Orphanage Life

Amy Chesney, Secretary currently works at St. Matthew’s Catholic School in development where she started 14 years ago as an active volunteer before becoming employed. She has lived in Chesapeake for the last 17 years and has been raising her five children in this community since 2001. They moved here from Jacksonville, Florida and now calls Chesapeake home.

Ryan Kenrick is a partner with the law firm of Williams Mullen. He focuses his practice on financial services and real estate matters. Prior to commencing his legal career, Ryan spent a year living in Hinche, Haiti working directly with the children of the Maison Fortune Orphanage. During that time he developed a close bond with the kids and staff of the Orphanage that endures to this day. Having traveled and lived in Haiti, Ryan is acutely aware of the needs of the Haitian children and looks at the orphanage as a beacon of hope. Helping the orphanage bring hope to the children of Haiti remains a lifetime goal of his.

Ryan grew up in the Hampton Roads area of Virginia and attended both Portsmouth Catholic and Bishop Sullivan High School. He earned a bachelor’s degree at the University of Virginia and completed his law degree at the College of William and Mary Law School. Ryan currently resides in Old Town Portsmouth with his wife Emily and their three small children.

Julie Thomas is originally from Michigan and a graduate of Central Michigan University. She is a commercial interior designer. Julie is the head of the Haiti Ministry and serves on the Hospitality committee at St. Stephen Martyr Catholic Church. Julie’s first trip to Maison Fortuné Orphanage was in 2011 and joined the Board in 2012. It brings her joy to see the kids year after year growing up and getting an education at MFO. She is married and has one daughter.

As Senior Director of Customer Intelligence at Ferguson Enterprises, Chris is responsible for overseeing Customer Insights, Customer Experience, Market Research and Digital Analytics. He also oversees automated Marketing technology by upgrading our marketing technology to one platform powered by Oracle. With this upgrade, we will introduce new capabilities into the marketing function including machine learning and AI to connect data points and draw conclusions, allowing us to make data-driven decisions to personalize online, offline and mobile marketing campaigns and ensure all campaigns deliver an ROI. 

Chris joined Ferguson as a Senior Market Research Analyst in 2005 and was promoted to Manager of Market Research in 2008. In 2011, he left Ferguson for a year to work at UnitedHealth as Director of Market Intelligence, returning in 2012 as Senior Project Manager for business groups. He was promoted to Senior Manager of Customer Segmentation and Insights in 2013 and Director of Customer Intelligence in 2015 to. In 2016, Chris was appointed Director of Customer & Market Analytics.

Chris received a Bachelor of Science in Marketing and a Master of Science in Information and Communication from Ball State University. He also has a Master of Arts in Economics from Old Dominion University.

Paul Jaglowski is the Founding CEO of Feedtrail Inc., a healthcare software company based in Raleigh, NC, that uses in-the-moment patient feedback and advanced analytics to empower healthcare teams to deliver world-class care and ensure patient satisfaction. Feedtrail works with the nation’s most innovative healthcare organizations across all 50 U.S. states and in 13 other countries worldwide.

In 2018, Paul was named as one of the 30 Rising Customer Experience Super Stars Under 30 (CX 30 Under 30) by CX Network, the leading resource for senior customer experience, service, insight, digital and marketing decision makers. Prior to co-founding Feedtrail, Paul worked as a management and strategy consultant for Booz Allen Hamilton in Washington, D.C and in operations for fintech startup OnDeck Capital during its IPO.

Paul’s involvement with Maison Fortuné Orphanage dates back to 2005, when he was a freshman in high school and a member of St.Therese Catholic Church in Chesapeake, Virginia. Paul graduated from Ferrum College with a degree in International Studies and Economics, where he played collegiate baseball earning Academic and Athletic All-American honors.

Altagracia L. Scott is a Haitian-American, who was raised by devoted Catholics and lifetime humanitarians who instilled the power of faith, prayer, and love for others. A graduate of University of Ohio with a BA Finance and MBA in Business Administration Management, Altagracia is currently employed with the Department of Defense as Accounting Director for the Department of Navy Facilities Engineering Command.

Community involvement and recognitions include Council Member of the Fortune500 Retailers Companies; Rotary Club of Cleveland, member, Leaders of Tomorrow, Board; Green Belt-Lean6 Six Sigma, Leadership, and DoD Certified Defense Financial Manager (CDFM).

Altagracia is married and is the mother of two wonderful boys, stepmother of two great young ladies and resides in Chesapeake, VA.