Ronald Rochester was recently honored as part of the town’s Black History Month Celebration, “Hallowed Ground: Sites of African American Memories,” on Feb. 4 at the “Yes We Can” Community Center in New Cassel. North Hempstead Town Supervisor Judi Bosworth, Councilmember Viviana Russell, North Hempstead Councilmember Dina De Giorgio and the Greater Westbury Council for the Arts hosted this year’s event, which honored local residents and also focused on sites in North Hempstead that are important to black history.
“It was an honor to recognize Ronald Rochester as District 6’s Black History Month Nominee. Port Washington is very fortunate to have him as part of our community,” said Councilmember De Giorgio.
Rochester has been a Port Washington resident for almost 30 years. He grew up in Roosevelt, attended Chaminade High School, earned an accounting degree from Fordham University and an MBA from USC and is a certified public accountant. In the early 1980s, Rochester began his career with the Department of the Treasury as an undercover special agent. He retired from that position in 2015. Rochester has been coaching football and basketball for Port Youth Activities (PYA) for more than 20 years. In 2012, he was inducted into the PYA Hall of Fame. For more information, call 311 or visit www.northhempsteadny.gov.
