Aroch Bolanos

 
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COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY, MS NEGOTIATION & CONFLICT RESOLUTION | US ARMY

FOCUS AREA: FINANCE AND PUBLIC POLICY

Aroch Bolanos is an Army veteran that served two tours in Iraq. During his tours he served as a convoy security operative and as a military escort responsible for detainees that were in the ranks of Al Qaeda, the Taliban and other enemy combatants. Aroch is now currently pursuing a MS in Negotiation and Conflict Resolution and is the founder and first acting President for the Columbia Professional Warfighters student group. Aroch was awarded the national Mark Weber Legacy Award, by The Mission Continues for performing the best fellowship in the nation, due to assisting in ending Veterans Homelessness in Bergen County, NJ.