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Leadership

Leadership

Board of Directors

The US Africa Collaborative is guided by a distinguished Board of Directors representing government, academia, private industry, civil society, and the creative economy across Africa, the United States, and the global Diaspora.

Each board member brings deep expertise, professional networks, and a commitment to advancing inclusive development, ethical leadership, and intergenerational impact.

FOUNDING MEMBER

Ms. Odette Anderson

Director of Legal Services
KwaZulu Natal Department
of Human Settlements
Durban, KZN, South Africa

FOUNDING MEMBER

Mr. Brendan Boyce

University of Fort Hare
East London, Eastern
Cape, SA

Ms. Karishma Busgeeth

Housing Development Agency RoSA, South Africa

Mr. Robert Dashiell

USA, South Africa

Dr. Gloria Ekpo

Health Kiosks for All, USA
FOUNDING MEMBER

Mrs. Elizabeth Glenn

Chair Emeritus & Founder, 
US Africa Collaborative, Inc.
President, Bethel Empowerment
Wellness Center
Baltimore, MD, USA
FOUNDING MEMBER

Ms. Irma Gorham

CEO, Housing Authority – Paterson
Paterson, New Jersey, USA

Dr. RaJade Berry James

Senior Associate Dean 
of Faculty and Academic Affairs 
L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs
Virginia Commonwealth University, Virginia USA
FOUNDING MEMBER

Mr. Ramsey Jay

CEO, San Paulo Housing Authority
San Paulo, California, USA

FOUNDING MEMBER

Professor Coleman Jordan

School of Architecture & Planning Morgan State University Baltimore, Maryland USA
FOUNDING MEMBER

Dr. Ernest Nene Khalema

Dean & Head of School, 
Built Environment & Development Studies
University of KwaZulu Natal Durban, South Africa

Ms. Rebotile Malakalaka

Seetja Communication and Business Consulting, United Arab Emirates

Ms. Lillian Nanyunja Muleke

Real Estate Institute of East Africa, Uganda

Dr. Mabongi Mvuyana

Mangosuthu University of Technology, South Africa

Dr. Jonathan Oladeji

University of Johannesburg, South Africa

FOUNDING MEMBER

Dr. Sheri Parks

University of Maryland-College Park, USA

Mr. Karsten Popp

iLima Digital Foundry, USA

Dr. Byron Price

Global Ties Alliance, USA

FOUNDING MEMBER

Mr. Stacy Spann

Greenwood Archer Capital

Dr. Andrew Wambua

Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South Africa

Mr. Stephen Wanjala

HDFC Housing and Development Finance Consultants, Kenya

FOUNDING MEMBER

Mr. Brian Wasserman

Minnesota State University at Mankato, USA

Mr. De’Andre Wells

Curex Asset Group/AGX LLC, USA

Dr. Gia Grant Rutledge

The Kingdom Collective

FOUNDING MEMBER

Ms. Maria Day-Marshall, Esq.,

Director, Colvin Institute of Real Estate Development School of Architecture Planning & Preservation University of Maryland College Park, MD, USA

Dr. Sanele Mbambo

University of the Free State, South Africa

FOUNDING MEMBER

Ms. Regina Mitchell

CEO, York Housing Authority York, Pennsylvania, USA

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