Diasporian News of Sunday, 28 March 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comA five-member new Executive Board for the U.S.-Ghana Alumni Association (USGHAA) has been announced. They are Hilda Mantebea Boye, President; Priscilla Zangina, General Secretary; Mavis Owureku-Asare, Organizing Secretary; Matilda Payne Boakye-Ansah, Public Relations Secretary; and Feruzah Salisu, Programs and Projects Secretary, announced by Ambassador Stephanie Sullivan at a ceremony in Accra. The new board was elected at a conference of a small group of distinguished alumni, including the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, and former Speaker, Aaron Mike Oquaye but broadcast to the Embassy's 450,000 Facebook followers. The statement further clarified the mandate of the Board, stating that the members will serve for a year following which they will be eligible for re-election for another year. "The board is mandated with establishing a mission and vision for the association, revising the constitution and other regulatory documents, and setting up key posts and committees to re-establish the USGHAA as an independent, non-partisan organization that represents its members across Ghana and strengthens the U.S.-Ghana partnership," it said.

Source: GhanaWeb March 28, 2021 13:30 UTC