Donald Stevens 
, President, educated as an architect and is an experienced builder with a successful early career in the design and construction of new homes and renovations in the Washington, D.C. area. He is the inventor of the SHELTER2HOME and the STUCC ON STEEL Building System and has a deep passion to helping those families displaced by natural disaster, war and poverty. Donald has managed the construction of housing projects in Sri Lanka, Haiti and in the United States with costs ranging from $10,000 to $3.9 Million. He earned his Bachelor’s of Science in Architecture, Lawrence Technological University, 1992.
Donald is also the Founder of REACH, Reconstruction Efforts Aiding Children without Homes, a 501(c)3 non-profit charitable organization (www.reach4children.org) that provides housing solutions for children in need through collaborative partnerships with universities, groups and individuals.
Stephen T. Runnels , Vice-President of Operations, with over 30 years of management, engineering, business development, software tooling and consulting experience. He has managed projects ranging from the industrial chemical manufacturing facilities, pioneering the cold form steel industry to delivering to Pulte Homes the 1st energy efficient high volume production home of the 21st century, birthed into a linage of traditional tradesmen in masonry, carpentry and builder-developers. Stephen Runnels is a hands-on journeyman in five trades and continues extensive studies in Construction and Business Sciences to add to his Associates degrees in Computer Systems Analysis and Business Administration.
Gregory J. Demski , Vice-President of Sales and Marketing, with over 30 years of Sales, Sales Management and Sales Training experience in the service, real estate and advertising industries. Greg has received Sales Achiever and President’s Club awards in sales as well Salesman of the Year and Visions and Value Awards. He has completed the Dale Carnegie Leadership and Management Training and Motivational Management programs. Greg received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from Virginia Tech in 1979.
As VP of Sales and Marketing, Greg will be responsible for development of sales processes and marketing strategies while working with VPs of Government Relations and Operations to increase overall revenue.
Salvatore A. Moschelli , Director of Design and Sustainability, and Vice President of Operations S2H-Haiti, is educated as an architect (Associate AIA, LEED AP) with over 13 years of architecture experience and an Accredited Professional in the USGBC Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design. He has specialized in single and multi-family residential design, hospitality & resorts, fractional ownership, light commercial design, and interiors. He has worked on projects in six states from the East to the West Coast of the United States including projects with a construction budget of $60M. He performed project management on individual projects in excess of $2.1M and developments with over 500 housing units. B.S.Arch. ’00, Master of Architecture 2006, Lawrence Technological University
Andrea R. Stevens , Chief Financial Officer, has been working as an accountant and accounting manager for the past sixteen years. Her specialty is small business accounting and has consulted with numerous small business owners who need an experienced accounting professional to maintain their financial data.
Andrea is a graduate of The American University, Washington, D.C., receiving her Bachelors of Science in Business Administration – Finance in 1992. Andrea also volunteers as the Treasurer for a local Boy Scout Troop 45.
Ambassador Curtis A. Ward, J.D., LL.M. , Vice President of Government Relations – Caribbean & Africa, is an international lawyer and consultant, is founder and Chief Operating Officer of Curtis Ward Associates LLC – specializing in international business transactions; inter-business development and relations; national and international security law and policy; counter-terrorism legal and operational capacity assessments and solutions; international sanctions; rule of law and governance (program development and execution); geopolitical strategy analyses; and inter-governmental relations. He is a former Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative of Jamaica to the United Nations Security Council (2000-2001).
Ambassador Ward is a member of the Bar of the District of Columbia with degrees from Georgetown University Law Center (LL.M., 1981) – International Law ; and Howard University School of Law (J.D., 1975) – Business and International Law; and is Of Counsel, Law Offices of Gabriel J. Christian & Associates LLC, Bowie, Maryland.
Ambassador Ward is an active leader in Caribbean Diaspora affairs and is Chairman and CEO of the recently established Caribbean Research & Policy Center in Washington, DC and was responsible for setting up the initial meeting with Haitian Ambassador, His Excellency Raymond Joseph.
Manuel “Manny” A. Rosales , Vice President of Government Relations – Central & South America, is currently on the Board of the Directors of The Latino Coalition (TLC), Director of the Washington DC office where he is the Chair of the TLC’s Policy, Government and International Relations Committee. Former President and CEO of the Caribbean Central American Action, a Washington, DC based NGO that focuses on the Caribbean Basin. Mr. Rosales served as the Assistant Administrator for the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Office of International Trade, where he acted as the Administrator’s principal advisor on international trade, educational and technical assistance, risk management and finance programs designed to assist U.S. small businesses in the international marketplace.
Before moving to Washington, Mr. Rosales successfully operated his own financial services company, Inter-American Financial Services, in California. With a career in banking from 1963-1978, Mr. Rosales’ acted as Vice President of the Bank of California. Born in Managua, Nicaragua, Mr. Rosales immigrated with his family to San Francisco, California. Mr. Rosales is fluent in Spanish.
Wendell G. Rakosky , Advisor, is a 30+ year career business professional who has held various leadership roles during his career with major corporations and has spent the past 21 years working for the Lockheed Martin Corporation, where he is the Vice President – Human Resources for a $2 billion, 6,000 person information technology unit. He is a certified coach and has extensive experience setting and executing strategic plans that support the business goals of a business. Considered a subject matter expert in change management, he has been involved in 13 business acquisitions and assisted with the successful IPO of CalComp, Inc, a commercial graphics solutions provider.
Wendell graduated from Baldwin-Wallace College in 1978 with a BA in Business Management. In 1984, he received the designation as a Certified Compensation Professional from the American Compensation Association. He is the recipient of Lockheed Martin’s NOVA Award for his leadership in prototyping and implementing the Corporation’s first Regional Recruitment Center and a recipient of Lockheed Martin’s Mission Critical Enterprise Leadership Award for his development of a rapid response recruiting process resulting in increased sales of $8 million.
