In this episode of the Exchange Experience, I hosted Mr. Leroy Beldeh. Leroy McDyiah Qweedee Beldeh is a native of Liberia, West Africa. He graduated from William V.S. Tubman high school in 1998, where he served as President of the student council government and member of the school academic quizzing and debate team. In 2007, Leroy earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science with an emphasis in International Relations from the University of Liberia. Leroy is a graduate of the University of Denver, where he obtained a Master of Applied Science Degree in Environmental Policy and a Graduate Certificate in Environmental Health and Safety. He also earned a Master of Management degree in Project Management from Colorado Technical University. Leroy is currently a doctoral candidate at Antioch University with a research focus on "Policy Strategies for Public Participation in Environmental Decision Making." Leroy has an outstanding and accomplished professional working career as an Environmental Professional and an Education Program Manager. He is the founder and Executive Director of iEARN-Liberia, a nonprofit organization that promotes Information Communication Technology for education and utilizes virtual and physical exchanges as a platform to bridge the digital divide. He currently serves as Program Director for the Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study Program, a United States Department of State-sponsored student exchange program in Liberia. In 2014, he worked with the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) as an intern with the Department of Environmental Policy Implementation in Nairobi, Kenya. He works as an environmental consultant. Leroy is a community organizer. He has served as President of the Liberian community in Colorado. He is a devout Christian. Leroy has traveled extensively in his professional capacity across the globe. He has traveled to Kenya, Senegal, Mali, Togo, Benin, Ghana, Guinea, Nigeria, Sierre Leone, Ivory Coast, Morroco, Turkey, Oman, Qatar, United Arab Emirate, Bulgaria, Wales, Indonesia, and across the United States. He is happily married to Mrs. Velma Seakor Beldeh, and the blissful union is blessed with four wonderful kids, Leevel, Lelma, Leroy Jr, and Levi.
