Emmanuel Akyeampong is Oppenheimer Faculty Director of the Harvard University Center for African Studies, Professor of History and of African and African American Studies at Harvard University. He was appointed Loeb Harvard College Professor in July 2005.

Akyeampong is a Fellow of the Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences (FGA), and a Corresponding Fellow of the Royal Historical Society (UK). He serves as the president of the African Public Broadcasting Foundation (US), a partnership of academic researchers, African broadcasters and African producers dedicated to the production of development-oriented programs for broadcast on television, radio and the Internet. He is a co-founder and director of the International Institute for the Advanced Study of Cultures, Institutions and Economic Enterprise (IIAS: www.interias.org.gh) based in Accra, Ghana. He served as chair of the Committee on African Studies at Harvard from July 2002 to June 2006.

He is the author of several books and articles including Drink, Power, and Cultural Change: A Social History of Alcohol in Ghana, c.1800 to Recent Times (1996); Between the Sea and the Lagoon: An Eco-Social History of the Anlo of Southeastern Ghana, c.1850 to Recent Times (2001); and editor of Themes in West Africa’s History (2006); and with Henry Louis Gates Jr., The Dictionary of African Biography 6 Vols. (2012). His research interests are social history, comparative slavery and the African diaspora, environmental history, the history of disease and medicine, economic and business history. Akyeampong has been an editor of the Journal of African History (2006-2010), was founding co-editor of African Diaspora and has served on the editorial advisory boards of African Arguments, African Affairs, the International Journal of African Historical Studies, Journal of African History, Journal of the Social History of Medicine, Ghana Studies, the Transactions of the Historical Society of Ghana, and Research

Review. He was a member of the board of directors for the African Studies Association in the United States, and a former Council Member of the International African Institute.

Kobena Bonney is the Immediate Past President of the Ghana Association of Greater Boston (GAGB). He works as an Assistive Technology (AT) Program Coordinator at the Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission (MRC). He runs MassMATCH, the statewide Assistive Technology Program and is a longtime AT user and enthusiast. Kobena has a B.A. from Swarthmore College and an M.A. from Boston University. His hobbies include reading, listening to the radio, sports, and advocacy on a range of sociopolitical topics.

Currently the executive director of the Assabett Valley Boys and girls club, Maynard, MA.

Was a Primary company interface managing the customization process of 737s and 757s for numerous Asian airlines. Directed changes through the manufacturing process up until airplane delivery.

Served as Lead Engineer responsible for laying the groundwork to enter Vietnam and sell airplanes when the US did not have diplomatic relations with the country.

Experienced business leader over 20+ years of experience in consulting, non-profit and engineering. A consummate professional with the skills and demeanor to create profitable success, growth and process improvement. Her guiding belief is by combining compassion, close personal relationships, strategic planning and business acumen, she can promote real change in the lives of people and organizations.

Professional Women’s Group Coordinator for dressed for success, a non-profit whose mission is to promote the economic independence of disadvantaged women by providing professional attire, a network of support, and career development tools to help them thrive in work and life.

Sufia is the Senior Associate Director of Parent & Family Giving at Wellesley College and responsible for raising immediate-impact funds to support the annual operating priorities of the College.

Her experience in leading giving and engagement programs is extensive, and she brings a broad understanding of how to increase both philanthropic revenue and donor participation. In her previous roles, she's directed volunteer and events management, and created communication and funding strategies that inspire meaningful giving.

Sufia is a former Trustee of the Board at the Fenn School, and holds a BS from the University of Massachusetts and an MBA from Bentley University.

Rosalie is an educator and performer working at the intersection of the arts, technology and community. She currently serves on the faculty of Melrose Public Schools teaching digital literacy and creative computation, in addition to serving on the steering committee for the School of Honk, a community street band and dance troupe. A former WTIG board member and 2021 cohort member, Rosalie continues to support the institute by assisting with the website and newsletter.

Dr. Collins A. Tabiri is an internist in Massachusetts. He received his medical degree from University of Ghana Medical School, and graduated from medical school in 2004. Before coming to the USA, Collins worked at the Korlebu Teaching hospital, in Accra, Ghana. He has over 16 years of diverse experience, especially in Internal Medicine. He is affiliated with many hospitals including Boston Medical Center Corporation, Carney Hospital, Massachusetts General Hospital, St Elizabeth's Medical Center. Dr. Collins Tabiri also cooperates with other doctors and physicians in medical groups including Inpatient Consultants Of Massachusetts.