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Profile Overview
Internationally competent advocate of academic excellence with more than nine years of leadership experience and holistic set of qualifications in choosing assessment methods appropriate to instructional program designs that stimulate maximum student academic achievements and institutional advancement
  • Change agent for education and known for integrity and unorthodox approaches in problem solving. Able to deliver cutting-edge presentations with extensive public relations history and nationwide network of contacts and community alliances.
  • Expertise in developing comprehensive approaches to personnel development, institutional processes, strategic planning, operations, fiscal management, fundraising, as well as in fostering community relations to promote educational enrichment.
  • Dedicated in developing and leading academic improvement initiatives and in formulating policy and program strategic direction. Cross-culturally adept with hands on leadership experience working with multinational people in West and South African, European, and Asian countries.


Core Competencies: Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment │Strategic Planning │ Organizational Diagnostics
Project Management │Decision Making │Budget Management


Technical Skills: Networking, e.g. LAN, WAN; Website Management; Power Campus; Windows 2000 Server, Linux-Ubuntu,
Windows XP, and Vista 7; and Internet

Professional Experience

Montreat College, School of Professional and Adult Studies
2010 - 2011
Charlotte Regional Director
Administrator of Charlotte Campus
  • Direct supervision of Admissions and Advising of adult studies program
  • Planning institutional events for Admissions related activities
  • Coordination of student service activities with financial aid and registrar
Beacon House USA
Director of Development

Co-Founder, fund raising, US business coordinator, liaison between Ghana and US operations.
  • Co-founded the organization to address the needs of abandoned at-risk children in Ghana and execute community development projects
  • Present the work with potential donors on behalf of Beacon House
  • Coordinate and oversee development activities in Ghana with their US sponsors

Ghana Christian University College, Accra, Ghana, West Africa
Acting Dean (School of Community Development)

Oversee, develop, and manage the allocation of the $500K budget for Ghana Christian University. Lead the development of programs and policies according to the university’s National Accreditation Board standards and regulations.
  • Co-Established and developed the School of Community Development for Ghana Christian University College
  • Taught classes in Management, Management Information Systems, Human Resource Management, International Development, Organizational Behavior, Introduction to Computing
  • Developed and ensured the seamless design of the curriculum for the college’s Bachelor of Arts degree in Development Management
  • Significantly increased enrollment at GCUC by 30% with greater continued growth projected for 2009-10 due to creation of the School for Community Development
  • Contributed in planning and implementing programs for the university as the member of Academic Board and Education Development Committee
  • Collaborated with Academic Committee in the successful establishment of partnership with University of Wales (UK)

African Mission Evangelism, Lexington, NC

Project Manager

Spearheaded the successful project completion of the construction of a new $5M campus on the outskirts of Accra, Ghana.
  • Systematized GCUC’s systems and procedures through application of ICT
  • Negotiated and managed multiple vender and contractor contracts
  • Designed and implemented hybrid ICT network
  • Provided strategic direction in organizational improvements
  • Managed multiple donor relationships and funding mechanisms
  • Made major contributions in numerous key decisions to ensure the successful re-launch and operation of GCUC
  • Initiated transformational processes moving GCUC towards a more self-sustaining position
African Mission Evangelism, Lexington, NC

Benevolence Administrator, Ghana, West Africa

Represented International Disaster Emergency Services (IDES); served as liaison between the organization and its regional affiliates to convey the organization’s plans and programs.

  • Ensured proper coordination and proficient oversight of emergency relief effort for victims of the Northern Conflict in Ghana from 1994 to 1995
  • Successfully built clinics in rural areas of Ghana using local available materials



Consulting Experience
Project Manager/Estimator (1990-1993)
  • Precision Walls Inc., Greensboro, NC
  • American International School, Accra, Ghana
  • United States Agency for International Development, Ghana
  • Ghana Baseball Softball Association (GBSA), Accra, Ghana
  • Beacon House Trust , London, UK

Education
2008-Present
(PhD) Business Administration
Northcentral University, Prescott Valley, Arizona, US
2007
Post Graduate Diploma, Advanced Business Studies, Honors
Robert Kennedy College, Zurich, Switzerland
2001
(MBA) Master of Business Administration, Honors
Hope International University, Fullerton, CA
1990
(BS) Bachelor of Science in Construction Management
East Carolina University, Greenville, NC

Presentations
  • Creating Knowledge Centers Through Internet Access with Wi-Fi in Africa (Presented in April 2001 at Accra IT Seminar)
  • Ghana Christian College University, School of Community Development and BA Program (Presented in March 2004 at the National Accreditation Board Panel)

Professional Training
CURRICULUM DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION
COURSE ASSESSMENT CONSTRUCTS

Delivered by University of Wales, UK on location in Accra, Ghana

Awards & Affiliations
Certificate of Appreciation from Board of Governors
  • Ghana Christian University College for creating the School of Community Development


Founder of Beacon House USA
  • The US branch of a UK nonprofit organization that assists at-risk children in Ghana, Africa
Active Volunteer
  • Render professional services in grant writing and US fundraising

Occasional Lay-Preacher


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