Yaa Ntiamoa-BaiduProf. Yaa Ntiamoa-Baidu is the Project Director of the Carnegie “Next Generation of Academics in Africa” project at the University of Ghana. She oversees the smooth running of the project and ensures timely delivery on agreed project outputs. Yaa Ntiamoa-Baidu is full Professor at the University of Ghana, Legon. She holds a Ph.D. in Zoology from Edinburgh University, Scotland and a B.Sc. degree (First Class) from the University of Ghana. As a prolific academic researcher, Ntiamoa-Baidu research interests include Wetlands and Water bird ecology, environmental conservation and development.
Prof. Ntiamoa-Baidu has served in various leadership roles such as Deputy Head (Research) in the Ghana Wildlife Department; Professor and Head of the Zoology Department, University of Ghana; and Executive Director of the Ghana Wildlife Society, a conservation NGO that she established in 1992 and Director of WWF International Africa and Madagascar Programme. She was the founding Acting Pro-Vice Chancellor of the University of Ghana, Office of Research, Innovation and Development (ORID from July 2010 to July 2011. She is currently the Chair of the Centre for African Wetlands, which she established in 2000.
Collins Amofah provides general accounting services to Project Investigators; manages project budgets and prepares invoices for release of funds. He is responsible for preparing accounts for the investigators and reconciling project accounts with donors. He also attends to donor queries regarding project accounts. As part of his job description, he provides year-end support to both internal and external auditors in auditing the projects and serves as a link between the Finance Directorate and the project directors.
Yaa Frimpomaa Kankam has worked with the BANGA-Africa Project Team as an Assistant Registrar since 2017. She holds an MBA in Human Resource Management and a BA in Management and Psychology, both from the University of Ghana. On the Project, her role mainly involves handling administrative issues related to the post-doctoral component of the BANGA-Africa Project, a component of which focuses on implementing activities aimed at helping to consolidate the research capacity of early career faculty of the University of Ghana.
Prior to the project, Yaa worked progressively within various job functions (Administration, Finance, Monitoring and Evaluation, and Project/Programme Management) for close to 15 years within the NGO sector.
Esi Osam Doe-Sallah has worked with the BANGA-Africa Project Team since 2017, previously as the Project Administrator and now an Assistant Registrar. She holds a master's degree in Hospitality Management from the University of North Texas, and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Home Science & Information Studies from the University of Ghana. On the Project, her role mainly involves handling administrative issues related to the doctoral component of the BANGA-Africa Project.
Prior to the project, Esi worked in the hotel industry as a front office supervisor.
Yoofi Amfo has worked with the BANGA-Africa Project Team since 2020, as a Research Assistant. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Geography & Linguistics from the University of Ghana. On the Project, his role mainly involves updating and modifying the Project's website as well as conducting tracer studies to document the career progression of past beneficiaries of the UG-Carnegie Project. Additionally, he provides logistical support to the Project.