FORA.tv Speaker - Eduardo LaGuerre

LaGuerre, 58, was born in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, and came to the United States at age three and grew up in "El Barrio" in East Harlem. He attended the State University of New York at Stony Brook and earned master's degrees from the University of Puerto Rico (in Puerto Rican studies) and the City University of New York Graduate Center (in the psychology of education). He was a prison education counselor and an assistant superintendent in New York City before moving to Yonkers 16 years ago. LaGuerre is executive director of NAICA Legal Services and president of five different nonprofit organizations.