Gilbert is a Haitian-American from Boston. She earned her bachelor’s degrees in Public Health and in Sociology from Brandeis University and her Masters in Education from Boston University. Gilbert is a Boston Public School teacher where she teaches English as a Second Language to Haitian students. In 2009, she launched Empowering Through Education (ETE) Camp a free academic, leadership camp that seeks to prepare the most vulnerable youth living in Hinche, Haiti to become the future social justice leaders of Haiti. The camp began with 43 youth participants and after 14 consecutive summers in operation, ETE Camp is a non-profit organization that serves over 300 youth living in the community. Gilbert aspires to continue her work with the Haitian youth through a greater capacity in the future.
Listed skills include Teaching, Public Speaking, Youth Development, Curriculum Development, and 15 others.