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Joseph Kenny Vermeille, PhD

Fiscal Accountant (Ret.) · Ministère des Finances d’Haïti — Host of AI Lakay Nou on WSRF.com

Born in L’Acul, Léogâne, Haiti · Now in Fort Lauderdale, Florida

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About

My professional story begins in Haiti. From 1977 to 1982 I served as a fiscal accountant with the Administration Générale des Contributions, the national tax administration of the Ministère des Finances de la République d’Haïti — my first career, before emigrating to the United States.

Haiti has remained at the center of my work ever since: training clergy of the Episcopal Church of Haiti in technology, and today hosting AI Lakay Nou, a trilingual radio program bringing AI literacy to Haitian families in English, French, and Haitian Creole.

Experience

2025 — Present

Host & Producer — AI Lakay Nou (“AI in Our Homes”)

WSRF.com · Weekly radio program

  • Host a weekly AI-literacy radio program airing Thursdays 2–3 PM, making artificial intelligence understandable for everyday households.
  • Broadcast in English, French, and Haitian Creole so the Haitian diaspora can follow in the language of their choice.

1992 — 1996

Technology Trainer & Seminar Leader

Episcopal Church of Haiti · Port-au-Prince

  • Led a clergy technology seminar on computer literacy, introducing practical computing to church leaders.
  • Part of a broader teaching practice across Suffolk Community College, SUNY Old Westbury, and Indiana Vocational Technical College.

1977 — 1982

Fiscal Accountant

Administration Générale des Contributions · Ministère des Finances de la République d’Haïti

  • Began professional life in fiscal accounting with Haiti’s national tax administration.
  • Built the discipline in public finance and rigorous record-keeping that later shaped a 30-year technology career.

Featured — AI Lakay Nou

“AI in Our Homes.”

A weekly AI-literacy radio program airing Thursdays 2–3 PM on WSRF.com, broadcast in English, French, and Haitian Creole. Each episode translates the fast-moving world of artificial intelligence into practical guidance for homes, schools, and small businesses across the Haitian diaspora.

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Full journey

This page covers my Haitian career and community media work. For the complete picture — 23 years at Columbia University, my books, and the Doctor Vermeille Academy AI-literacy programs — visit the main portfolio.

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