Dr. Ram Ramcharran is currently the Executive VP of GWUA. He also serves as VP of Business Development for American Primary Care, Inc.  Dr. Ramcharran earned his PhD in counseling from the Wesleyan Bible College. Dr. Ramcharran served 15 years in the US Army Reserves. Dr. Ramcharran has 14 years of business and professional experience in finance management. The last 3 years have been spent in the counseling arena focusing on weight management and motivation. He has received several academic scholarships; Community Service Award from college fraternity; Award for Outstanding Service to the Indo-Us Chamber of Commerce; Community Service Award from the American Red Cross; and received several medals in the army for military service. He most recently has been recognized by Metropolitan Who’s Who in Business in America. His international experience includes having worked in the import and export area in the early 90s, mostly in the Caribbean and South America. He lived in South America briefly and worked in and traveled to several islands in the Western Caribbean. He presented seminar training in India in 2004 and 2005 as well as leadership and management in India. He has spoken for publicly traded companies and has delivered numerous presentations on self -esteem and productivity. He earned his MBA in Finance and Management from Tampa College and his BA in Political Science and Management and Military Science from Florida State University.