Dokpe Ogunsanya

My name is Dokpe Ogunsanya. I am currently a graduate (doctoral) student at Concordia University, Portland, Oregon. My major is Education with a focus on Transformational Leadership. I earned two masters’ degree in Management and Administrative Sciences (UT Dallas), and Public Administration (Texas State University). I also earned a double major undergraduate degree in Computer Science and Mass Communications from Huston-Tillotson University. The importance of education was deeply ingrained in me by my parents very early in my childhood. I grew up in a developing country where education is highly valued, more so than wealth. My grandmother reminded me constantly that I will live life like a “blind” person with little or no independence if I don’t acquire good education. It is the most powerful and enriching gift I got from my parents. My parents always believed the best inheritance they could leave for their children is raising them with good morals, strong values and the best education they could afford. The society I grew up in also embraced the notion that living in poverty with education commands more respect than living wealthy without education. A doctoral degree will crown my academic efforts. It is the topmost recognition of learning – perhaps the greatest window of opportunity beyond my imagination to impact the world from an intellectual and leadership perspective!