Cultural & Behavioral Advisor
H.E. Dr Elliston Rahming
Bahamas Ambassador to the Republic of Cuba
H.E. Dr Elliston Rahming has a distinguished career in The Public Service of The Bahamas. He is a
Criminologist by training but has served in politics, academia, social policy development and corrections.
Dr Rahming has served as Special Assistant to two Prime Ministers; Consultant/ Advisor on Crime within
the Ministry of National Security; Commissioner of Corrections ( Prisons); Probation and Parole Officer with
the Missouri Board of Probation and Parole; Executive Director of the Miami Y.M.C.A; Director of
Sojourner Douglass College ( Bahamas Campus); Founder and Director of R.E.S.P.E.C.T Academy ( now
Westminster College on Blake Road-Nassau); Adjunct Professor at the University of The Bahamas and
Omega College; member of The Bahamas Senate (1992-1997); Bahamas Ambassador to the Organization
of American States ( O.A.S) in Washington D.C and Ambassador to the United Nations ( N.Y.). He has
completed Study Tours in more than thirty prisons in ten countries and he is owner of The InterTech Group
Ltd- providers of professional private security and investigation services.
He embodies the profound influence one can wield on others having a lifetime impact on them through
training and rehabilitation. Moreover, he has demonstrated in all his roles the key importance of customer
care irrespective of industry or service domain. Whether it is Education, Diplomacy, Criminology or
Correctional Services.
Dr. Rahming holds the B.A. Degree in Sociology from Bethune- Cookman University in Daytona Beach,
Florida as well as the M.S.W. (Master in Social Work) Degree and Ph.D. in Criminology from Washington
University, St. Louis, Missouri. He is a Certified Anger Management Therapist and Dispute Mediator, and
he has completed the U.S. State Department’s Drug Demand Reduction Course as well as the Opa Locka,
Florida Police Department’s Police-Community Relations Course.
He has a string of publications to his credit including the book “Breaking Glass Ceilings: Top 100 Black
Achievers Who Changed the World”.
Excellence in Education & Training 