Meet Our Board Members
Dr. Marie Carmel Houanche
Dr. Marie C. Houanche was
born in Ouanaminthe Haiti, a border town by the Dominican Republic. She grew up
in Paris France. She migrated to the
United States to join her parents. She attended Far Rockaway High School then
attended Borough of Manhattan Community College with an Associated Degree in
Nursing, followed by a Bachelor Degree from Medgar Evers College. She continued her education at Downstate
University with a Master Degree in Health Care administration. She attended Universal Theology Seminary in
Far Rockaway, and was ordained as a pastor.
Upon receiving her call to the ministry she embarked on a study to shew
herself approved unto God, she enrolled in Universal Theology Seminary Far
Rockaway, her religious training continued at Anointing of God Bible School and
Seminary Brooklyn, NY where she graduated. She received her Doctor Degree from
Anointing by God Seminary. She has
served in the Army as an assistant Chaplain. She is also a certified temperament
counselor, and a professional clinical member of the National Christian
Counselors Association ABG Ministry. She attended a program on Ancient Egypt from the African
Institute in Philadelphia, African Genesis; she was certified as a tour guide
for Egypt.
She entered the United States Army, as a commission officer
at Fort Hamilton as a 2nd Lieutenant. She was a member of the 8th
Medical brigade, Army Nurse Corps. She
was assigned to the 344th Combat Support Hospital. Her primary MOS was 66H, secondary 66C
treachery 66J. The unit was activated to Dessert Storm; Iraq and Afghanistan. She
worked at Walter Reid Hospital in WASHINGTON dc. she had gone El Salvador and
Haiti for a Humanitarian Mission. She
was trained in 2000 at Fort Detrick Maryland as the NBC officer in charge of
MOOP training.
Rev Dr. Marie C. Houanche She Co-Pastor two churches one
with Pastor Ternize Sadraque L’Eglise
Baptiste Des Seraphim’s. The second church L’Eglise De la Nouvelle Jerusalem
with her late uncle pastor Osee Wasembeck. Both churches located in Queens,
New York. Dr. Marie Carmel aka TiCarm, hosted a radio program on mind,
body and soul, health awareness weekly through the Haitian Community Outreach radio
stations based in Brooklyn, Queens and Long Island., NY. Dr. Marie Carmel is a
trilingual Registered Nurse aka the Singing
Nurse. Dr. Marie Carmel served as council
member chair health education of the
Executive Boards committee for
NAACP, NAN. She has worked with several
organizations especially Haitian Sports Foundation. She provided Medical,
cultural and educational support to the team.
In 2010 she went to Haiti after the Earthquake to assist with
the military and several different Organization. As a result of the
devastation, she founded Houanche-Wasembeck Foundation. In 2010, as led by God, Dr. Marie Carmel president
and founder Church of God and Christian
Children Academy, God gave her a vision for Haiti, and in May 18, 2010
led her to start building a Christian Center in that country in Port-au-Prince
and Ouanaminthe Haiti to serve the Haitian community at large by offering
educational, Health and Wellness to both Adult and youth population which
included a church, an elementary and secondary school, soup kitchen, an
orphanage, a retreat center, and a vocational bible school.
Dr. Marie Carmel’s ministry is not
limited to only her congregation but reaches out to around the Haitian
community through her Radio Ministry. Dr. Marie works within the full capacity
of her knowledge of teaching, mentoring, counseling, nurturing other ministers
of the gospel to rise to greater heights in the Lord.
Dr. Marie Carmel understanding
the importance of social and civic issues she is the vice president of the
National Action Network Valley Stream, NY Branch Member Vice President of West
Nassau Chapter National Action Network, NAACP, Chair health education committee,
HAPAC of NY member of the American Legion, William Clinton post #342. Fundraising
for the kids Operation Pride, the step program, and meeting with the different
politician. She was instrumental for the 344th CSH to march in two
Veterans Day parade in Freeport. She has
been very involved in her community. She
was a recipient of The Town of Hempstead Pathfinder award for Health Care
Services also from Nursing Spectrum for excellence in Health Care. In addition,
she has been recognized by the Nassau County Executive, Town Supervisor,
Freeport Mayor, U.S Congress, NYS Senate, NYS Assembly, NYC Council, and the
Borough President for her Service to the Community.
During the different floods in Freeport she assisted in getting supplies. One of her children is a New York City Police officer and another on is in Junior ROTC in college. She Dr. Marie Carmel has lived in Freeport for over twenty-five years, a widow and mother of five grown children.
Two years ago, she decided to relocate to Atlanta Georgia to
join some of her children.
She is currently in charge of Green Acres Health and
Rehabilitation Center part of Ehica Health Care Community located in
Milledgeville Georgia. The facility houses 98 patients.
She loves promoting Health Care via Education and providing
Mental, Physical and Spiritual Health.
