CRUSADE FOR CHANGE
INTERNSHIP LEADS ADOLIS RAMOS ’19 DOWN REWARDING PATH OF ADVOCACY
As a wife, mother of two children, full-time registered respiratory therapist, and a recent graduate of the public health program at Regis North, you would think that Adolis Ramos ’19 doesn’t have much spare time for anything else.
Think again.
After landing an internship at the Alzheimer’s Association as part of her program at Regis North—Regis’ satellite campus in Lawrence, Massachusetts—Ramos knew she wanted to continue the fight against Alzheimer’s even after her internship ended.
“I became passionate about the Alzheimer’s Association when I learned the impact this disease has on my Latino community and the lack of knowledge among us,” says Ramos. “I immediately felt the responsibility to help in any way possible.”
As a native Spanish speaker, Ramos has taken on the important role of translator at association events to ensure the entire audience understands critical facts and information. She has translated at events with hundreds of people.
Ramos credits the hybrid style of her Regis North classes—both on campus and online—as well as support from faculty and classmates as instrumental in enabling her to pursue her education as a full-time working mom.
“I want to stand up for inequalities and give a voice to those who don’t have one,” Ramos says. “Regis taught me that in order to ask for change, one must be willing to be part of the change.”
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