Prior to that, as Chief Operating Officer for the U.S. Fund for UNICEF, Bayardelle enabled a renowned organization to energize its mission and operations, attract new donors, and position itself for long-term sustainability.

Bayardelle’s senior executive posts in pre-K through post-secondary education include Superintendent for the Hempstead Public Schools, Superintendent for Monitoring & School Improvement and Executive Director of Special Education for the NYC Public Schools. He also held several influential roles at Bank Street College Graduate School of Education, including Associate Dean for Planning & Development and Chair of Bilingual Education. Bayardelle co-founded and co-directed at New York University the acclaimed NY Education Policy Fellowship of the Institute for Educational Leadership, a highly selective executive training program for public, nonprofit and private sector professionals specializing in education policy and leadership.

Bayardelle has served on numerous boards, including Mayor Bloomberg’s Cultural Affairs Commission, the Governor’s Advisory Group on Haiti under Jeb Bush, the Independent Sector’s International Task Force, the National Guard Youth Foundation, the Conference Board’s Contributions and Business & Education Councils, NYC & Company/NYC Bureau of Trade and Tourism, the American Heart Association’s Executive Leadership Team for Workplace Giving, the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Foundation, the Institute for Student Achievement, the Multicultural and Training and Advocacy Project, the National Coalition for Haitian Rights and Wall Street Rising.

Bayardelle has been quoted in and authored numerous reports, articles and stories across the media and has been a frequent speaker on a variety of topics in education and philanthropy. His work has attracted awards and honors from organizations around the world, including: American Cancer Society, American Heart Association, Atlanta Public Schools & Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, Baruch College, Borough of Manhattan Community College, Institute for Educational Leadership, Institute for Student Achievement, International Youth Foundation & USAID, Miami-Dade County Public Schools, National Guard Youth Foundation, National Puerto Rican Day Parade, National Urban League, Peking University, PENCIL, Points of Light Foundation, Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association, Sesame Workshop, United Nations Association, United Way, and the University of Mexico.

Bayardelle attended elementary school in Haiti and the Congo and high school in New York City. After serving in the U.S. Army, Bayardelle received his B.A. from Marymount Manhattan College, his M.S. from Bank Street College and his Ph.D. from New York University. He speaks English, French, Spanish and Haitian Creole.