington
Lisa Thorin, Jersey City

NEW YORK
Billy The Artist, New York City
Michael Bevilacqua, New York City
Christin Boggs, West Henrietta
Bivas Chaudhuri, Brooklyn
Chris D’Angelo, Astoria
Jason Dean, Brooklyn
Brana Duranovic, Brooklyn
Adrianne Garnette, New York City
Robin Holder, Brooklyn
Shaun Leonardo, New York City
Jim Muller, Binghamton
Mary O’Connor, New York City
Matthew Nash, Brooklyn
Paul Rodríguez, New York City
Sasha Su Shaw, New York City
Rose Marie Tishelman, Chappaqua
Fiona Eloisa Wilson, Rochester

NORTH CAROLINA
Matthew Abrams, Raleigh
Betty Adorno, Raleigh
Anthony Albanese, Raleigh
D’Andrea, Raleigh
Suzy Andron, Raleigh
Angela Annas, Raleigh
Rusalana Armor, Raleigh
Talia Arneth, Durham
Alisha Arneth, Durham
Ruth Ava Lyons, Chrlotte
Melanie Balardo, Raleigh
N. Lee Ball, Raleigh
Matthew Barrow, Greenville
Hannia Bejarano, Greenville
Fabrizio Bianchi, Raleigh
Denee Black, Raleigh
Alan Bowling, Raleigh
Elke Brand, Cary
Phoebe Briley, Raleigh
Ian Briscoe, Southern Pines
Joe Bruno, Raleigh
Shannon Bueker, Pittsboro
Kay Buenker, Raleigh
Jeremy Bueter, Apex
Debbie Bueter, Apex
Phyllis Burns, Pittsboro
Matt Butler, Raleigh
J Caldwell, Durham
Greg Carter, Raleigh
Kelly Ceoss, Raleigh
Cass Chisholm, Raleigh
Jill Ciccone-Pike,
Allen Clapp, Raleigh
Carol Clark, Raleigh
Beth Clarke, Mebane
Claudia Corletto-Coleman, Raleigh
Ann Corley Silverman, Pittsboro
Gabrriella Corter, Raleigh
Anna Crawford, Pittsboro
Herb Cunningham, Raleigh
Mathew Curran, Raleigh
Linda Dallas, Raleigh
Lisa Daly, Durham
Carolyn Davis, Raleigh
Kelly Dew, Durham
David Rohan de Silva, Raleigh
Sharon DiGiulio, Raleigh
Joe DiGiulio, Raleigh
Erin Douglas, Raleigh
Emily Drake, Raleigh
Max Drummond, Raleigh
Pablo Dumlao, Raleigh
Pat Eagan, Raleigh
Arthur Earnest, Raleigh
Ann Ethrideridge, Cary
Peter Eversoll, Durham
Solvej Eversoll, Durham
Soren Eversoll, Durham
Quintin Ferreira, Holly Springs
Bryan Flynn, Jamestown
Jay-Ar Foronda, Durham
Tami Fox, Raleigh
Tami Foy, Goldsboro
Anne Gaal, Garner
Nancy Galeno, Wallace
Annelies Gentile, Raleigh
Darren Goins, Charlotte
Jillian Goldberg, Raleigh
Ira Goldstein, Raleigh
Heather Goldstein, Raleigh
Penny Graham-Yoll, Raleigh
Michael Grohs, Cary
Dimitri Gudgenov, Raleigh
Donata Guerra, Raleigh
Janet Guertin, Raleigh
Kristina Hailey, Raleigh
Nancy Halberstadt, Raleigh
Lincoln Hancock, Raleigh
Heather Havlina, Chapel Hill
Sterling Hawkins, Goldsboro
Verena Heroux, Newport
Warren Anthony Hicks, Durham
Ashlie Hill, Raleigh
Tama Hochbaum, Chapel Hill
George Hoffman, Raleigh
Lisa Hofstad, Raleigh
Cheryl Hooks, Goldsboro
Debbie Horst, Creedmomor
Matt Houm, Raleigh
Amanda Hubbard, Raleigh
Rashawn Hunes, Raleigh
DW Irwin, Raleigh
Imger Jarmon, Knightdale
Helen Johnson, Raleigh
Cheryl Johnson, Fremont
Gavin Jones, Raleigh
Greg Jones, Raleigh
Vita Jones, Raleigh
MZ Julee, Raleigh
Joanna Kapica, Raleigh
Caty Kendell, Durham
Anne Kesler Shields, Winston-Salem
Jodie Kim, Chapel Hill
Robert King, Raleigh
Lisa King, Raleigh
Josiah King, Raleigh
C Kleinstrever, Raleigh
Linda Koffenberger, Raleigh
Margie Labadie, Red Springs
John Labadie, Red Springs
Alicia Lange, Raleigh
Edward Larson, Hillsborough
Jennifer Lawrence, Raleigh
Carrie Le Chevallier, Garner
Georges Le Chevallier, Garner
Larry Lean, Goldsboro
Lucy Lenkewicz, Raleigh
Janet Link, Raleigh
Julia Mackintosh, Raleigh
Carleigh Maga, Raleigh
Dane Magee, Goldsboro
Dawn Magee, Goldsboro
Sarah W. Mantel, Cary NC
Skylar Masterson, Chapel Hill
Chris Matthews, Dudley
Emily Mattucci, Chapell Hill
Lope Max Diaz, Raleigh
Park Mc Arthur, Cary
John P. McFadden, Raleigh
Laurie McNaughton, Raleigh
Patty Merell, Raleigh
Jeff Merrit, Raleigh
Lindsey Merryfield, Goldsboro
Terry Miles, Youngsville
Michah Mullen, Raleigh
Brenna Murphy, Raleigh
Dona Nov, Durham
Mithun Oorath, Morrisville
Sys Openlander, Raleigh
Patrick Oullet, Fayateville
Barbara Outterson, Raleigh
Tesh Pamekh, Raleigh
Constance Pappalardo, Cary
Rogeli Paulino, Raleigh
Jason Payne, Raleigh
Sarah Pearce, Garner
Brittian Peck, Raleigh
Christina Petch, Raleigh
Antonia Petite, Wilmington
Brenda Preit, Raleigh
Leslie Pruneau, Raleigh
Doris Pugh, Raleigh
Gretchen Purvis, Raleigh
Abigale Purvis, Raleigh
Betty Jane Ramsey, Marshall
Antre Reid, Raleigh
Scott Renk, Raleigh
Jeanne Rhea, Raleigh
Sallie Ricks, Raleigh
Melinda Rittenhouse, Raleigh
Dick Roberts, Wilmington
Elizabeth Roetzel, Raleigh
Barbara Rohde, Durham
Rebecca Rousseau, Raleigh
Tonya Russ Price, Charlotte
Marc Russo, Raleigh
Sachub, Raleigh
Rose Sampson, Goldsboro
Eric Saunders, Pittsboro
Kim Schwandt, Goldsboro
Anne Schwerin, Raleigh
Carol Joy Shannon, Raleigh
Ellen Shepard, Raleigh
Ed Shewmake, Tobacoville
Steve Simmerman, Raleigh
Kaila Slattery, Raleigh
Carol Smith, Mebane
Ian Spotz, Chapel Hill
Mathew Stanbaug, Wilmington
Nell Steelman, Raleigh
Jill Steffey, Raleigh
Sterling Stevens, Raleigh
Lydia Stickel, Raleigh
Richard Stickney, Raleigh
Jonna Stocking, Raleigh
Mary Storms, Raleigh
Kristin Strickland, Raleigh
Valerie Summers, Raleigh
Mike Summers, Raleigh
Norma Sundreth, Lenoir
Anett Szabo, Cary
Salma Taylor, Raleigh
Tamara Teel, Wilmington
T Teel, Raleigh
Anne Terry, Raleigh
Lynne Troy, Raleigh
Virgina Tyler, Raleigh
Anthony Ulinski, Raleigh
Domingo Vega, Raleigh
Dan Velazquez, Cary
Lisa Visa, Raleigh
Elisabeth Vitale, Raleigh
Joyce Watkins King, Raleigh
Gwen Weaver, Raleigh
Amy White, Carrboro
Laura White, Raleigh
Amy White, Durham
Ez Wierda,
Tia Wilbughby, Raleigh
Naomi Writz, Raleigh
Linda Woodard, Chapell Hill
Rebecca Worters, Raleigh
Matt Yow, Raleigh
Jillian Zausmer Goldberg, Raleigh
Gallery Of American Life, Denton
Maggie, Raleigh
Maxfield, Raleigh
Yellin, Cary
Leesville Road Middle School: Susan Wasilewski’s 1st Period Art Class, Raleigh
Gail, Raleigh
Elvis, Kinnston
LRMS School of Visual Arts

OHIO
Mary Newman, Delaware

OREGON
Olenka Cooley, Salem

PENNSYLVANIA
Jacqueline Reed, Harrisburg
Arthur Tolbert, Newtown

SOUTH CAROLINA
Amy Baker

TEXAS
Joe Morzuch, Hewitt
Colleen O’Connor, Drawing
Cathy Rocco – Box, Leander
Nick Terry, Marfa
Paul Valdez, Edinberg

UTAH
Laura Sharp-Wilson, Salt Lake City
Tory Wright, Salt Lake City
Salt Lake Arts Academy, Elizabeth Wilsons Art Class, Salt Lake City

VIRGINIA
Trent Anthon, Stauton
Sepideh Bigdeli, Blacksburg
Elise Cohen Margosis, Arlington
Demarquis Johnson, Virgina Beach
Kathleen O’ Connor, Herdon
Kathy Paschall, Blacksburg
Rebecca Smeenk, Blacksburg
T.J Surjan, Blacksburg

WASHINGTON
Francesca Campbell Hulick, Port Townsend
Frank Dobrushken, Seattle

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backofthehouse — Sun, 19 Dec 2010 17:49:00 -0500

The Garner Citizen - January 12, 2011

The Apex Herald - January 11, 2011

News14 Carolina Top Stories - January 20, 2010

100.7FM The River, Morning Show with Kitty Kinnin - January 27, 2010

New Raleigh - January 19, 2010

Artists Unite for Haiti co-founder Peter Eversoll traveled...

backofthehouse — Sun, 19 Dec 2010 17:46:21 -0500

Artists Unite for Haiti co-founder Peter Eversoll traveled throughout Haiti just a few weeks before the tragic earthquake of January 2010. Here are some of his photographs.

CONTRIBUTE TO ARTISTS UNITE FOR HAITI

backofthehouse — Sun, 19 Dec 2010 00:42:10 -0500

Artists Unite for Haiti fundraiser February 5 - 7, 2010 at THE...

backofthehouse — Sat, 18 Dec 2010 23:09:13 -0500

Artists Unite for Haiti fundraiser February 5 - 7, 2010 at THE LoDi PROJECT Gallery in Raleigh North Carolina. Over $10,000 was raised in this 3 day event.

Artists Unite for Haiti 2010 After the tragic events of Tuesday...

backofthehouse — Sat, 18 Dec 2010 22:21:00 -0500

Artists Unite for Haiti 2010

After the tragic events of Tuesday January 12, 2010 in Haiti, we did a World wide call for artists to donate works on paper to help the people of Haiti and 359 artists from 12 countries responded the call.

ABOUT MERCY CORPS click here

backofthehouse — Sat, 18 Dec 2010 21:42:00 -0500

MERCY CORPS WEBSITE CLICK HERE

ARTISTS UNITE FOR HAITI PAGE AT MERCY CORPS CLICK HERE

Mercy Corps helps people in the world’s toughest places turn the crises of natural disaster, poverty and conflict into opportunities for progress. Driven by local needs and market conditions, our programs provide communities with the tools and support they need to transform their own lives. Our worldwide team of 3,700 professionals is improving the lives of 16.7 million people in more than 40 countries.

ABOUT ARTISTS UNITE FOR HAITI - click here

backofthehouse — Sat, 18 Dec 2010 19:57:00 -0500

ABOUT

Artists Unite for Haiti are art exhibitions to help the Disaster Relief efforts in Haiti. All funds are donated directly to Mercy Corps and designated to the immediate relief of the Haitian people. Artists from around the World will donate unframed works on paper or light board no larger than 11 x 17 inches in multiple mediums such as: drawing, painting, collage, and photography. All of the artworks are being sold for $25.00 on a first-come, first-served basis. The artists only signed the back of the work; therefore they remain anonymous to the guests of the exhibition until after the sale of the work. Visitors to the exhibition might purchase a well known artist’s work for only $25 !!!

Artists Unite for Haiti was established by husband and wife team of Georges and Carrie Le Chevallier, and Peter Eversoll in January 2010, just days after the massive earthquake that devastated Haiti.

BIOGRAPHIES:

Georges Le Chevallier

to contact: georges@glcart.com

The youngest son of a French father and Puerto Rican mother, Georges Le Chevallier was born in Paris, France, and grew up in San Juan, Puerto Rico. He earned his Associate of Arts degree in Fine Arts from El Camino Community College in Torrance, California, and studied at the Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando in Madrid, before receiving a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Drawing and Painting from California State University in Long Beach. He received a Masters of Fine Arts Degree in painting from Hunter College in New York City.

As an artist, Georges Le Chevallier had his first major solo exhibition over twenty years ago, and since then his art works – including murals, paintings, prints, site specific installations, and photographs –have been exhibited extensively in distinguished galleries and museums throughout the United States, as well as in Japan, France, Spain, Guatemala, Puerto Rico, Chile, Canada, and Hungary. As an art educator, he has over 15 years of bi-lingual art teaching experience at different museum educational departments, correctional facilities, and at the elementary, high school, and university levels. He has taught at UNC Pembroke, Vance Granville Community College, and Lehman College in New York City. Currently he is an Associate Professor at The Living Arts College in Raleigh, NC, where he teaches courses in Drawing, Digital Design, Photography, and Art History. He was presented with The Living Arts College Outstanding Faculty Member Award for the winter 2007 session. He has also curated and organized many successful gallery exhibitions, produced an art documentary, and sits in The Board of Directors at The Visual Art Exchange (VAE) in Raleigh, NC.

For more about Georges Le Chevallier, visit his website at GLC ART or his blog at backofthehouse.tumblr.com

Carrie Le Chevallier

to contact: carrie.lechevallier@yahoo.com

Carrie Le Chevallier grew up along the beaches of Southern California, with Los Angeles as a backdrop. During the early 1990s she studied and taught World Religion at San Diego State University.

Carrie has over 10 years experience with managing facility operations including retail businesses, a yoga studio and several restaurants. In 1995 she moved to New York City where she joined the Midnight Oil Corporation to manage one of Giorgio Armani’s cafes on Madison Avenue. Since moving to North Carolina, Carrie spent five years working with Whole Foods Market as a Marketing Specialist implementing a strong marketing plan that she won several awards for. She also served on the advisory committee for the Monet in Normandy exhibit at the North Carolina Museum of Art. In 2008 Carrie co-founded Feed the Farm, a non-profit organization to aid small North Carolina farms facing acute crisis.

Peter Eversoll

to contact: peversoll@yahoo.com

Peter Eversoll has been making art since the early 90’s from his time as an undergraduate at the University of California, San Diego, where he majored in Visual Arts. Originally a painter with a strong inclination towards filmmaking, he has worked in different media including photography, intervention and installation, in addition to curating and organizing exhibitions. More recently, he has been using art, especially photography, as a tool for exploring critical thinking and building community. He has shown his work both nationally and internationally.

In 1994 Peter moved to Mexico, eventually obtaining his Master’s degree in Fine Arts from La Academia de San Carlos, the oldest art school in the Americas. During his 14 years living in Mexico he taught at the Art Institute of the Autonomous University of Hidalgo in Pachuca and at the FARO de Oriente in Mexico City, previously having spent 6 years as a dairy farmer in rural Oaxaca. Relocating to Durham, North Carolina in 2008, he has continued his enthusiasm for art, community and education. That year he founded the Foto Pueblo, a non-profit image bank that provides photographs to organizations that defend and promote the rights of undocumented migrant workers. He also served as the Golden Belt Studios Artist in Residence in Durham and spent time in Ethiopia, where he gave a photo workshop at the Awassa Youth Campus. He is currently teaching photography to migrant farm worker youth in Eastern North Carolina and works as a Regional Recruiter for North Carolina’s Migrant Education Program.

IN MEMORIAM: GERARD LE CHEVALLIER-click here

backofthehouse — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 22:01:00 -0500

1953 - 2010

Among the thousands of human beings who perished in the Haiti earthquake of January 2010 was our beloved Gerard Le Chevallier. Not only he was our family, but to us he was a mentor as well as a hero. He will be missed.

Statement from the United Nations :

Gerard Le Chevallier, a national of El Salvador, was Chief of the Political Affairs and Planning Section for the UN Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) for six years. In 2000, before joining MINUSTAH, Gerard worked for the United States-based National Democratic Institute (NDI), first as its resident director in Haiti, then in Paraguay, later in Bosnia, and finally as the regional director for Latin America and the Caribbean. He also was a member of the NDI delegation to the 1989 Chilean elections.

Gerard held several government positions in his home country. At age 27, he was the Director of Tourism, and, beginning in 1984, he spent five years as Secretary of Information for Presidents Álvaro Magaña and José Napoleón Duarte. Between 1991 and 1994,Gerard served as Deputy of the Legislative Assembly of El Salvador and the Central American Parliament. He was a key negotiator in the Salvadoran Peace Accords that ended the country’s 12- year civil war in 1992. His tenacity and dedication to the democratic cause and to the defence of justice earned him the commonly noted name of “El Tigre.”

Working with electoral assistance activities at the UN was a natural fit. “To Gerard, democracy and politics were not theoretical concepts or spectator sports—he practiced both, sometimes at great personal risk,” said a colleague. “There is probably no one who better understood democratization opportunities and challenges in the hemisphere or the political dynamics within each country in the Americas, or possessed such a broad range of contacts in the region.” With his great knowledge of the political landscape of the Americas, those who worked with him considered him to be one of the world’s top experts on Haiti and defined him as “a man of immense wisdom” who was “deeply committed to the Haitian people and to promoting democratic development.”

Colleagues remembered him fondly for his boundless energy, saying, “Gerard was a larger than life character who lived his life to the fullest and attracted legions of admirers into his orbit. He believed in the adage that ‘you can’t be detached and be effective.’ Gerard moved comfortably among presidents and sat at the table during high-level political negotiations,” said a colleague. “But he also amassed a following among young people who saw in him a friend, a mentor – someone whom they could learn from, influence their careers and change their outlook on life,” a junior staffer said. “He inspired others to follow their dreams.”

“His sense of humour was always in evidence,” said a colleague. “It was most tangible in the wall of fame/ shame in his office where photographs of less - than democratic political leaders were turned upside down amid the seemingly hundreds of others depicting a smiling Gerard shaking hands with his democratic colleagues and heroes.” Other colleagues recalled his generosity, contagious optimism, and his way of looking on the bright side, which made him a born peace-keeper. In Haiti “he was where he wanted to be, ” a colleague said.