Biography:
I was born in Haiti on March 27, 1971, in a family of 11. I was raised mainly in Port-au-Prince, the capital, where I completed high school and law school. I also worked as a high school teacher for almost 10 years before moving to Fairmont, W.Va., for study purposes at Fairmont State University.
I attended Fairmont State from fall 2001 to fall 2003, and I graduated Summa Cum Laude (3.88 GPA) with a B.S. in Business Administration Information Systems. I also have Fairmont State's record in term of highest number of credit hours ever taken by a student in a single semester (28 hours for fall 2002 and 36 hours for spring 2003, with 4.0 each time).
I received the International Student Academic Excellence Award in 2003 and the Outstanding Senior in Business Award in 2004.
I developed a computer based Faculty Evaluation System for the Fairmont State University School of Business (summer 2003 - spring 2004), and I currently work at Allegheny Power as a Customer Service Representative, just to get ready to go to graduate school as of July 2005.
What advice would you give current or prospective students?:
It's all about attitude. You are what and who you choose to be.
A good education is the most valuable asset you might have.
What was the most important thing you learned while attending Fairmont State?:
Determination is the key to success. What stands between you and success is your level of determination and the sacrifices you want to make.
