CAO of Nonprofit 501 c3, Bright Foundation Founded in 2010, expanded in 2012 by 6 Ghanaian female executive board members Seek to renovate sick bays (health care facilities) in rural villages in Ghana by supplying them with new medical appliances and training health care specialists to sustain the local medical health system.
Inspire, motivate, and mentor young girls in Ghana who have been orphaned Began a Human Rights initiative in 2013 with the National Youth for Human Rights Organization to train young Human Rights Activists in Ghana, Nigeria, and Cameroon by providing a full tuition scholarship and a trip to the International Human Rights Conference in Geneva Switzerland for winning students.
Reigning Miss Ghana USA 2013-2014 Reigning Miss Africa USA 1st Princess 2013-2014 Winner of the 2014 Martin Luther King Jr.
Oratorical Competition: Speak for Peace.
Experience
Student Instructor March 2012Amizade
Taught English and Special Education to the indigenous Dine Youth on the Navajo Reservation in Tuba City, Arizona Developed daily lesson plans, facilitated active classroom engagement between students with and without disabilities Held seminars to dispel the myths against Western education and reinforced the importance of cultural identity Student Minority Advising and Recruitment Team Diversity Correspondent (SMART) Served as Diversity correspondent, introducing parents to diversity resources on campus Connected perspective students to Multicultural Resource Center Counselors and Office of Global Programs Gave tours to active participants and interested perspective students Sat on student panels to engage parents and students on increasing value of multicultural students on campus Hosted 90-120 students at a time September 2012.
Creative Director and Assistant Editor IamGhana Media Inc
Ghana News Media Source August 2013 to Current
Manage content and fact-check issues relating to politics and diplomacy.
Approve final layouts and host weekly editor reviews on content and editor efficiency, whilst heading staff of four assistant editors November 2012-Present Commission on Racial Equity and Diversity (CORED) Affiliate Member.
Meet with President of the University as well as board of Trustees annually to discuss issues of inclusion and prejudice facing multicultural students, staff, and faculty.
Host events such as a student panel of dialogue regarding student accounts of racism and discrimination, as well as a symposium for diversity acceptance and expansion.
Education
B.A : International Politics, African Studies Human Rights, Sociology, May 2015The Pennsylvania State UniversityInternational Politics, African Studies Human Rights, Sociology
Certifications
Advanced Twere, Fante(Ghanaian Dialect)
Conversational Modern Standard Arabic
Interests
THON-Largest student run philanthropic organization in the world hosted by the students at the Pennsylvania State University. Aim: To find a cure for cancer through the Hershey Medical Center and improve the lives of children living with Pediatric Cancer January 2012 - Present Overall Publicity Chair Coordinated Various News outlets on the Penn State DuBois campus to ensure the adequate update of THON events per hour during the 46 hour marathon Wrote weekly editorials for community news media, newspapers and radio on the campus-wide progress of THON leadership and community participation Fundraising August 2011 LEADERSHIP Commonwealth Council of Student Government August 2011 - Present Diversity Chair: Judicial, Student and Academic Affairs correspondent Selected to meet with student and institutional leadership to discuss campus wide issues in regards to diminishing state appropriations for higher education Meet with President of the University annually to discuss the progress of our initiatives for lower cost housing, greater expansion of resources for commonwealth campuses Lion Ambassador Gave Campus Tours to groups of 30 perspective students and parents Introduced campus resources and environment to parents and students Global Engagement and Leadership Experience-Attendee Engaged International and American students in various symposiums to foster acceptance and cultural understanding STAR Leadership Series-Graduate LEADERQUEST-Attendee African Expo Director Planned, executed and implemented the first African EXPO on the Penn State DuBois campus. Showcased African food, literature, indigenous art and clothing Contracted professional Adowa dancers to perform
Skills
Arabic, content, editor, English, Equity, Languages, Macintosh, Excel, Office, Powerpoint, Microsoft Word, Recruitment, Sat, seminars, symposium
Additional Information
COMMUNITY SERVICE THON-Largest student run philanthropic organization in the world hosted by the students at the Pennsylvania State University. Aim: To find a cure for cancer through the Hershey Medical Center and improve the lives of children living withPediatric Cancer January 2012 - Present Overall Publicity Chair Coordinated Various News outlets on the Penn State DuBois campus to ensure the adequate update of THON events per hour during the 46 hour marathon Wrote weekly editorials for community news media, newspapers and radio on the campus-wide progress of THON leadership and community participation Fundraising August 2011 LEADERSHIP Commonwealth Council of Student Government August 2011 - Present Diversity Chair: Judicial, Student and Academic Affairs correspondent Selected to meet with student and institutional leadership to discuss campus wide issues in regards to diminishing state appropriations for higher education Meet with President of the University annually to discuss the progress of our initiatives for lower cost housing, greater expansion of resources for commonwealth campuses Lion Ambassador Gave Campus Tours to groups of 30 perspective students and parents Introduced campus resources and environment to parents and students Global Engagement and Leadership Experience-Attendee Engaged International and American students in various symposiums to foster acceptance and cultural understanding STAR Leadership Series-Graduate LEADERQUEST-Attendee African Expo Director Planned, executed and implemented the first African EXPO on the Penn State DuBois campus. Showcased African food, literature, indigenous art and clothing Contracted professional Adowa dancers to perform AFFILIATIONS Delta Mu Sigma Honor Society Member January 2011-Present Sigma Alpha Pi Honor Society Member August 2012-Present National Honor Society Inc. Member August 2012-Present January 2011 - May 2012
