Yann Gaboriau is the Coordinator of the French Heritage Language Program (FHLP), a nationwide initiative dedicated to supporting Francophone immigrant youth and heritage speakers in preserving their linguistic and cultural identities. A partnership between Villa Albertine · The French Institute for Culture and Education and the Albertine Foundation, FHLP provides educational resources and cultural opportunities to empower K-12 students through the French language. Originally from France, Yann has been based in New York since 2012, where he has dedicated his career to bilingual and heritage language education. He has taught in French Dual Language Immersion programs, working closely with multilingual learners to strengthen their linguistic and cultural connections. With a background in education and cultural advocacy, Yann has successfully developed curriculum frameworks, fostered partnerships with schools and community organizations, and organized engaging cultural events. His work emphasizes inclusivity, global competence, and the celebration of Francophone diversity in the United States.

Fabrice Jaumont is the author of several books, including The Bilingual Revolution: The Future of Education is in Two Languages, which provides practical advice for parents and educators who want to create a dual-language program in their own school. A native of France, Fabrice Jaumont moved to the United States in 1997. After serving as an education liaison for the French Consulate in Boston and then as a director of the International School of Boston, he moved to New York in 2001. He is currently a Program Director for FACE Foundation and Education Attaché for the Embassy of France to the United States, where he co-founded the French Heritage Language Program with Jane Ross. He is also a Senior Fellow at Fondation Maison des Sciences de l’Homme in Paris, and holds a Ph.D. in Comparative and International Education from New York University. In recognition of his various involvements in education and culture, he was honored with several awards including the Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie's Cultural Diversity Award; the French Ministry of Education's Academic Palms; and the U.S. Committee of French Societies' Medal of Honor. His work has received the accolades of various news media. For more information, please visit http://www.fabricejaumont.net. 

Agnès Tounkara, who was born and raised in Senegal, studied Economics in France and moved to the U.S. for family reasons in 2000. Ever since, her career path has been driven by her passion for French and Francophone cultures. At the Alliance Française of Boston, she led the Education Department and helped launch one of the first Heritage Language Programs in Boston serving a large Haitian community in several elementary schools in the Boston area. She then moved to New York and joined the French American School of New York, where she oversaw the extracurricular activities, promoting the French language through many programs to parents but also to the Westchester community at large. As a francophone parent raising children in the U.S., Agnès is extremely excited about her new role as coordinator of the French Heritage Language Program (FHLP) and looks forward to strengthening and growing a program which is very close to her heart. For the past 14 years, the French Heritage Language Program has been helping francophone immigrants and young Americans with francophone background to maintain their linguistic and cultural heritage. Today, the program is present in 4 of New York City’s 5 boroughs, and offers workshops in 10 schools within the Internationals Network for Public Schools, in the Bronx, Queens, Brooklyn, and Manhattan. More than 200 NYC students now partake in the FHLP activities every year. Moreover, the program’s success in New York has led to expanding classes in other states including Boston, Maine, Miami, and Philadelphia.