Susan Stasi is the CEO and founder of Rose Academies, a globally recognized leader of healthcare educational programs designed and developed to empower the low literate learner with knowledge. Since its founding in 2014, Ms. Stasi has taken her educational model into multiple Sub Saharan countries, having established operations in Uganda in 2018.
A firm believer in the power of collaboration and cooperative teamwork, her drive and determination has united multiple institutions of higher learning in the development of innovative application programs that are revolutionizing the way we teach public health to oppressed, vulnerable and disabled persons living in poorly resourced areas.
Under her leadership, Rose Academies has received recognition for its efforts to empower the disabled population having received Special Consultative Status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council, membership into WHO World Hearing Forum and WHO Disability Health Equity Network. Ms. Stasi is an accomplished business professional who has given multiple presentations in academia on the inequities of health information and services in impoverished communities. Her drive to improve healthcare for underserved populations has cultivated a passionate coalition of young professionals, who are uniting to reform outdated standards and policies.
Ms. Stasi holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree from San Jose State University, Magna Cum Laude, with a concentration on Foreign Languages; a DSCTE California Teaching Credential from University of California, Berkeley; and is a Certified Food Safety Professional.