InLaME — Institute of Leadership and Management in Education

Our People

Advisory Board

Meet the distinguished leaders, scholars and practitioners who guide InLaME's mission to advance leadership and strengthen institutions.

Hon. Dr. Alfred Okoe Bannerman Bruce - Vanderpuije

Hon. Dr. Alfred Okoe Bannerman Bruce - Vanderpuije

Chairman

Public ServiceLocal GovernmentInternational Affairs.

Hon. Dr. Alfred Okoe Vanderpuije is an educationist, public administrator, parliamentarian and former Mayor of Accra, with extensive experience in public service, local government and international affairs. He currently serves as the Member of Parliament for Ablekuma South and Chairperson of Parliament’s Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration Committee. His extensive educational background spans Ghana and the United States. He holds a Post-Secondary Diploma in Education from Accra Teacher Training College, a Master of Education from MidAmerica Nazarene University, USA, a Specialist qualification in Educational Administration from the University of Missouri–Kansas City, USA, and a Doctor of Humane Letters from Benedict College, USA.

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Nii Armah Addy

Nii Armah Addy

Executive Director of the Institute of Leadership and Management in Education (InLaME).

Chartered Management Consultant (CMC)Chartered Professional Administrator (ChPA)Education

He is the Founder of the Institute of Leadership and Management in Education (InLaME). He has over 20 years of industrial experience with a portfolio of high-level engagements in public and private sector works. He holds two masters degrees from (UK and Ghana), LLB, and Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice. He was a lecturer at the Academic City College from 2009 to 2018, where he also served as a member of the Governing Council, Academic Board, Research Committee, and Head of Training, Placement and Alumni. He has published extensively in academic journals, books, and presented conference papers.

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Gloria Atswei Mensah Esq

Gloria Atswei Mensah Esq

Secretary

International Mediator

Gloria Atswei Mensah is a qualified lawyer and member of the Ghana Bar Association, practising in Accra. She holds an LLB from the University of London and an LPC LLM from the University of Law, United Kingdom, and is accredited as an International Mediator by Phoenix Dispute Solutions Ltd (PDSL). Her training reflects a rigorous, internationally grounded approach to legal practice, underpinned by a commitment to professionalism, integrity, and service. Gloria is recognised as part of a rising generation of Ghanaian legal professionals contributing to the nation's continued growth and development.

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Prof. Richard KD Ephraim

Prof. Richard KD Ephraim

Member

Chemical Pathology

Prof. Richard KD Ephraim is a Professor of Chemical Pathology at the University of Cape Coast (UCC). He serves as Acting Chairman of the Faculty of Clinical Chemistry of the West African Postgraduate College of Medical Laboratory Science (WAPCMLS) and chairs the Medical Laboratory Science Profession-Specific Committee of Ghana’s Allied Health Professions Council. He is also Founder and Director of the Kidney Research Initiative, Ghana, and Secretary of the Clinical Chemistry Society of Ghana. Previously, he served as Vice Dean of the School of Allied Health Sciences and Head of the Department of Medical Laboratory Science and Health Information Management at UCC.

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Rev. Dr. Joyman Borketey Otchwemah

Rev. Dr. Joyman Borketey Otchwemah

Member

Christian Leadership

Rev. Dr. Joyman Borketey Otchwemah is a Minister in the Presbyterian Church of Ghana. He holds a PhD in African Christianity and currently serves as the District Minister of Abokobi as well as the Registrar of the Ga Presbytery School of Ministry of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana. He also holds several certificates in Christian Leadership. He is a lecturer and public speaker on Christianity and cultural issues as well as church growth and leadership. He also serves on the academic Board of Christian Leadership College of Royal House Chapel and is also involved in advocacy for the physically challenged.

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Dr. Aristedes Narh Hargoe

Dr. Aristedes Narh Hargoe

Member

Dance StudiesPerforming Arts

Aristedes Narh Hargoe (PhD) is currently a Snr. Lecturer at the Department of Dance Studies, School of Performing Arts, University of Ghana, Legon. He is a BECHS-AFRICA (Andrew Mellon Foundation Feb. – Aug. 2026) fellow, University of Michigan African Presidential Scholar (UMAPS – Fall 2022), and doubles as the Artistic Director of the Ghana Dance Ensemble of the Institute of African Studies, University of Ghana Legon. He holds a PhD in Ethnomusicology from the University of Cape Coast, a Master of Fine Arts (MFA) and a Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) degrees from the University of Ghana. His research interest lies within the domains of Dance Ethnography, Dance Aesthetics, Performance Studies and Semiotics. He is also interested Dance Therapy.

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Dr. Nana Yaw Boampong Sapong

Dr. Nana Yaw Boampong Sapong

Member

Social HistorySocial MovementsLegal history.

Nana Yaw Boampong Sapong is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of History, University of Ghana, Legon. He specializes in 18th to 21st century social history of West Africa (Ghana), with reference to labor, social movements, youth, university studies, and legal history. He teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in African history, political and social movements, theory and methods, and historiography. Nana Sapong has taught in several universities including Southern Illinois University Carbondale (USA), and University of Hradec Kralove (Czech Republic). His current research project focuses on the political economy of higher education in Ghana. His work has been published by Oxford, Cambridge, Wiley Blackwell, Palgrave and Boydell & Brewer. He is a lifetime member of the Ghana Studies Association (of the African Studies Association, USA), editor of Ghana Studies journal, and an alumnus of the Institute for Humane Studies, George Mason University. He is also a creative writer and has written for the The ACU Review (Association of Commonwealth Universities).

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