{"id":673,"date":"2024-06-02T19:53:13","date_gmt":"2024-06-02T19:53:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arkfoundationghana.org\/site\/?page_id=673"},"modified":"2024-06-18T17:31:01","modified_gmt":"2024-06-18T17:31:01","slug":"board-of-directors","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/arkfoundationghana.org\/site\/about-us\/the-team\/board-of-directors\/","title":{"rendered":"Board of Directors"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"vce-row-container\"><div class=\"vce-row vce-row--col-gap-30 vce-row-equal-height vce-row-content--top\" data-vce-full-width=\"true\" id=\"el-a9b8a262\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-a9b8a262\"><div class=\"vce-content-background-container\"><\/div><div class=\"vce-row-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\"><div class=\"vce-col vce-col--xs-auto vce-col--xs-visible vce-col--xs-last vce-col--xs-first vce-col--sm-auto vce-col--sm-visible vce-col--sm-last vce-col--sm-first vce-col--md-auto vce-col--md-visible vce-col--md-last vce-col--md-first vce-col--lg-auto vce-col--lg-visible vce-col--lg-last vce-col--lg-first vce-col--xl-auto vce-col--xl-visible vce-col--xl-last vce-col--xl-first\" id=\"el-1f6999fd\"><div class=\"vce-col-inner\" data-vce-do-apply=\"border margin background  el-1f6999fd\"><div class=\"vce-col-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\" data-vce-do-apply=\"padding el-1f6999fd\"><div class=\"vce-text-block\"><div class=\"vce-text-block-wrapper vce\" id=\"el-95ae180a\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-95ae180a\"><div class=\"board-section\"><details><summary style=\"background-color: #00468c; color: white; padding: 10px; border-radius: 5px; cursor: pointer;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">First Board Members<\/span><\/summary><div style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 10px; border-radius: 5px; background-color: #f8f9fa;\"><ul><li>Dr. Dorsina Sakyi - Medical Officer<\/li><li>Rev. Dickson Sarpong - Minister of Religion<\/li><li>Mary Ohene-Adu \u2013 Public Relations Practitioner<\/li><li>K. Dwamena-Aboagye \u2013 Public Administrator<\/li><li>Sylvia Coch Akoto \u2013 Manager, FEDEX USA<\/li><li>Amarkai Amartefio \u2013 Legal Practitioner<\/li><li>Jude Arthur \u2013 MD, First Atlantic Bank<\/li><li>Carlos Sakyi \u2013 CEO, Galaxee Ltd.<\/li><li>Olivia Opong- Fosu \u2013 Educationist<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/details><\/div><div class=\"board-section\"><details><summary style=\"background-color: #00468c; color: white; padding: 10px; border-radius: 5px; cursor: pointer;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Second Board Members<\/span><\/summary><div style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 10px; border-radius: 5px; background-color: #f8f9fa;\"><ul><li>Dr. Dorsina Sakyi - Medical Officer<\/li><li>Rev. Dickson Sarpong \u2013 Minister of Religion<\/li><li>Dr. Akosua Darkwah \u2013 Senior Research Fellow, University of Ghana<\/li><li>Mr. Carlos Sakyi \u2013 CEO, Galaxee Ltd.<\/li><li>Mrs. Gifty Anim-Botwe \u2013 Commissioner of Police<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/details><\/div><div class=\"board-section\"><details><summary style=\"background-color: #00468c; color: white; padding: 10px; border-radius: 5px; cursor: pointer;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Third Board Members<\/span><\/summary><div style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 10px; border-radius: 5px; background-color: #f8f9fa;\"><ul><li>Mrs. Jane Christie Donkor - Rtd. Commissioner of Police<\/li><li>Dr. Ama Edwin - Medical Practitioner and Clinical Psychologist<\/li><li>Rev. Ralph Langdon \u2013 Minister of Religion<\/li><li>Dr. James Clayman \u2013 Medical Practitioner<\/li><li>Mrs. Dinah Otto Mankwa \u2013 Chartered Accountant<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/details><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-row-container\"><div class=\"vce-row vce-row--col-gap-30 vce-row-content--top\" data-vce-full-width=\"true\" id=\"el-5de7862e\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-5de7862e\"><div class=\"vce-content-background-container\"><\/div><div class=\"vce-row-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\"><div class=\"vce-col vce-col--xs-100p vce-col--xs-visible vce-col--xs-last vce-col--xs-first vce-col--sm-100p vce-col--sm-visible vce-col--sm-last vce-col--sm-first vce-col--md-auto vce-col--md-visible vce-col--md-last vce-col--md-first vce-col--lg-auto vce-col--lg-visible vce-col--lg-last vce-col--lg-first vce-col--xl-auto vce-col--xl-visible vce-col--xl-last vce-col--xl-first\" id=\"el-ca74b7fb\"><div class=\"vce-col-inner\" data-vce-do-apply=\"border margin background  el-ca74b7fb\"><div class=\"vce-col-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\" data-vce-do-apply=\"padding el-ca74b7fb\"><div class=\"vce-text-block\"><div class=\"vce-text-block-wrapper vce\" id=\"el-8d4066a1\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-8d4066a1\"><div class=\"board-container\">\n<h4 class=\"board-header\"><span class=\"board-header-text\">Christine Dowuona-Hammond (Board Chair)<\/span><\/h4>\n<div class=\"board-content\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"board-member-img\" src=\"https:\/\/arkfoundationghana.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/christine-douwona-hammond-1.jpg\" alt=\"Christine Dowuona-Hammond Photo\"><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"board-member-info\">\n<p>Christine Dowuona-Hammond is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Ghana, School of Law. She holds an LL.B degree from the University of Ghana and the LL.M degree from the University of Michigan, U.S.A. Christine Dowuona-Hammond practised law with the corporate law firm, Vidal L. Buckle &amp; Co. from 1991 to 1998. She has since been involved in legal consultancy, specializing in Law and Development, Corporate Law; Contract Law and Negotiation and Property Law. As a Legal Consultant, She was a member of the Research Team on the Family and Development Project, then based at the University of Ghana and a member of a team of lawyers and social scientists, which worked on the research project: Women and Law in West Africa, at the Faculty of Law, University of Ghana. She has been a Visiting Researcher and Lecturer in Universities in the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and the U.S.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr class=\"bio-divider\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-text-block\"><div class=\"vce-text-block-wrapper vce\" id=\"el-1ef21c33\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-1ef21c33\"><div class=\"board-container\">\n<h4 class=\"board-header\"><span class=\"board-header-text\">Mrs. Theresa Wiafe-Asante<\/span><\/h4>\n<div class=\"board-content\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"board-member-img\" src=\"https:\/\/arkfoundationghana.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/theresa.png\" alt=\"Mrs. Theresa Wiafe-Asante Photo\"><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"board-member-info\">\n<p>Mrs. Theresa Wiafe-Asante is a hardworking woman who had her first degree in Human Resource Management at the Central University. She has worked with Ghana Post for 26 years. She loves counseling so she professionally got enrolled in a counseling course at Fruitful Ministries Counselling.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr class=\"bio-divider\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-text-block\"><div class=\"vce-text-block-wrapper vce\" id=\"el-df2c84d2\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-df2c84d2\"><div class=\"board-container\">\n<h4 class=\"board-header\"><span class=\"board-header-text\">Emmanuel Osei Bediako<\/span><\/h4>\n<div class=\"board-content\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"board-member-img\" src=\"https:\/\/arkfoundationghana.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/emmanuel.jpg\" alt=\"Emmanuel Osei Bediako Photo\"><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"board-member-info\">\n<p>Emmanuel Osei Bediako was born on the 30th April, 1977 to the late Edward Osei Bediako and Madam Gladys Amoah, in Accra. He holds an Advance Certificate in Accountancy from the Takoradi Technical University. He holds an Intermediate Professional Certification in Accountancy ACCA from the University of Professional Studies, former IPS, Legon. Furthermore, He holds a Post Graduate Certificate in Designing of Social Protection Cash Transfer Programme from the Maastricht University and a Post Graduate Diploma in Management Studies ABE (UK) from The Concord Business College. He is a Certified Project Finance Specialist from The Institute of Public Private Partnership, IP3 Washington DC USA.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr class=\"bio-divider\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-text-block\"><div class=\"vce-text-block-wrapper vce\" id=\"el-bb5c6b3a\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-bb5c6b3a\"><div class=\"board-container\">\n<h4 class=\"board-header\"><span class=\"board-header-text\">Andrews Nii Foli Tetteh<\/span><\/h4>\n<div class=\"board-content\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"board-member-img\" src=\"https:\/\/arkfoundationghana.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/nii-foli-300x288.png\" alt=\"Andrews Nii Foli Tetteh Photo\"><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"board-member-info\">\n<p>Andrews Nii Foli Tetteh, LLB, BL, Mediator, Notary public is an experienced lawyer with general counsel, litigation, and risk management background. Experienced legal advisor to senior management regarding strategic initiatives, corporate compliance and risk\/litigation issues. Practice areas include: corporate, legal defense, contract analysis, employment law, legal documents drafting, peer review, administrative and regulatory matters.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr class=\"bio-divider\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-text-block\"><div class=\"vce-text-block-wrapper vce\" id=\"el-60d6e90f\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-60d6e90f\"><div class=\"board-container\"><h4 class=\"board-header\">Dr. Dzifa Abra Attah<\/h4><div class=\"board-content\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"board-member-img\" src=\"https:\/\/arkfoundationghana.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Dzifa-Abra-Attah-Passport-Pic-233x300.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Araba Sefa Dedeh Photo\"><div class=\"board-member-info\"><p>Dr. Dzifa Abra Attah, a clinical psychologist with over 14 years of clinical experience, provides mental healthcare, conducts research, and teaches at the Department of Psychiatry, University of Ghana Medical School. Her expertise lies in treating trauma and stress-related disorders in women, children, and adolescents, and promoting positive mental health through psychoeducation and interventions. Her current research focuses on developing psychosocial interventions to address mental health challenges. Dr. Attah has co-authored a number of publications in peer-reviewed journals, covering topics like sexuality, abuse, cultural adjustment, and digital mental health interventions. She dedicates a portion of her time to community service, with the goal of improving public awareness of mental health issues and bolstering local mental health programs in Ghana and beyond.<\/p><\/div><\/div><hr class=\"bio-divider\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>First Board MembersDr. Dorsina Sakyi &#8211; Medical OfficerRev. Dickson Sarpong &#8211; Minister of ReligionMary Ohene-Adu \u2013 Public Relations PractitionerK. 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