MESH GELMAN
Mesh Gelman is a partner at Extreme Linen LLC., a major supplier to retailers including JC Penney, Sears, Kmart, Macys, Target, and Kohls. Mesh's involvement in Haiti began by supplying 80,000 sheets through WorldVision immediately after the earthquake. Realizing relief alone was not enough, he began searching for ways to bring sustainable development to Haiti through his access to the home linens industry. Representing one of the first businesses to work with Haiti following the earthquake, he began a dialogue with public, NGO, and business entities that became CHOOSE HAITI. Mesh's proven expertise in linens is matched by his pioneering work in embedded giving through the charitable business Blanket America.

Special Thanks

CHOOSE HAITI, as an idea, represents contributions from many key individuals and organizations in both the private and public sectors, based in Haiti and the US. We extend special thanks to:

The World Bank
Visit the World Bank's Haiti resource at www.businessinhaiti.com

Jean Paleme Mathurin
President of CTMO-HOPE and Economic Advisor to the Prime Minister

Georges Sassine
Excecutive Director of CTMO-HOPE and President of the Haitian Association of Industrialists

Jean-Sébastion Riché
Vice-Consul for Commercial and Economic Affairs, Consulate of Haiti in New York

Richard Lavallée
Programme Manager, Better Work Haiti

Stephen Lamar
Executive Vice President, American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA)
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