Dr. Ramsammy, a local, will provide insight into his personal journey as a child growing up in poverty-stricken Trinidad through a transformative time where he became a doctor, and is now President of a local college.
Dr. Roger Ramsammy, faced extreme poverty growing up in Trinidad and homelessness in the US while studying on a travel visa. Listen to his story of overcoming obstacles to achieve academic excellence and why he turned down a job at the prestigious Mayo Clinic to become a professor instead, and the journey that led to his current position as President of Hudson Valley Community College.