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Biography
A true renaissance man, Dennis is an ordained
minister, a musician, a writer, a martial artist, a broadcaster, and social
critic. He received his Associate in Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies
from the State University of New York, a Bachelor of Science in social and
behavioral sciences at SUNY; and a Master of Science in social and behavioral
science from SUNY Buffalo State College.
He has worked and studied in Athens, Greece at
the College of Southeastern Europe while contracting as a bodyguard to a
number of prominent Greek dignitaries. Dennis hosted an acclaimed radio show
in the Greater New York City Metropolitan region; and professionally played
baritone saxophone and flute for a Salsa band. His pieces have been published
in Essence, NYC IMC, and The Village Voice and he is working on a
full-length book. Newsday did a
profile on him for a community service project that he implemented in Queens.
An avid athlete, Dennis has practiced martial
arts most of his adult life, and received a black belt in the renowned Vee
Arnis Jitsu (www.veearnisjitsu.com)
system of Jiu Jitsu from the late, great Grandmaster to the Masters Professor
Florendo Malcruz Visitacion. Believing that true spirituality cannot be
separated from one's secular interests, Dennis is currently pursuing candidacy
for ordination with the Universal Unitarian Association while pursuing a Ph.D.
Dennis formed East New York Holdings, Limited to structure his vocational and
advocational interests into one viable corporate entity. East New York
Management, Inc., is the artistic expression of those interests and
encapsulates his musical, multimedia, and artistic management concerns.
Psyconcepts, Inc., is the scientific exposition of his training as a social
and behavioral analyst. And is an applied laboratory for his diversity
counseling and consultation concern.
Dennis
holds membership in numerous professional, fraternal, religious, and social
organizations.
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