Staff Bio
Creole Outreach Specialist
Sainvildor Numa is a US citizen originally from Haiti. He is married and has two beautiful girls. Mr. Numa speaks and writes four languages. He has been working in the US school system since 2001 and for FND since 2007. As he was providing translation services and workshops on many educational topics to Haitian and Hispanic parents in Collier County Public Schools, a co-worker introduced him to FND. After a meeting in which Mr. Numa was shown the resources that FND had at that time, he began thinking about those vital resources which parents whose children might be at-risk or have special needs could use to find help. He realized that lots of parents and professionals do not know how and where to find essential information or supports to start breathing the air of hope to assist their children.
Next, with a passion to share FND's important resources to the community, he began doing workshops in Collier County Schools and in others counties around the state. He has traveled from coast to coast in Florida to provide FND's resources to families in need. He encourages all of us to take the time to learn something new from these important resources because if you do, you might be the one who can guide someone else to find help when assisting a loved one with a disability.
Personally, Mr. Numa says that FND has taught him how to assist his own family in many areas, such as using positive behavior supports, knowing his rights and responsibilities, and being caring of people with disabilities. It has also given him an understanding that children with disabilities do not choose to behave badly or to act out but are forced to do so as the disability governs their actions.
Mr. Numa is working on his AS degrees in Computer Programming Analysis, Networking Services Technology, and Internet Programming Technology. His favorite hobby is playing the guitar.
Mr.Numa encourages us not to get discouraged by language barriers, personal needs, or environmental obstacles. Those difficulties can be overcome through persistence, effort, and the support of others.
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