Co-Founder/Co-Director, Haiti Partners www.haitipartners.org

Co-Founder, The Children's Academy and Learning Center

Speaker/writer/coach, johnengle.com

For decades I've lived in conversation with mortality, letting it clarify what matters. I speak and write about life, purpose, legacy, and leadership. I'm also a coach for people who, by the grace of a second chance or some compelling reason, feel a deep call to make the rest of their lives matter. They want to leave a legacy of stewardship by building or growing something that outlives them.

I help them find the clarity, courage, and commitment to live that calling, so they can have peace of mind knowing they’ll die well.

In partnership with my wife, Merline, we’re creating with others a school in Haiti rooted in the collaborative practice and philosophy of Haitian konbit. As social entrepreneurs, we strive to lead by example as we develop a school-based community development model that prepares and inspires future changemakers. We believe that the konbit approach can help to decolonize Haiti’s education and foster transformative change. I've spent most of the past three decades in Haiti. My experience includes co-founding Beyond Borders in 1993 and serving as a co-director with an amazing group of people doing important work for fifteen years. I've also had the privilege, on multiple occasions, of working with the World Bank and USAID to facilitate large-group meetings that create conditions for engagement. In May 2013, I was honored to receive the Lifetime Achievement Award from WorldBlu for my work in Haiti promoting democratic practice and freedom-centered leadership.