NEW YORK. – At the annual board of directors’ meeting of the Batey Relief Alliance (BRA) held on June 27th, Dr. Thomas Peter Beague was voted unanimously by the seven-member body as the organization’s new President. He will occupy the position for two years from 2010 through 2012. “I am truly honored to be part of this great organization and chosen for this important post,” said Dr. Beague.

Dr. Thomas Peter Beague was born on April 27th, 1963 in Brooklyn, New York. He moved to Cambria Heights in 1969 and now resides in Old Westbury. His father, Thomas, is a retired electrical engineer born in Les Cayes, Haiti. His mother, Jeanne, is a retired beautician born in Martinique, West Indies. Dr. Beague has been happily married to his wife Sara since 1991, and has since had two lovely children, Thomas and Diana.

Dr. Beague is a graduate of Brooklyn Technical High School. He received a B.S. in Electrical Engineer from Polytechnic University in Brooklyn, an M.S. in Electrical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, NY, and his Doctorate in Medical Dentistry from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey.

Currently, Dr. Beague is owner of a 16-year dental practice in Elmont. He enjoys the privilege of teaching at North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset, as well as devoting much of his time volunteering to help needy children and adults receive proper dental care around the world. He and his wife are founding members of the Batey Relief Alliance’s Board and have been involved in medical and dental missions with the organization since 1998. “I cannot think of a greater humanitarian and a more caring and dependable person other than my friend Tom to head the organization,” said Ulrick Gaillard, BRA’s founder/CEO.

The Batey Relief Alliance was founded in 1997 as a humanitarian aid organization to address the difficult socio-economic and health needs of children and their families severely affected by poverty, disease, and hunger in the Caribbean. Each year, BRA mobilizes millions of dollars to implement projects in agriculture, women’s empowerment and microcredit, nutrition, health and HIV/AIDS, and education. Annually, more than 100,000 people from the Dominican Republic and Haiti benefit from BRA’s humanitarian work.