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Bouniyaminou Gbadamassi is currently attending The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS) at Cornell University as an Applied Economics and Management major, with a minor in International Trade and Development. The trilingual (French, German, English) Bronx Community College (BCC) graduate, and immigrant from Togo, would like to contribute to the development of business in emerging markets throughout the world. Bouniyaminou would like to earn an MBA and help to create opportunities for African immigrants to earn college degrees in the U.S. While at BCC, Bouniyaminou was a student ambassador, a member of his school’s History Club and Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) honor society chapter. As an active member and fundraiser of the Association of Togolese Students in America (ATSA), Bouniyaminou has worked arduously to identify and provide financial support to elementary school children in Togo. During the 2010, Bouniyaminou interned for Beech-Nut Corporation in their logistics department. In his free time, Bouniyaminou mentors immigrant students in the US regarding college admissions, financial aid and leadership opportunities.