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2015 Man of the Year - Delegate Sam Rasoul, Virginia 11th House of Delegates
Raised in a working class family here in the Roanoke Valley, Sam Rasoul resides in the “Star City” with his wife Layaly and their three beautiful children. After receiving a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Roanoke College and Master’s Degree in International Business from Hawaii Pacific University, Sam became a small business owner and later the Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating officer of a non-profit healthcare firm. Sam channeled his passion for healthcare reform into finding more compassionate ways to care for our seniors and helping with maternal and child health in East Africa. Sam currently has his own small business which helps organizations become more successful through developing better business plans and through investing in their employees.