By Morkporkpor Anku
Accra, Sept. 17, GNA – The Pan-African Leadership Institute (PALI) has appointed five distinguished leaders as Global, Co-Ambassador and Deputy Global Ambassadors for Canada, Cuba, Eswatini, Ghana and Trinidad and Tobago.
The appointments are aimed at expanding PALI’s executive leadership network and strengthening its presence across Africa and the African diaspora.
The new appointees are Mr George Sarkodie, Global Ambassador for Canada; Dr Kathryn Hall-Trujillo, Global Ambassador for Cuba; and Dr Joyce Sibanda, Global Ambassador for Eswatini.
Others are Hajia Nana Fatimah High, Global Co-Ambassador for Ghana, and Ms Aisha Stewart, Deputy Global Ambassador for Trinidad and Tobago.
Dr Kofi Osei-Kusi, President of PALI, said the appointments reaffirmed the institute’s commitment to deepening its presence across Africa and the diaspora.
He said the ambassadors would help connect senior leaders and C-suite executives committed to serving their communities and advancing Africa’s renaissance.
Dr Osei-Kusi said the network was rooted in the philosophy of Ubuntu, which emphasised servant, ethical and transformational leadership.
He said the ambassadors would promote PALI programmes, strengthen alumni networks, and identify strategic partnerships to advance leadership development across the continent and beyond.
Mr Sarkodie, the Canada Ambassador, is the Founder and Team Lead of MeetMentors, an organisation providing mentorship for emerging leaders across Africa.
He holds an M.Ed from the University of British Columbia and an MSc from Aarhus University and is an Associate Member of the Institute of Leadership and Management in the United Kingdom.
Dr Hall-Trujillo, the Cuba Ambassador, is a Global Public Health Administrator, Professor and Mission Ambassador to Cuba for the Federation of Gender and Human Rights.
She has nearly 50 years of experience in public health, administration and organisational development, and is an Ashoka Fellow and founder of the Bettye S. Hurd Global Legacy Birthing Project.
Dr Sibanda, the Eswatini Ambassador, is a public health leader and Executive Director and Founder of Brave Hearts Eswatini, with more than 40 years of experience in public health leadership.
Hajia High, the Ghana Co-Ambassador, is a policy leader and strategist who coordinates the Ghana Education Outcomes Project and advances gender-responsive policy and education reforms.
Ms Stewart, the Trinidad and Tobago Deputy Ambassador, is an international trade and economic development professional with more than 14 years’ experience and leads the Export Action Programme of the Trinidad and Tobago Chamber of Industry and Commerce.
PALI said it now had alumni in more than 54 countries worldwide, with the growing ambassadorial network expected to support its mission of developing holistic, entrepreneurial and conscientious leaders.
GNA
Edited by Kenneth Odeng Adade