As Academic Coordinator at Sing Sing Correctional Facility, Jose serves as registrar, financial aid coordinator, administrator, and mentor for 225 students. Before joining Hudson Link in 2022, he earned degrees from SUNY Sullivan and St. Thomas Aquinas College through Hudson Link. He also worked five years as assistant academic coordinator while incarcerated.

“Whenever you feel down and out and feel like you have hit rock bottom, smile and look on the bright side.”

Fun Fact: Jose was mocked in prison for drinking tap water but advised against trying ocean water in Mexico after tasting it.