Board Members
Dr. Sarah Dalglish
Dr. Sarah Dalglish is Associate faculty at the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health and an Honorary Associate at the Institute for Global Health at University College London.
Dr. Dalglish is a researcher and policy expert focusing on child health, health inequities, and health policymaking at global and national levels, with a focus on West Africa. In 2020, she co-authored the WHO-UNICEF-LancetCommission, “A future for the world’s children?”, which presented priorities for improving children’s health and well-being in the era of the Sustainable Development Goals. She is interested in the intersection of power, politics and women’s and children’s health.
Dr. Dalglish is based in Paris and speaks French and Hausa. She was named a “Francophone Woman Leader in Global Health” (2018) and received the American Association for the Advancement of Science’s award for “Excellence in Science” (2015-2017) and the Delta Omega award (2015). Dr. Dalglish holds a PhD from the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health and an M.A. at the Institut d’Études Politiques in Paris.
Mr. Jean-François (JF) Brossoit
Jean-François (JF) Brossoit is Senior Vice President, Transformation, Engineering and Operations Support for CMS Energy and its principal subsidiary, Consumers Energy. He is responsible for the company’s lean management strategy, engineering functions as well as supply chain, corporate safety, fleet, facilities, emergency management, and real estate.
He previously served as Vice President, Manufacturing Operation at United Technologies – Climate, Control and Security (UTC) in Jupiter, Fla. Prior to joining UTC in 2006, he served in several management roles at General Motors Corporation.
Brossoit earned a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Kettering University. He also completed the Darden School of Business Executive Program.
Mrs. Hannah Awadzi
Mrs. Hannah Awadzi is a Communications Professional and a journalist. She is the Executive Director of The Special Mothers Project, an advocacy program that creates awareness on cerebral palsy and issues affecting families raising children with Special Needs.
Her interest’s include contributing to policy discussions to enhance policy formulation with regards to children with cerebral palsy and other special needs. Her passion for advocacy is to see the full implementation of Ghana's Inclusive Education Policy.
Mrs. Awadzi is also a Registered Psychologist Assistant with the Ghana Psychological Council and enjoys counseling families especially mothers raising or nurturing children with Cerebral palsy and other disabilities. She is an author of the book titled: “The Unexpected,” an inspirational that chronicles her journey raising her daughter with cerebral palsy
Hannah has a master’s degree in Contemporary English Studies from the University of Ghana, she also holds a degree in psychology with Linguistics from the same university as well as a Diploma in Mass Communication from the Ghana Institute of Journalism
Dr. Emily Hurley
Dr. Emily Hurley is an Assistant Professor of Health Services and Outcomes based at the Children’s Mercy Research Institute in Kansas City.
Dr. Hurley’s research centers on interpersonal influence in health behavior interventions, specifically, determining how patient-provider communications and social networks can improve patient outcomes. She has applied these core interests to diverse health topics including maternal and child health, sexual and reproductive health, HIV care and treatment, chronic disease prevention, and antibiotic stewardship.
Dr. Hurley has extensive experience on research and program development in sub-Saharan Africa. Since serving as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Mali, she has led or contributed to public health projects in Mali, Togo, eSwatini, Uganda, South Africa, Kenya, Tanzania, and Ghana.
She obtained her PhD from the Department of International Health at the John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. She holds expertise in applications of social and behavioral sciences to public health interventions, as well as the design of formative, mixed-methods, and qualitative studies.
Mrs. Florence Ayisi Quartey
Mrs. Florence Ayisi Quartey is a Child Protection Specialist with an MPHIL.in Social Work. She has many years of experience working with Government, Development Partners and Civil Society Organizations in promoting the rights of children in Ghana.
She has considerable knowledge and experience in child rights issues having worked with the Department of Children and subsequently the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection for over 16 years. Mrs. Ayisi Quartey has extensive background in the areas of programming, advocacy, public policy development, capacity development, strategic planning, monitoring and evaluation, and research on child rights issues.
She played a key role in development of the “Ghana Child and Family Welfare” and “Justice for Children Policies” and is currently responsible for the overall coordination for the two policies.
Mrs. Ayisi Quartey is currently the Ag. Director, Department of Children of the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection in Ghana.
Mr Caleb Kwadwo Osafo
Mr Caleb Kwadwo Osafo is a Business and Investment professional with over a decade of experience in Entrepreneurship, Retail, Fund management, and Research. Mr Osafo led Research and Strategy for Financial Institutions in Groupe Nduom. He managed over thirty pension schemes and two mutual funds at FirstBanC Financial Services, generating competitive returns industrywide. Mr Osafo has pioneered and facilitated several start-ups in Ghana.
Mr Osafo is currently the Managing Director of Cal Insights Limited, a business consulting firm with a focus on African markets. He leads and inspires a team of professionals to offer cutting-edge services to clients and stakeholders. He is also the Director of Osafak Limited, a dealer in top brands of automobile tires, batteries, and lubricants in Ghana. He is a Chartered Financial Economist and holds an MBA(Finance) and BA(Statistics and Sociology) from the University of Ghana, Legon. Caleb is passionate about Human development, Leadership, and Sustainable investments in Africa.
Dr. Yvonne Nanaama Brew
Dr. Yvonne Nanaama Brew is a pediatrician with over 20 years of cumulative experience as a medical practitioner. Currently, she leads the clinical team for the pediatric neurodevelopmental clinic in a regional referral hospital in Ghana. Besides providing clinical care for her patients, as part of her duties as the head of the clinic and lead practitioner, she provides training to postgraduate medical and nursing residents. She is focused on training frontline healthcare workers to screen all children for developmental delays at every point of contact.
In addition to being a practicing clinician, she supports policy-related work in Ghana; where she serves as a member of the Technical Committee for the review of Ghana’s Legislation on Persons with Disability Act.
Dr. Brew is a fellow of the West Africa College of Physicians (Paediatrics) and holds a postgraduate diploma in Pediatric Neurodisability from the UK.
Dr. Edward Antwi
Dr. Edward Antwi is a Consultant (Public Health) in the Ghana Health Service. He is the Programme Manager for Newborn and Child Health at the Family Health Division, Ghana Health Service. Among others, he has contributed to policy development in the area of public health, disease prevention and control and maternal, newborn and child health.
Dr. Antwi has worked in the Departments of Child Health, Surgery, Obstetrics and Gynaecology of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital. He worked as a Medical Superintendent at the St. Martins Catholic Hospital, Agroyesum, in the Amansie West District of the Ashanti region where he also served as the District Director of Health Services. He also worked at the Achimota Hospital. Dr. Antwi was the Deputy Director (Public Health), Regional Health Directorate, Ghana Health Service, Greater Accra Region prior to his transfer to the Ghana Health Service where he presently works .
Dr. Edward Antwi holds a PhD (Clinical Epidemiology) and MSc. (Epidemiology) from Utrecht University in the Netherlands, a Membership in Public Health from the Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeons, a Master of Public Health from the University of Ghana School of Public Health and a Medical Degree from the University of Ghana Medical School.
He has publications in several peer reviewed journals to his credit.