Advisory Board

Advisory Board

As a social enterprise, Afri Decarbonization Co. Inc was established to improve the lives of the people of Africa. In collaboration with local indigenous communities, traditional and local municipal leaders, the success of this project, will depend on the expertise and cooperative efforts of a consortium of organizations and individuals.

Victor Udo, FNSE, PhD

Chairman

As native of Nigeria and the Niger Delta in particular, Dr. Udo has a personal passion and deep sense of responsibility to make a difference in West Africa. Born in a very rural area in Obot Akara and growing up in Calabar, Cross River State, Victor knows and understands firsthand the problems faced by his people. When he returned from the United States to Nigeria between 2011 and 2019, he produced and hosted a radio and TV show to help focus his people on self-sufficiency and equitable sustainable development. 

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Dr. Stephen K. Appiah-Paddi

Vice-Chairman

As Vice-Chairman of ADC, Dr. Appiah-Padi brings vast experience in working with students and faculty, establishing and leading administrative offices, and managing several projects across different types of educational institutions including Ghana. Dr. Appiah-Padi is an experienced global education practitioner-scholar, highly skilled international education leader, mentor, and coach with decades of teaching and administrative experience in both 4 and 2-year higher education institutions, globally.

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Theresa Cusimano, J.D.

StartUp Operating Officer

Theresa was recognized by the faculty of her graduating law school class at the State University of New York for her outstanding commitment to public interest. Over her thirty year career in advancing the common good, she’s gone on to raise $30 Million for campus and community partnerships that address society’s unmet needs, earning awards for her advocacy advancing sustainable solutions through inclusion.

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John Lewis

Member

Sunday Okon Anyang

Member

  • Federal Commissioner, Revenue Mobilization Allocation and Fiscal Commission, The Presidency, Abuja Nigeria.
  • Former Commissioner Economic Development including MDGs/SDGs, AKS, Nigeria.
  • Founding Managing Director, Akwa Bamboo Industries Ltd.
  • First Chairman, Board of Trustees, Association for Bamboo Development in Nigeria, organized the First Bamboo Stakeholders Summit in Nigeria
Micheal Shaffer

Member

  • Founder and Director of Warm Heart, a grassroots community development organization serving Phrao, one of the poorest districts in northern Thailand.
  • Consulted for USAID, the State Department, the EU and others on issues of higher education reform (the Baltic States, Poland, Moldova, and Lebanon) and with direct or partnered grant support from East-East, Prudential, the US Institute of Peace and others on issues of community rebuilding (ex-Yugoslavia, Ethiopia, and South Africa).
  • Specialties: Small-scale biochar production and use by small farmers, which now involved 10,000 small farmers in E. Africa and 1,000 in Thailand.
Hafsat Abiola – Costello

Member

  • President; Women in Africa Initiative (WIA)
  • Founder; Kudirat Initiative for Democracy (KIND)
Bill Pratt

Member

Energy and Software Executive
  • Senior Vice President, Sales & Partnerships at Network Perception
  • Bill Pratt is a versatile sales, marketing, and business development executive with broad experience and a proven track record for developing and growing business opportunities within the energy and critical infrastructure sectors. 
Stan Chen

Member

Leader of the recycling industry, serving as both CEO of RecycleGO Inc., a recycling technology and service provider, and President of United Metal Recycling, a full-service, Class-A permitted recycling facility that handles all grades of ferrous and non-ferrous material, source-separated plastics, and fibers using state-of-the-art processing equipment .

Jason Naggy

Member

  • Founding Executive Director, Rural Workforce Housing Innovation Coalition
  • Promote innovative infrastructure solutions, international technology transfer, skills development, education, entrepreneurialism, economic development, and environmental stewardship.
Dr. Emmanuel O. Akwetey

Member

  • Founding Executive Director of Institute for Democratic Governance, Accra, Ghana
  • Member, Foreign Ministry Advisory Board, Ghana
  • Designed and implemented international development programs in Ghana
  • Partnered with the World Bank, bilateral agencies, government ministries, and private sector firms on international development programs in Ghana.
Dr. Kwado Ohene Sarfor

Member

  • Executive Director, PSS Urbania Consult Ltd.
  • Coordinator, Greater Accra Resilient and Integrated Project.
  • Founder and Convenor, The Urban Platform of Ghana