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Mr. Haruna Darbo, Atlanta, USA.

Mr. Darbo is the founder and Chair of The Global Democracy Project.

He obtained a High School Diploma from Franklin High School, North Carolina and commuted to Western Carolina University in Cullowhee, NC, for three years in the University's Coop Engineering Program. He transferred to North Carolina State Univ. to study Physics briefly before enrolling at Georgia Institute of Technology's Civil and Environmental Engineering Program, where he completed another two years of Coop assignment with Star Enterprise, A joint venture of Texaco and Aramco.

Mr. Darbo also worked at the Georgia Department of Transportation at the Materials Testing Lab for I-20 Expressway refurbishment.

Mr. Darbo founded and managed a Security and a Logistics Consultancy for five years each.

His volunteer work included Peer tutoring Physics, Chemistry, and French at Western Carolina, building a trail at Livsey Elementary School in Dekalb County, Adult Education teacher in Dekalb County, Patient screener at the Lighthouse Foundation Vision Clinic, and with his son for HandsonAtlanta.

He lives with his son and mother in Georgia.

Dr. Kebba Daffeh; Gambia

Dr. Daffeh is frrm Kaur, Gambia, and completed high school at Gambia High School.

He served progressively as Chief Veterinary Officer, Director-Department of Veterinary Services and OIE Delegate, and as Director General of the Food Safety and Quality Authority of The Gambia.

His experience includes serving as a National Livestock Consultant for the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO-Gambia).

He has been the Principal Veterinary Officer responsible for Epidemiology, Disease Control and Investigation at the Ministry of Agriculture in Gambia for many years, as well as the National Epidemiologist for the Pan African Programme for control of Epizootics (PACE-Gambia).

Dr. Daffeh is currently Probono Lecturer at The University of Gambia. He is founder, and now Adviser to the Animal Welfare Advocates Association-Gambia, a chapter of WTS Vets United, a Berlin registered Animal Welfare Charitable Foundation of which he is West Africa Representative. In this capacity, he helped launch the Animal Welfare Educational Project at Cottington University and Loffer county Community College in Liberia.

Dr. Daffeh speaks Mandinka, Wollof, Fula, English, and French.

He is married with children.

Mr. Abdou Dampha; Gambia

Mr. Dampha is Gambian, of Sibanor. At the tender age of four, he moved to Bwiam where he completed Fatima Senior Secondary School. He obtained an Advanced Diploma in Management Studies and a Postgraduate Diploma in Public Administration from the Management Development Institute (MDI) in Kanifing,

In 2019, he traveled to complete an MBA at Cyprus International University and graduated in 2021.

Mr. Dampha's professional career included as an Entrepreneur in the Tourism industry where he was elected as Secretary General, Treasurer, and Board Chairman of the Association of Small Scale Enterprises in Tourism (ASSET). Prior to traveling to Cyprus to self-fund his MBA, Mr. Dampha was General Manager of The Mall of Gambia, a position he will return to later this year.
Mr. Dampha speaks Mandinka, Wollof, and English.

He has one child.

Mr. Muhammad Lamin Saidykhan; Gambia

Mr. Saidykhan is from Dumbuto in Kiang West,, Gambia.

He completed high school at Saint Augustine's Senior Secondary School and obtained a BSc. Chemistry from the University of The Gambia; UTG.

Muhammad Lamin is currently Ag Centre Manager with the Rotary Centennial Science Laboratory.

His experience includes Lab Technician with the Gambega Bottling Plant water treatment department and the Edward Francis Small Teaching Hospital. He has been a veteran teacher and teacher trainer with the Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education in Gambia.

Muhammad has a rich volunteer experience culminating in his election as Vice Chair of the Dumbuto Youth Development Association. He is also Secretary to the Board of the Rotary Centennial Science Laboratory established by the Science and Technology Education Directorate.

Mr. Saidykhan speaks Mandinka, Fula, Wollof, and English fluently, and Spanish at the elementary level.

He is married with a child.

Mrs. Fatou Sarr-Darboe; Gambia.

Mrs. Sarr-Darboe was born in Gambia where she completed High School at Gambia Senior Secondary School. She obtained a BSc. Accountancy and an MSc.; Public Administration from the University of The Gambia; UTG, and Advanced Diplomas in Accounting and Finance and in Auditing from the Management Development Institute; Gambia.

Fatou also completed professional training in IT-Auditing, Access Accounting Systems, and in Internal Audit and Control and Financial Management in India, South Africa, and Ghana respectively.

She is currently Manager; Internal Audit, at a Major Telecommunications company in Gambia where she began her professional career nineteen years ago.

Fatou is also completing an MBA program at the UTG.

She speaks Wollof, Aku, Mandinka, and English, and understands Jola, Serer, and French.

Fatou is married with children.

Mrs. Emily Correa-Gomez; Gambia
Mrs. Correa-Gomez is from Banjul, Gambia.

She graduated from Saint Joseph's Senior Secondary School and obtained  Primary Teacher's Certificate from Gambia College. She also obtained a Certificate of School Management from the University of The Gambia, a Certificate of Financial Management and Budget Tracking from Marino Institute of Education in Ireland, a Certificate in Education Leadership from MacMillan Writers, a Trainer of Trainers Diploma from the Cape Coast School of Education, Ghana, and a Resource Teacher Trainer Certificate from University Colleges of Bristol and King Alfred's.

Mrs. Correa-Gomez's teaching and management experience spans the spectrum from Teacher in all grades from Early Learning to Senior Secondary Schools, and Teacher-Trainer to Principal.

She is currently Head of Communications at the Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education in Gambia.

Mrs. Correa-Gomez speaks Aku, Manjago, Mandinka, Wollof, and English.

She is married with children.

Mr. Modou Lamin Darboe; Gambia.

Mr. Darboe is from Fajikunda and a veteran Teacher. He is currently Lecturer of Economics and Finance at the Gambia Technical Training Institute; GTTI.

Mr. Darboe volunteers with his native Salikenni Scholarship Fund to help give back to the organization that helped him through Grade School.

He is fluent in Mandinka, Wollof, and English, and lives in Fajikunda with his wife and child.