Roland O. Brammer has worked in the field of Finance and Communications for over 20 years.

He is currently an enterprising entrepreneur owning a Subway franchise and is now in the process of opening another store shortly. He was recently awarded the Regional Franchisee of the Year (RFY) Award by Doctor's Associate, the parent company of Subway Restaurants, LLC.

Aside from his corporate involvement (franchisee) with Subway, Roland is a Caterer and Food critic at-large and had his last big cooking demonstration at the New York Botanical Gardens, Bronx at the start of the 2007 summer season. He is also a tax accountant with a large clientele.

Roland has worked at the Gleaner Company-USA as an Assistant Editor for many years and is a gold medal award winner with New York Association of Black Journalists (NYABJ).  He has written for several magazines and newspapers and edited several novels and magazines.

Prior to joining the Gleaner Company here in New York City , Mr. Brammer worked at Merrill-Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith in Plainsboro, New Jersey in the early 90's, moving from there to an with Morgan Stanley .

Even with such a busy and demanding schedule, Roland has found the time to work pro bono as the Director of Marketing and Public Relations for New York City ACT-SO program, challenging at-risk children from the inner-cities and minority groups to excel academically. When he is not helping to bring awareness to ACT-SO he can be seen coaching the Entrepreneurship and Oratory workshops. He has been a judge for ACT-SO for many years.

The NYC ACT-SO program was recently recognized by New York Met Baseball organization for its structured approach to community empowerment through scholarly youth initiatives.

Mr. Brammer continues to give of his time and expertise in a number of capacities as a board member of several Community based organizations for over 15 years, especially in the areas of Health and Social Services.