Hagir Elsheikh
Hagir Elsheikh is an entrepreneur, an electrical engineer, a registered nurse, the owner/CEO of HSE Staffing Agency and Tomorrow’s Smile INC. She is best known for her human rights and women’s rights activism, assistance to victims of domestic violence, and immigration advocacy.
Elsheikh experienced domestic violence after she fled political upheaval and torture in Sudan. She thought of herself as someone who could make a difference. After all, she was the spokesperson for the democratic party during college. Among other activities, she put her life in danger by fighting a corrupt regime and was forced to seek immigration to the U.S. in search of a better life.
Some of her accomplishments:
*Founder/CEO – HSE Staffing, LLC
*Founder/CEO – Tomorrow’s Smile, Inc
*Host – The Hagir Show
*Co-Host – TSO Live Talk Show
*Domestic Violence Counselor – Cumberland County, PA & Tomorrow’s Smile INC
*Member, Board of Trustees – HACC, Central Pennsylvania’s Community College
*Member, Board of Trustees- CWS, Church World Services
*Board member – Capital Area Coalition on Homelessness
*Women’s Rights Activist/Advocate – Tomorrow’s Smile, Inc
*Motivational Speaker – Tomorrow’s Smile, Inc
*Volunteer – Meals On Wheels American
Impact
Hagir Elsheikh was born in Sudan, halfway around the world from Central PA. Activism in Sudan brought with it danger and death threats from the Sudanese government. Elsheikh became a political refugee, later traveling to the U.S. Arriving in the U.S. as an immigrant, Elsheikh had to learn how to navigate a new language, a new culture, and the struggles of surviving domestic abuse. The odds were not in her favor. Elsheikh became a single mother working long shifts and taking night classes. The HACC community was like a second family to Elsheikh. She states, “I know I wouldn’t be where I am today if it wasn’t for the incredibly supportive staff and students I met during my time at HACC. I have been through my fair share of failures and successes but at the end of the day, I know that I have built up the strength to fight and keep going. Circumstances will exist and obstacles will appear in your way, but it is up to you to use them to your advantage and not allow them to destroy you.”