Ragassa has been a New Hampshire Department of Probation and Parole officer in the Laconia office for seven years. Prior to his joining Probation and Parole, he was a sergeant at the now-closed Lakes Region State Correctional Facility. “I never thought I would be here right now,” he said Tuesday while sitting at his desk for his final days in the Laconia office. Ragassa settled in the Laconia area and began working with community-based organizations and law enforcement to help make the transition for other refugees easier. Despite his pending work move to Ossipee, Ragassa said he will continue his work with the Laconia Human Relations Committee, the Lakes Region Leadership Group, Genesis, and the Laconia Refugee Connections Committee.

Source: Ethiopian News February 09, 2017 02:32 UTC