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Gérard Campfort interview
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- September 13, 2013 (Creation)
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Dr. Gérard Campfort was born in Haiti where he attended primary school, secondary school, and university. After graduating at l'École Normale Supérieure in Port-Au-Prince, he began his teaching career at several prestigious universities such as Faculté D'Ethnologie, Collége Canado-Haitien, Lycée de Pétion-Ville, etc. He then went to France to obtain a doctorate at the famous Sorbonne University in Paris. There, he taught at the university and became the President of the Groupment des Étudiants Haitiens á Paris. He is also a great soccer player and even became the soccer coach for that team while in France. His work with the soccer team was exceptional because in 1981, he was awarded Trophée du Meilleur Entraineur en France (Best Coach Award). Dr. Campfort then moved to the USA where he worked with the Broward County Department of Health, the Broward County Public Library as Outreach Coordinator for the Haitian Community. He is an exceptional musician and radio personality. Dr. Campfort is also a poet and has written a few books on the subject. Interviewer: Lucrèce Louisdhon-Louinis Pembroke Pines, FL