Fanya Jabouin-Monnay, M.S. 1997 is the alumni award winner for the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences

As Family Counselor for the Broward County School Board, she provides counseling for students and families, coordinates parental involvement programs, mentoring, peer mediation and volunteering programs, and serves as staff liaison to the school’s Parent Teacher Association.

She has provided workshops for organizations including the Boys and Girls Club, Broward County Libraries, Family Central of Broward County, and the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice.

A member of the Broward County Association for Marriage and Family Therapy and the American Federation of Teachers, Ms. Jabouin-Monnay is the recipient of Broward County School Board’s “The Best of the Best Award” and the Florida Association for Marriage and Family’s Cultural Diversity Award.

A consummate student of culture and diversity, she enjoys writing poetry, learning new languages and traveling.

She is a wife and mother of a vivacious five-year-old daughter. Fluent in Haitian Creole and conversational French and Spanish, she mentors three Haitian high school students.

Her future goals include obtaining a doctoral degree and to open a multigenerational family enrichment center.