Dr. Omar Bah
Founder & Director of Programs
Email: Omar@refugeedreamcenter.org
Language (s) spoken: English, Fula, Mandinka, Wollof, Sererr
Dr. Omar Bah is the founder and former Executive Director of the Refugee Dream Center. He is also a torture survivor, former journalist, and refugee from The Gambia. Dr. Bah is also the author of the book, Africa’s Hell on Earth: The Ordeal of an African Journalist. Furthermore, he holds a bachelors degree in communications studies with a minor in political science, a master’s degree in Public Administration’s, a master’s in Counseling Psychology in Global Mental Health, and a doctorate in Organizational & Leadership Psychology from William James College. Adding to his impressive resume, Dr. Bah went on to complete trauma treatment certification at Harvard Medical School through the Harvard Program in Refugee Trauma (HPRT). He is currently an adjunct professor of clinical psychology at William James College.