Elected members of the Board of Directors
YAHNE MIORINI
President
Yahne Miorini, former president of the Comité Tricolore from 2013 to 2019, has started her law firm, Miorini Law, PLLC, 11 years ago. She concentrates her practice in estate planning, probate, international tax, and elder law. She has been involved in the French Community for many years. She is still an advisor of the Comité Tricolore’s Executive Committee.
She also volunteers in several legal non-profit groups and was named Pro Bono Lawyer of the year by Fairfax Bar Associations in 2006.
RAPHAELE BOMPARD- HOLLEY
Vice President in charge of events
EVE CHAUCHARD
Vice President in charge of Communication and development
evechauchard@gmail.com
Eve has been an active member of the Francophone community for more than 25 years.
Eve was a volunteer at the FIAFE Accueil in Brussels from 1993 to 2013, and for Washington Accueil Association (WAA) since 2013. She was president of WAA from 2015 to 2019 and president of the Comité Tricolore from 2019 to 2023. She holds a doctorate degree in Physical chemistry from the University of Paris and has worked for 10 years in scientific research.
FREDERIC ROCHE
Vice President in charge of solidarity
frederic.roche@daphneusa.org
Originally from PACA, Dr. Frédéric Roche, a graduate in medicine from Nancy with a specialization in psychiatry, has enriched his career with a DEUG in life sciences and a master’s in psycho-physiology. He has worked in various clinical settings before leading the U.I.S.A.R. in Toulon hospital, developing innovative rehabilitation care. A member of the CUMP (psychological support team) from 1998 to 2014, he assisted Kosovo refugees and developed expertise in PTSD. In 2014, he moved to the United States, creating Kconsulting4U, LLC, providing advice on stress management and psychological support, both personal and corporate. In 2019, he founded the NGO DAPHNE to support French speakers abroad, particularly intervening after a plane accident. An active volunteer, he participates in the CERT, CAP, and MRC of Maryland, contributing during crises such as Hurricane Florence and the COVID-19 pandemic.
KEVIN BRUNET
Treasurer
kbrunet@jade-fiducial.com
Kevin Brunet was born and raised in Paris. He started working in Madrid then New York, before setting down in Washington DC with his family. He is working as branch manager for Jade Fiducial, a tax and consulting company, which has been a proud sponsor of the Comite Tricolore for many years.
NOE WALTER
Secretary
Noé Walter is the pastor of the French Protestant Church of Washington DC since September 2021 after serving as pastor in France in the Paris area.
ANNIE SEYS
Secretary Adjunct
I moved to Washington, D.C. from France in 1971 for a career at the World Bank until I retired in 2012.
My involvement in the French/Francophone non-profit community started in the early 80s. In the mid-90s, at the initiative of a French consul, we created the Comité Tricolore (CT) – a society of French, Francophile and French-American associations of the Washington, D.C. area. After serving as president from 2007 to 2012, today I am still a member of the executive committee of the CT. The Alliance Française de Washington, D.C. is a member of the CT where I am currently serving as Vice-President of the Board of Directors, after being President from 2014 to 2019.
MARIE-HELENE ZAVALA
Board Member
Marie-Hélène Zavala a commencé sa carrière professionnelle en France dans le marketing et le lancement de produits dans le secteur des assurances et de la gestion de patrimoine. Elle est actuellement directrice des événements et réceptions à l’ambassade et à la résidence de France. Elle a participé à la création du Kids Euro Festival dont elle a été la première directrice et aussi responsable de la coordination du Festival de la Francophonie jusqu’à récemment. Depuis son arrivée aux Etats-Unis en 1998, elle a toujours été très impliquée dans la vie associative franco américaine. Elle a été présidente de Washington Accueil et membre actif du Comité Tricolore depuis plusieurs années.
Honorary Chair
CAROLINE MONVOISIN
Consule Générale de France à Washington DC
Caroline Monvoisin entered the Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs in 2005, where she held a number of editorial positions: first in the Department of French Nationals Abroad and Consular Administration, then in the Department of Strategic Affairs, Security and Disarmament. She then joined the European Union Directorate as deputy director for Germany and Alpine and Adriatic Europe, and head of the Franco-German Mission. From 2016 to 2020, she was Counselor at France’s Permanent Representation to the European Union in Brussels, in charge of France’s representation in European institutions. From 2020, she returned to the consular field, as project manager (implementation of e-voting for the 2022 legislative elections and the 2021 consular elections), then project manager for the Director of French Nationals Abroad and Consular Administration.
Caroline Monvoisin is a graduate of the Institut d’études politiques de Rennes. As part of her studies, she spent a year as an exchange student at Colorado State University.
Members of the Events Committee:
- Raphaèle Bonmpard-Holley, VP
- Jean-Phillipe Krukowicz
- Eve Chauchard (Solidarity Dinners)
- Hugh Cossard
- Théo Pary
- Caroline Whiteman
- Marie-Helene Zavala
- Yahne Miorini (President)
Members of the Solidarity Committee:
- Frédéric Roche, VP
- Roselyne Chang
- Raphaèle Holley
- Noé Walter
- Annie Seys
- Emmanuel Van der Mensbrugghe
- Yahne Miorini (President)
Members of the Communication and Development Committee:
This committe waas created in Feb 2024
- Eve Chauchard (Solidarity Dinners)
- Kevin Brunet
- Hugh Cossard
- Michel Laudier
- Yahne Miorini (President)
- Claude Porsella
Members of the Finance Committee:
- Yahne Miorini (President)
- Pierre Clerc-Renaud
Past Presidents
EVE CHAUCHARD
2019-2023
See bio and picture above
YAHNE MIORINI
2013-2019
See bio and picture above
ANNIE SEYS
2008-2012
See bio and picture above
MARIE-CHANTAL DUMONT
2007-2008
VICTOR OBADIA
1998-2007
Victor Obadia was an active member of the French-American community for more than 30 years. He was one of the founders and former president of the Comité Tricolore. He then served as Vice-President and played an integral role in managing events, such as Bastille Day, for the past 10 years. As a result, he was awarded l’Ordre National du Mérite and French Légion d’Honneur, two of the most prestigious awards presented by the French government, for his long-term dedication to building relationships between the French and American cultures in the Washington, D.C. area.
Under his leadership, Mr. Obadia created "Le Club Philosophique Lafayette 1989". He also formed the "Association Américaine de l’Ordre National du Mérite". Victor Obadia passed away on 27 October 2019.
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