Corinne Joachim Sanon Symietz

http://nahpusa.org/corinne-j-s-symietz/ :

Corinne grew up in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, where she attended the Institution du Sacré-Cœur (ISC) from 1st to 13th grade.

After her High-School graduation in June 2002, she moved to New-Orleans Louisiana, where she completed her first two years of college. Since she was seeking a more challenging and rigorous engineering program from a top-tier university, she transferred to the University of Michigan (UMich), Ann-Arbor. During her undergraduate studies, she was a member of the Society of Women Engineers (SWE) and the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE). Within these organizations, she held several leadership positions: chapter Vice-President, chapter President and Regional Leadership Trainer. In addition, she was an engineering intern at Northrop Grumman-Space Technology in California (2004), L’Oreal USA in New Jersey (2005) and the University of Michigan Health System (2006).

She obtained her Bachelor of Science in Industrial and Operations Engineering in April 2006. Subsequently, she joined the consulting workforce, first as an Analyst for Accenture, and then as a Consultant for RTX Technology Partners. Her consulting engagements spanned three main industries (pharmaceutical, financial services and telecommunications) in North America, Asia and the Caribbean.

Three years after graduating from UMich, she embarked on a journey to hone her managerial skills at the Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania where she obtained her Masters in Business Administration (MBA) in 2011. After graduating from Wharton, she put her talent at the service of her home country, Haiti, in three distinct roles. She was the Project Manager for the launch of the National Free School Program; a senior Consultant to the Office of the Prime Minister to establish the Government Vision in Identification and Civil Registry and the Chief of Staff of the Minister of Planning. Until May 2015, she was a consultant in NYC with Barclays, a British global financial services firm where she assists the COO of several Technology groups.

She’s an avid traveller (she has visited 55 countries so far). She also enjoys reading and photography. Furthermore, mentoring High-School students is a priority for her: she’s currently the Mentorship Coordinator for EducationHaiti.com, a forum that helps Haitian High-Schools students develop relevant skills to succeed in college and universities.

Corinne’s long-term dreams are to create enterprises that provide substantial employment in Haiti, and to establish more quality schools similar to ISC, which has given her the foundation to become a well-rounded professional today.