Our Team
Team
Located in the USA and Ghana
Executive Director
Amy Williams
Skilled in project management, marketing, and community relations, Amy passionately believes education is key to helping individuals thrive. As our director, she helps us continue to make a positive impact in the lives of students and families.
Country Director
Isaac Darko-Mensah
Specializing in electrical engineering, Isaac is our hands-on management for growth in Ghana, and has helped develop our amazing technology.
DevelopmenT Coordinator
Anna Frandsen
Anna is passionate about access to education and opportunity, and works alongside our Executive Director to manage, market, and plan, helping continue to change lives.
data specialist
Morgan O'Loughlin
With a background in public health, Morgan is passionate about community-centered sustainable solutions. She helps to collect and analyze our data to continue to improve our projects.
Education Specialist
Peace Yeri
Peace oversees our menstrual kit distribution project in Ghana, educating and inspiring young girls in our schools. She also provides insightful evaluation into each of our projects.
Program Associate
Richard Koomson
Having a background in education, Richard helps with training our schools to use our programs. He also works with merry-go-round maintenance, and is integral in identifying new potential schools to receive our programs.
Program Associate
Alex Marty
With several years experience in field surveys and electrical installation, Alex helps us to collect impact data and improve our projects. He also helps with the training and sustainability of our programs.
Special Projects
George Thompson
George takes the lead on our construction projects, including boreholes, school construction, and BioFil toilets. He also helps with project maintenance and distribution.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The children of Ghana hold a special place in their hearts.
President & Founder
Ben Markham
Our humble founder Ben is a retired ExonnMobil Executive and chemical engineer. He loves the people of Ghana and is passionate about using his skills to provide educational opportunities for them.
Board Secretary
Dr. Betsy Eckton
With 30+ years as a public educator, Betsy uses her experience in curriculum development, instructional strategies, and organization of educational programs to help our projects grow and become more efficient.
Board Member
Jaron Dunford
With a background in marketing, Jaron helps with our brand growth and marketing so that we can continue to impact the lives of more children in Ghana.
Board Member
Dr. Angela Trego
Angela leverages her engineering and leadership expertise to support technical development, analysis, and faculty training. She is passionate about creating opportunities that inspire lifelong learning.
Board Member
Larry Allred
Using his background in engineering and business consulting, Larry helps to improve processes and structure to increase our efficiency within our programs.
Board Member
Wes Marriott
Wes brings his operational experience and knowledge from running several small businesses to the team, while also contributing a creative and design oriented outlook on progress.
Board Member
Dr. Jeff Markham
Skilled in organizing information, seeing the big picture, and defining small steps to reach big goals, Jeff helps improve our programs, while assisting with our health-related projects.