Interview With Businesswoman, Educator, and Entrepreneur: Dena S. Ramsey - Rebroadcast

The TWW sits down with North Carolina born, Dena S. Ramsey. CEO and Entrepreneur who operates educational and mental health facilities in North Carolina and Virginia. How did she do it? What obstacles did she had to overcome?

About Mrs. Ramsey

Dena S. Ramsey is a native of Martin County, NC and currently resides in Rocky Mount, NC. Dena S. Ramsey is a graduate of Norfolk State University and holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Mass Communications.

She is the Founder and CEO of Hodgestown Lifetime Learning Center. Hodgestown Lifetime Learning Center is a five-star childcare facility licensed by the North Carolina Department of Child Development Services and is located in Roanoke Rapids, NC, Halifax County. The facility was established in May 2002 and serves children in Halifax, Northampton and Warren Counties ages zero to 12 years old. Hodgestown Lifetime Learning Center is the only private owned childcare facility in Halifax County who operates a licensed Head Start Program, and one of only two private owned childcare facilities licensed as NC Pre-K Sites in the county. Hodgestown Lifetime Learning Center employs 14 people who hold a minimum of an Associates Degree in Early Childhood Education or a related field.

Dena S. Ramsey is also the Founder and CEO of Hope First, LLC. Hope First, LLC is a mental health and substance abuse agency licensed by the Virginia Division of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services. Hope First, LLC is licensed in Emporia, Lawrenceville and Norfolk, Virginia. Hope First, LLC serves citizens throughout the state of Virginia. Currently, Hope First, LLC employs 37 people who hold at a minimum a Bachelors Degree in a Human Service Field.

Dena S. Ramsey currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Halifax Warren Smart Start as well as the Board for Halifax-Warren NC Pre-K. She currently serves as President of the Community Women in Action Organization who serves Halifax, Warren, Northampton, Nash, Pitt, Martin and Bertie Counties.

Outside of work, Dena S. Ramsey enjoys spending time with her family and serving her community. She is an active member of Roanoke Chapel Missionary Baptist Church in Jackson, NC, Northampton County.