Genesis Ramos, executive director of the Desmond Center for Community Engagement and Wellness, and a member of the Orange County Legislature (District 6), recently earned a Forty Under 40 Mover and Shaker Award from the Dutchess County Regional Chamber of Commerce.
Ramos oversees staffing, program development, and community outreach for the college’s Desmond Center. A lifelong resident of Newburgh and a first-generation daughter of Honduran immigrants, Ramos was also recently elected as the first woman of color in the Orange County Legislature.