Haiti in Crisis: The Inspired Ground Zero Response of Food for the Poor's Angel Aloma

About Angel Aloma

Mr. Aloma is Executive Director of Food For The Poor, the largest international relief and development organization in the US, serving 17 countries in the Caribbean and Latin America. Aloma's stories illustrate an inspiring faith and fortitude that reaffirms Food For The Poor’s commitment to renewal. Aloma’s professional expertise in banking, as an auditor, and in the administration of business entities, together with his in-depth educational background, have equipped him with the necessary skills to guide Food For The Poor during its incredible growth.

Aloma is fluent in Spanish and becoming proficient in Creole and is especially attuned to the plight of the poor in our hemisphere. Aloma was born in Santiago, Cuba, reared primarily in Jamaica where he attended Campion College in Kingston, Jamaica. He is a graduate of the University of Windsor in Canada, and received his Master’s Degree from Nova Southeastern University. Aloma is married with four children and four grandchildren, and resides with his wife Denise in Davie, Florida.

About Food For The Poor (www.foodforthepoor.org)

The largest international relief and development organization in the United States, Food for the Poor does much more than feed millions of hungry poor in 17 countries of the Caribbean and Latin America. The interdenominational Christian agency provides emergency relief assistance, clean water, medicines, educational materials, homes, support for orphans and the aged, skills training and micro-enterprise development assistance, with more than 96 percent of all donations going directly to programs that help the poor.