Rudy Moise

Last updated
Rudy Moise
Colonel Rudolph Moise official AIr Force photo.JPG
Born
Rudolph Moise [1]

(1954-09-22)September 22, 1954
Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Alma mater University of Illinois (BA)
Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine (DO)
University of Miami (MBA, JD)
Occupation(s)Businessman, politician, physician, lawyer, actor, producer
Political party Democratic
SpouseMirjam Moise
Children2
Military career
AllegianceFlag of the United States.svg  United States of America
Service/branchFlag of the United States Air Force.svg  United States Air Force
Years of service1997–2013
Rank US-O6 insignia.svg Colonel
Unit Flight Surgeon

Rudolph Moise (born September 22, 1954 [1] ) is the owner and medical director of Comprehensive Medical Aesthetics in Miami. Prior to becoming a physician, he served as a flight surgeon in the United States Air Force for more than 21 years, earning the rank of colonel, the highest position awarded to an American of Haitian descent at that time. [2] In July 2023, Dr. Moise was awarded the Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award from President Joe Biden.

Contents

Early life and education

Moise was born into a middle-class family in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. He attended Catholic secondary school in Haiti and then received a bachelor's degree from the University of Illinois at Chicago and a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine from the Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine. [3]

Moise relocated to Miami sometime during the 1980s, and had earned a federal grant for his medical studies where he devoted several years of practice to a community that saw a large influx of Haitian refugees, that had been underserved and lacked enough doctors who spoke Creole. [3]

Career

Medicine

To fulfill his requirements for a federal grant for medical studies, he worked for four years in a Miami clinic in a community with a large number of Haitian refugees, that had been underserved, and lacked enough doctors who spoke Creole. [3] After four years, he started his own practice in an 800 square-foot storefront in North Miami, which grew into a Comprehensive Health Center with several locations amassing to 10,000 square-footage. [3]

Soon after opening his own practice, Moise enrolled at the University of Miami where he earned an MBA, and then a JD. [3]

In the 1980s, Moise worked as the on-call surgeon for Miami Vice . [3]

Military

Upon completion of his JD at UM, Moise volunteered to enter the Air Force Reserve, where served for twenty-one years and rose as flight surgeon to the rank of colonel, the highest ranking American of Haitian descent to hold such a position. [3] [4] [5]

Business ventures

He has used his profits to invest in more than twenty businesses that include an ambulance company and a movie production firm. [3]

In 2001, Moise established Miami's first full-time Creole-language radio station, Radio Carnivale, leasing airtime from 1020 AM. [6] [7] The station went defunct in 2004. [3]

Moise was President of the University of Miami Alumni Association (2003–2005), [8] and has served on a number of boards.

Politics

After testifying and offering recommendations about Haiti's crisis before the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee in 2003, Moise was appointed in 2004 by Florida governor Jeb Bush to serve on an advisory group to help Haiti. [9] [10]

In the 2010 election for Florida's 17th congressional district, among a stacked Haitian-American ballot, [11] Moise essentially split the vote. Running for the state's 24th congressional district in 2012, Moise fell short again at a one-on-one chance against Frederica Wilson, who had been endorsed by President Obama . [12] Moise put $1 million of his own funds into his campaign. [3] [13]

Electoral history

2010 17th Congressional District of Florida Democratic Primary [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Frederica Wilson 16,65335%
Democratic Rudy Moise7,76916%
Democratic Shirley Gibson 5,77712%
Democratic Yolly Roberson 4,92110%
Democratic Phillip Brutus 4,0688%
Democratic Marleine Bastien2,8896%
Democratic Scott Galvin2,6536%
Democratic James Bush 2,6305%
Democratic Andre Williams8422%
2012 24th Congressional District of Florida Democratic Primary [15]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Frederica Wilson42,76465.4
Democratic Rudy Moise22,65034.6

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2003Wind of Desire [16] Richard Lazardexecutive producer
2004Prince of Haiti: King of Paris [17] as himselfspecial appearance
2006Cousines [18] [19] Charles
2009Life Outside of Pearl [20] Father Jack
2010 Trapped: Haitian Nights [21] Richard Lazardexecutive producer [22]
2010Pastor Jones: The Complete First Season [23] Father Renaudvideo; executive producer
2013Dolls of Voodoo [18] Richard Lazardexecutive producer
2015If I Tell You I Have to Kill Youexecutive producer

Philanthropy

Moise contributed $120,000 to complete a 2009 monument in Savannah, Georgia of a Haitian regiment known as the Chasseurs-Volontaires de Saint-Domingue that served as a reserve unit to the American and French forces against the British at the Siege of Savannah. [24]

In January 2010, Moise traveled to Haiti with a Disaster Rescue Team two days after the country was struck with a major earthquake, saving 11 lives. [25] [26]

Honors

In October 1991, Moise was honored among "Dade County's Top 10 Black Businesses" by the Miami Dade Chamber of Commerce. In 1994, he won the Up and Comers Award by Price Waterhouse, and "Man of the Year" by the New Miami Group Inc. in May. In 1997, he was awarded "Black Business of the Year" by the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce, and was the winner of the "Entrepreneurial Excellence Award" by the Jim Moran Institute for Global Entrepreneurship in 1998. [27] [28] Moise was awarded the "Bill Colson Award" in 1994–1995 [29] and the "Black Business of the Year Award" by the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce and the "Community Leadership Award" in 2004. In 2005, he was among the five finalists for "Best Physician of the Year Award" in South Florida by The Business Journal. [30]

Moise has won the Pinnacle Award by ICABA for achievement and excellence. [31] He is the past recipient of the Silver Medallion MCCJ Humanitarian of the Year Award, the American Diabetes Association Father of the Year Award and the 2012 Dorothy Shula Outstanding Volunteerism Award from the United Way of Miami Dade County. [32] In 2017, he was honored the Humanitarian Award by Catwalk for Charity. [33] [34] [35]

In June 1988, Moise was among 28 bachelors featured by Ebony magazine. [36]

In July 2023, Moise was awarded with the Joseph R. Biden Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award for his community outreach and volunteerism.[ citation needed ]

Criticism

Moise was criticized in 2009 for his likeness being used for the historical Haitian monument at Franklin Square in Savannah, Georgia. [37] [38] Other Haitian community leaders have voiced their displeasure, such as Phillip Brutus calling it "sacrilege" and "corrupting history". Brutus went on to say, "Haitians hold this very dear to their hearts. They take it very seriously, and when someone tampers with this, it unleashes all sorts of anger and anguish." The opposition vowed to get the statues replaced with more accurate facial depictions. [37]

Moise said he was approached by organizers about completing Savannah's Haitian memorial after a campaign to collect small donations for it had stalled. Moise agreed to the request for funds and mentioned that sculptor James Mastin had asked him to sit for the piece because of his past experience as a magazine model. [37]

Personal life

Moise is married to his wife Mirjam, who is of German–Caymanian descent. [39] [40]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Politics of Haiti</span> Political system of Haiti

The politics of Haiti takes place in the framework of a unitary semi-presidential republic, where the president is the head of state and the prime minister is the head of government. The politics of Haiti are considered historically unstable due to various coups d'état, regime changes, military juntas and internal conflicts. After Jean-Bertrand Aristide was deposed, Haitian politics became relatively stable. The Economist Intelligence Unit rated Haiti an "authoritarian regime" in 2022. According to the V-Dem Democracy indices Haiti is 2023 the 4th least electoral democratic country in Latin America.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Carrie Meek</span> American politician and educator (1926–2021)

Carrie Mae Pittman Meek was the United States Representative for Florida's 17th congressional district, from 1993 to 2003. Having been elected in the September 1992 primary with no general election opponent, she was the first African American since the Reconstruction era elected to represent Florida in the United States Congress, where she advocated for the poor and for members of minority groups. An educator, legislator, stateswoman and a member of the Democratic Party, she served from 1979 to 1982 in the Florida House of Representatives, from 1982 to 1992 in the Florida Senate, and from 1993 to 2003, as a congresswoman in the United States House of Representatives. She was the founder of the Carrie Meek Foundation.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Little Haiti</span> Neighborhood of Miami in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States

Little Haiti, is a neighborhood of Miami, Florida, United States. It is known historically as Lemon City, Little River and Edison. It is home to Haitian immigrant residents, as well as residents from the rest of the Caribbean.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jocelerme Privert</span> Haitian politician (born 1953)

Jocelerme Privert is a Haitian accountant and bureaucrat who served as the interim President of Haiti from 2016 to 2017.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Michel Martelly</span> President of Haiti and kompa musician (born 1961)

Michel Joseph Martelly is a Haitian musician and politician who was the President of Haiti from May 2011 until February 2016.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">René García (politician)</span> American politician

René García is a Republican politician from Florida. He has served on the Miami-Dade County Commission since 2020, representing the Hialeah area. He previously served in the Florida House of Representatives from 2000 to 2008 and in the Florida Senate from 2010 to 2018.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Miami Edison Senior High School</span> High school in Little Haiti, Miami, Florida, United States

Miami Edison High School is a secondary school located at 6161 NW 5 Ct. in the Little Haiti neighborhood of Miami, Florida, United States. It is part of the Miami-Dade County Public Schools system. Its provost is Leon Maycock.

Rudolph Franklin "Rudy" Crew is an American educator, academic administrator, and former government employee who currently serves as President of Medgar Evers College. A lifelong educator and public school administrator, Crew served as Oregon's first Chief Education Officer in 2012 and 2013. Appointed by Governor John Kitzhaber, Crew oversaw the integrated public education system in Oregon from pre-kindergarten through college and career readiness.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Miami-Dade County, Florida</span> County in Florida, United States

Miami-Dade County is a county located in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Florida. The county had a population of 2,701,767 as of the 2020 census, making it the most populous county in Florida and the seventh-most populous county in the United States. It is Florida's third largest county in terms of land area with 1,946 square miles (5,040 km2). The county seat is Miami, the core of the nation's ninth-largest and world's 65th-largest metropolitan area with a 2020 population of 6.138 million people, exceeding the population of 31 of the nation's 50 states as of 2022.

Merrett R. Stierheim is a public administrator in the public sector in Miami-Dade County, Florida, USA, from 1959 to the present.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Miami-Dade County Public Schools</span> Public school system of Miami-Dade County, Florida, serving Miami

Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS) is the public school district serving Miami-Dade County in the U.S. state of Florida. Founded in 1885, it is the largest school district in Florida, the largest in the Southeastern United States, and the third-largest in the United States with a student enrollment of 356,589 as of August 30, 2021.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Carrfour Supportive Housing</span> Nonprofit organization in Florida, US

Carrfour Supportive Housing is a nonprofit organization established in 1993 by the Homeless Committee of the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce. It develops, operates and manages affordable and supportive housing communities for low-income individuals and families in Miami-Dade County, Florida. Carrfour is Florida's largest not-for-profit supportive housing provider, housing more than 10,000 formerly homeless men, women and children in 20 communities throughout Miami-Dade County, assembling over $300 million of financing, tax credits and subsidies, and developing more than 1,700 affordable housing units since its founding.

Viter Juste was a Haitian-born American community leader, businessman, and activist. Juste coined the name, "Little Haiti," for the neighborhood in Miami, Florida which is a center of the Haitian-American community in Florida. He is considered the father of the Haitian American community in Miami.

Three pro-democracy Haitian radio journalists were assassinated in Little Haiti, Miami, Florida, United States between 1991 and 1993.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Haitian Tèt Kale Party</span> Political party in Haiti

The Haitian Tèt Kale Party is a Haitian political party. Tèt Kale means "Bald Headed" in Haitian Creole, and is a reference to former president Michel Martelly's appearance.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jovenel Moïse</span> President of Haiti from 2017 to 2021

Jovenel Moïse was a Haitian entrepreneur and politician, who served as the 43rd President of Haiti from 2017 until his assassination in 2021. He assumed the presidency in February 2017 after winning the November 2016 election. In 2019, Haiti experienced widespread protests and unrest. In the early morning of 7 July 2021, Moïse was assassinated, and his wife Martine was injured during an attack on their private residence in Pétion-Ville. Claude Joseph assumed the role of acting president in the aftermath of Moïse's assassination.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jean Monestime</span> American politician

Jean Monestime is an American politician, real estate businessman and member of the Miami-Dade County Commission since 2010. He is the first Haitian-American to serve as a Miami-Dade County commissioner, as well as the first to chair the commission. Monestime represents District 2 in northeast Miami-Dade County, which incorporates portions of North Miami, North Miami Beach and Biscayne Gardens, as well as the Miami neighborhoods of Little Haiti and Liberty City.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jack Guy Lafontant</span>

Jack Guy Lafontant is a Haitian politician who served as Prime Minister of Haiti from 21 March 2017 until 16 September 2018.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bernard Fils-Aimé</span> Haitian entrepreneur and activist (1953–2020)

Bernard Fils-Aimé was a Haitian entrepreneur and activist. He was part of community assistance organizations for Haitians in America, cofounding the Haitian Refugee Center and serving on the board of the Haitian Education & Leadership Program. He also served as the managing director of Comcel Haiti from its founding in 1998 until its sale to Digicel in 2012.

References

  1. 1 2 "Rudy Moise Biography". votesmart.org. Vote Smart. Retrieved October 20, 2017.
  2. ↑ Company Overview of Access Health Solutions, LLC -- Executive Profile Rudolph Moise D.O., J.D.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Elfrink, Tim (5 August 2010). "Rudy Moise for Congress: Another Rich-Guy Candidate". New Times Broward-Palm Beach. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  4. ↑ "Dr. Rudolph Moise – Black History Month Profile". Coral Gables News. Miami's Community Newspapers. 1 February 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  5. ↑ Upthegrove, Jaimi (12 April 2013). "Col. Guy "Rudy" Moise bids the Air Force adieu". Homestead Reserve Base. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  6. ↑ James-Johnson, Alva (23 June 2004). "Haitians Buying Caribbean Radio Station In Davie". Sun-Sentinel. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  7. ↑ Solages, Carrié. "If The FFC Rule Changes Survives, Minority Broadcasting May Not". The Crisis (September/October 2003 ed.). pp. 21–22. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  8. ↑ "Past Presidents". University of Miami Alumni Association. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  9. ↑ James-Johnson, Alva (10 April 2006). "Haiti Forum Will Address Greater Say For Expatriates". Sun Sentinel. Retrieved 17 November 2017. served on a Haiti Advisory Group that Gov. Jeb Bush formed two years ago to help rebuild the impoverished country. Rudy Moise [...] also served on the task force [which made] recommendations for economic development, disaster preparedness, security and the environment.
  10. ↑ David, Willie (23 December 2016). "Retired Air Force Colonel Rudy Moise: Trump's Ambassador to Haiti?". Florida National News. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
  11. ↑ Burch, Audra D.S. (29 April 2010). "Four Haitian-Americans hoping to make history in congressional race". Sun Sentinel. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  12. ↑ Wiltz, Teresa (20 July 2015). "Haitian-Americans Come of Age Politically". The Pew Charitable Trusts. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  13. ↑ Crew, Robert E. Jr.; Anderson, Mary Ruggiero (19 November 2015). The 2012 Elections in Florida: Obama Wins and Democrats Make Strides in Downticket Races. p. 81. ISBN   9780761866923 . Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  14. ↑ "Florida 17th District Profile". The New York Times . December 10, 2010. Retrieved October 20, 2017.
  15. ↑ "Frederica Wilson". ballotpedia.org. BallotPedia. Retrieved October 20, 2017.
  16. ↑ Wind of Desire. Will Bros. Entertainment. 2003. OCLC   56935112 . Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  17. ↑ Prince of Haiti : King of Paris. 2004. OCLC   182581432 . Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  18. 1 2 "Rudolph Moise". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  19. ↑ "Cousines". Brooklyn Film Festival. 2006. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  20. ↑ Life Outside of Pearl. Telescope Films Production. 2009. OCLC   607095298 . Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  21. ↑ Trapped: Haitian Nights. Nulite Entertainment. 2010. ISBN   9781587105173. OCLC   709610593 . Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  22. ↑ "Rudolph Moise". belfim.fouye.com. Belfim. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  23. ↑ Pastor Jones chronicles. Nulite Entertainment. 2011. ISBN   9781587106354. OCLC   746342817 . Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  24. ↑ Conn, Lesley, ed. (29 October 2009). "Familiar faces spur Haitian furor over Savannah monument". Savannah Now. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  25. ↑ "Haiti Earthquake Response". Association of Haitian Physicians Abroad. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  26. ↑ "Lawyer of the Month of August". Lawyers to the Rescue . Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  27. ↑ Zéphir, Flore (2004). The Haitian Americans. pp. 160–161. ISBN   0313322961 . Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  28. ↑ "Attorneys at Law Brochure" (PDF). Panter, Panter & Sampedro. p. 19. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  29. ↑ "Salute to Miami's Leaders". Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  30. ↑ Steril, Marie Erlande (20 April 2015). "Recommendation to Name Dr. Rudolph Moise to the North Miami Citizens' Hall of Fame" (PDF). North Miami Florida Office of the Mayor & City Council. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  31. ↑ "Caribbean Hotelier Receives ICABA Pinnacle Award". Karolin Troubetzkoy. 25 October 2016. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  32. ↑ "MCCJ Celebrates Diversity at Humanitarian Dinner". socialmiami.com. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  33. ↑ "Catwalk for Charity 2017". soflanights.com. South Florida Nights Magazine. 11 June 2017. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  34. ↑ "Dr. Rudolph Moise's Biography". Comprehensive Health Center. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  35. ↑ "Calvin Hughes, Rudolph Moise, Raquel Pelissier". l'Etage Magazine. 2017. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  36. ↑ "Bachelors for 1988". Ebony . Johnson Publishing Company. June 1988. p. 46. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  37. 1 2 3 Conn, Lesley (29 October 2009). "Familiar faces spur Haitian furor over Savannah monument". savannahnow.com. Savannah Morning News. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  38. ↑ Daniel, Trenton (26 October 2009). "Statue Models Draw Criticism". Sun Sentinel. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  39. ↑ Francisco, Alvarado (29 April 2010). "Rudy Moise's Campaign Hits a New Low". New Miami Times. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  40. ↑ Fombrun, Carl. "Dr. Rudolph Moise: Yes, He Can". Haitian Times. Retrieved 11 November 2017– via Webster University.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.