Glenna Stinson Soveyo Project Coordinator
Glenna Stinson: was Born in Kansas City, MO. Her early career background includes Early Childhood Development, teacher, Social Welfare Services, Art Education ,and business owner.
She traveled to Haiti in August 1989 with two friends and church members. After spending only three days she returned to the US and made a commitment to return to Haiti and devote her life to serve where ever she was needed. During that period Americans were advised not to travel to Haiti so with friends support and her own resources she returned two months later and has continued to work and live in Haiti for the past 23 years.
Glenna met Marlene in 1995 and assisted Marlene in developing FSEH until 1996.
She returned to the US until 1998 and came back to Haiti to develop The Haitian Wood Initiative. The project was thwarted by the fall of the Haitian government so she decided to start an environmental protection program with her partner Fritz Desulme, Trees for Life Haiti.
Trees for Life Haiti received support from Trees for Life International in 2003 and began programs in 46 localities offering community organizing and introducing activities such as tree-planting, local nurseries, increased food production, soil conservation, seed banks, and local school participation in areas most threatened by deforestation and environmental disasters from hurricanes, flooding, and unskilled farming practices.