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Governance
GHAFES has a simple 3-tier Organizational Structure; comprising
- General Committee
- Board
- Management
General Committee
The General Committee (GC) is the ultimate decision-making body in GHAFES. It is composed of the Students from each GHAFES member fellowship, Associates, Board, Staff, and other partner organizations.
The Board
Management
The National Director heads the management team and oversees the day-to-day business of the Fellowship.
Explore the GHAFES Board
Mrs. Amma Asamoabea Eleblu
Board Chair
Mrs. Amma Asamoabea Eleblu
Board Chair
Amma is first and foremost a devoted Christian who loves the Lord. She is a wife and mother of
three, and her faith finds expression in a life of service to the Church, Christian organisations and
the wider community.
At the Legon Interdenominational Church (LIC), where she worships, Amma is particularly
passionate about the next generation. She leads the Child Discipleship Team of the Missions and
Discipleship Ministry and also serves on the Pastoral Care and Counselling Ministry. She is an
active member of the Couples Fellowship and Area Fellowship and is always willing to lend her
support when the LIC Choir has a concert or major event to plan.
Amma’s relationship with GHAFES and its leadership stretches back to her student days at the
University of Ghana, Legon. As Volta Hall President of the University Christian Fellowship
(UCF), she served on the Central Executive Committee, led Bible studies and chaired the Vetting
Committee for incoming UCF executives.
Years later, she returned to serve GHAFES at board level, most recently as Vice Chair of the
Board. Her election as Board Chairperson therefore represents both a continuation of a
longstanding relationship with the movement and a historic milestone, as she becomes the first
woman to hold the position.
Her Christian service extends beyond LIC and GHAFES. Amma serves as Vice Chair of
Advocates for Christ Ghana (A4CG), a role that reflects her conviction that Christians should
make a real and tangible difference in national life. She is also a member of the Steering
Committee of COPAC-GH, the Coalition of Para Church Organisations in Ghana, reflecting her
belief that Christian organisations can achieve greater Kingdom impact through collaboration
and partnership, rather than working in isolation.
Professionally, Amma is Africa Business Resilience Senior Manager at PricewaterhouseCoopers
(PwC), with responsibility spanning nine countries across West and East Africa. She also leads
work relating to ISO 22301 recertification for PwC Africa and has recently taken on an
additional role as Coordinator for PwC Net Zero Reporting for the East Africa region.
Her professional roots at PwC run deep. She spent ten years with PwC Ghana in Audit and
Assurance, serving clients across Ghana, Nigeria and Liberia, before moving into the Business
Continuity function of the Risk & Quality Unit, where she has spent almost another decade.
Beyond her corporate career, Amma is also Chief Executive Officer of 97 Bakes, an Accra-based
bakery and catering business that she founded and leads.
She is an Associate Member of the Business Continuity Institute, a Fellow of the Association of
Chartered Certified Accountants in the United Kingdom, and a member of the Institute of
Chartered Accountants, Ghana. She holds an MBA from Imperial College Business School,
London, and a first degree in Accounting from the University of Ghana, Legon.
Across her church life, Christian service, professional career and entrepreneurial pursuits, Amma
has consistently combined faith, service, leadership and excellence. She brings to the Chair of
the GHAFES Board both a longstanding connection to the movement and a breadth of leadership
experience across Christian ministry, governance and professional life.
Mr. Isaac Mensah-Newton
National Director/ Board Secretary
Mr. Isaac Mensah-Newton
National Director/ Board Secretary
Isaac Mensah-Newton is a Chartered Management Consultant (CMC) and Chartered Professional Administrator (ChPA) with over 17 years of experience in student ministry and youth work. He currently serves as the National Director of the Ghana Fellowship of Evangelical Students (GHAFES), an organization affiliated with the International Fellowship of Evangelical Students (IFES). His mission is to worship God wholeheartedly, live in preparation for heaven, and serve both God and humanity in his generation. Isaac has gained international exposure through participation in the 4th Lausanne Congress in Seoul, South Korea, attendance at IFES World Assemblies in South Africa and Indonesia, and volunteering with the UK-based charity CAREFORCE as a youth worker at St. Michael & All Angels Church in Blackheath, South-East London. He also serves on several boards and executive committees of religious organizations. He is currently the Board Secretary and a member of the GHAFES Board. Additionally, he is a member of the Langham Ghana Executive Council and the National Steering Committee of the Ghana Evangelism Committee (GEC). Within his local church, Trinity United Church (TUC), Isaac is a Council Member and the President of the Young Adults Fellowship (YAF). During his university years at the University of Cape Coast, Ghana, he served as President of the GHAFES UCC chapter and as Chairman of the Students’ National Executive Committee (SNEC). Isaac is a full member of the Chartered Institute of Administrators and Management Consultants-Ghana and is currently pursuing a Doctorate in Business Administration at California Baptist University. He is happily married to Vivian Mensah-Newton, and they are blessed with three children.
Mr. Yaw Appiah Lartey
Senior Treasurer
Mr. Yaw Appiah Lartey
Senior Treasurer
Yaw Appiah-Lartey is a Chartered Accountant and a Lawyer with over 15 years “top 4” accounting firm (Deloitte, PwC and Ernst & Young) experience in providing accounting and financial advisory services to public and private sector clients. He is the Financial Advisory Leader in Deloitte Ghana responsible for corporate finance, M&A transactions, due diligence reviews, financial modelling, business valuations, deal structuring and negotiations. He has worked in Ghana, Sierra Leone, Nigeria,Kenya, Botswana, Eswatini, South Africa and the United Kingdom (UK). Yaw also serves on boards and executive committees of religious and social organisations. He is currently the Senior Treasurer and a Board Member of the Ghana Fellowship of Evangelical Students (GHAFES). He is an immediate past Presbyter and the Treasurer of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana, Ramseyer Congregation, Taifa, Accra, Ghana. Yaw is also a Board Member and the Treasurer of Rotary Club, Accra Westlands. Yaw served as an executive member of the University Christian Fellowship (UCF) and the Methodist Presby Union (MPU) when he was a student at University of Ghana. Yaw is a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (FCCA) and a member the Institute of Chartered Accountants, Ghana (CA). He is also a member of the Ghana Bar Association (GBA) and holds Masters’ degree from the University of Cambridge, UK. Yaw is married to Jade Appiah-Lartey and they are blessed with four (4) children.
Lawyer Osei Yaw Osafo
General Counsel
Lawyer Osei Yaw Osafo
General Counsel
Osei Yaw Marfo is a seasoned lawyer with over 42 years of professional experience, having been called to the Ghana Bar in December 1982. His primary area of specialization is corporate law. He has served as Company Secretary/Board Secretary in various organizations for more than two decades. His most recent role was at Prudential Bank Limited, where he served as Company Secretary from 2005 until his retirement in 2019. He brings to the board a wealth of experience and deep expertise, having served on multiple boards over the years. His extensive knowledge and practical understanding of the Companies Act and corporate governance are valuable assets to any leadership team. Following his national service from 1982 to 1984, Mr. Osafo began his legal career at the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC), where he worked as a Legal Officer from 1984 to 1992. He then joined UTC of Ghana Limited as Company Secretary/Legal Adviser from 1993 to 1997. From 1997 to September 1998, he engaged in private legal practice with M.A.F. Ribeiro & Associates. He subsequently joined Prudential Bank Limited in October 1998 and served there until his retirement on December 31, 2019. Mr. Osafo holds a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) degree in Law and Political Science from the University of Ghana, Legon (1980), and a Qualifying Certificate in Law from the Ghana School of Law (1982). Mr. Osafo was a member of the University Christian Fellowship at the University of Ghana, Legon, from 1977 to 1980, and has since remained an active Associate of GHAFES. He is a committed member of Trinity United Church, Legon, where he serves as a Bible Study leader. Mr. Osafo is married to Cecelia Osafo, and they are blessed with two adult children—Priscilla and Roberta.
Prof. Samuel Kwasi Dartey-Baah
Member
Professor Kwasi Dartey-Baah is an Associate Professor of Leadership and Organisational Development at the Department of Organisation & Human Resource Management of the University of Ghana Business School, Legon and the immediate past Head of the Department of Organisation and Human Resource Management. He holds a PhD in Leadership and Human Resource Development from Trinity College Newburgh, USA and Canterbury University, United Kingdom and engineering degrees from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana and the Imperial College, London. He is a scholar of the Centre for Promoting Ideas, USA, Fellow of the Ghana Institute of Management; a chartered member of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport, UK; a member of the Institution of Highways and Transport; UK and a corporate member of the Ghana Institution of Engineering (GhIE). He chaired the Ghana Institution of Engineering’s Strategic Planning Committee from 2014 to 2015. Professor Kwasi Dartey-Baah is married to Dr Sandra Dartey-Baah and they are blessed with three (3) children. He worships with his family at the International Central Gospel Church, Holy Ghost Temple.
Prof. Samuel Nana Yaw Simpson
Member
Professor Samuel Nana Yaw Simpson has been associated with Ghana Fellowship of Evangelical Students (GHAFES) since 1998 as a member of University Christian Fellowship (UCF), where he served in various capacities during his undergraduate and graduate studies at the University of Ghana. Notable among them is his role as Bible Studies Coordinator (Cell Coordinator) for Commonwealth Hall. Prof. Simpson loves the Lord and loves to serve whenever and wherever he gets the opportunity. Apart from serving in the church, he is part of many Christian groups that seek to reach out to the young and old in secondary schools, universities and rural communities. As a Christian, he believes that he has not attained full maturity yet… (Eph 4:13), and he is being transformed into the image of God from glory to glory just as by the Spriit of the Lord (2 Cor 3:18b). Professionally, Prof Simpson is a people-oriented individual who is passionate about training and capacity building, including providing career guidance and godly mentoring in building a generation of leaders with integrity. He is a thought-leader with over two (2) decades of experience in teaching, research and administration, including consulting in fields such as Accounting, Public Financial Management, Corporate Governance, Risk Management, and Sustainability. He holds a PhD in Accounting and Finance from the University of Birmingham, United Kingdom, a Certified Balanced Scorecard Professional, Certified Ghana Micro Finance Institutions (GHAMFIN) Trainer, Certified Credit Unions Association (CUA) Trainer, Certified Africa Development Educator (ADE), Certified Governance Trainer (Institute of Directors, Ghana), Certified Public Financial Management (PFM) Professional, and Chartered Risk Analyst. He has consulted and facilitated training for several organisations. Notable among them are, the World Bank, the German Development Organisation (GTZ-GIZ), the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the Inter-Ministerial Coordinating Committee (IMCC) on Local Government Administration, the Ghana Oil and Gas for Inclusive Growth (GOGIG), the Credit Union Association (CUA), Ghana Microfinance Institutions Network (GHAMFIN), Sparkassenstiftung fuer international Kooperation (Savings Banks Foundation for International Cooperation – SBFIC, Germany), and KPMG (Ghana). Prof Simpson has served and continues to serve on many Committees and Boards of various organisations within and outside Ghana, including, the University of Ghana, the University of Ghana Cooperative Credit Union (the largest Credit Union in Ghana), the Accra Chapter of Credit Union Association (CUA) of Ghana, Atlas Commodities Limited, the International Leadership Foundation, the International Conference on Management, Leadership and Governance, and the European Conference on Management, Leadership and Governance
Bright Aboagye Obeng
Staff Representative
Bright Aboagye Obeng
Staff Representative
Bright Aboagye Obeng serves as the Director of Campus Ministry with Ghana Fellowship of Evangelical Students (GHAFES). For the past 13 years, Bright has served in various leadership capacities including but not limited to Campus Ministry Coordinator, Zonal Ministry Coordinator of GHAFES. He is currently the Welfare Chairperson of the GHAFES staff Welfare and doubles as the staff Representative to the Board. He holds a Masters of Arts Degree in Theology and Mission from Akrofi Christaller Institute of Theology, Mission and Culture, a Post Graduate Diploma in Theology, Jos ECWA Theological Seminary, and a Bachelor’s Degree in French, University of Cape Coast, Ghana. He is associated to several organizations including the Institute of Christian Apologetics Studies and the YLGen of the Lausanne Movement. He is passionate about younger people, the University campus as a strategic mission field, Christian Apologetics, Discipleship, Scripture Engagement, Leadership, Theology and Missions. Bright loves to have conversations with young people, reading, writing, engaging in theological and intellectual conversations, and making fresh juice with his wife. Bright lives in Accra with his beloved wife, Dr. Mrs. Bridget Aboagye-Obeng and their lovely daughter Ewurabena Kesewa Aboagye-Obeng and together they run BnB Foods. Together with his family, Bright worships with at the Legon Interdenominational Church, UG, Accra.
Rev. Dr. James Yamoah
Member
Rev. Dr. James Yamoah
Member
The Rev. Dr. James Yamoah joined the Inter-Hall Christian Fellowship (IHCF), the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) campus chapter of GHAFES in 1985. He served as the Prayer Secretary of the Fellowship. Rev. Dr. Yamaoh is an ordained Minister of the Gospel of Jesus Christ and a Bible scholar with a specialization in the Old Testament and Biblical Hebrew. Rev. Dr. Yamoah is currently the Vice President of the Ghana Christian University College, Accra. He has worked in the same institution for the past eighteen (18) years and occupied several positions including Dean of School of Theology and Senior Lecturer. He is married to Mrs. Florence Yamoah. The two have three children, Jemina A. Yamoah, Emmanuel G. Yamoah, and Joseph N. Yamoah. Rev. Yamoah is the resident Minister of the Ghana Christian University College seminary church
Mrs. Grace Osei-Hwere
Member
Mrs. Grace Osei-Hwere
Member
Mrs. Grace Osei-Hwere is full-time housewife and mother and works as a lawyer on a part time basis serving as the Managing Partner of D & G Legal Consult – 2008 till date. She decided to concentrate on building her home and bringing up her handsome gifts from God. She was actively in the work force only from 2001 to 2008. Grace worked with First Atlantic Merchant Bank as an Assistant Manager, Legal Department from June 2007 to November 2008. She worked as Senior Associate at Paintsil, Paintsil & Co. from 2001 to 2007. She was also Secretary of the Rules of Court Committee of the Judiciary from 2005 to 2006. Mrs. Grace Osei-Hwere is a member of the International Central Gospel Church (I.C.G.C) and worships at the Holy Ghost Temple. Prior to her joining the Holy Ghost Temple, she was a member of the I.C.G.C-Adonai Temple, West Legon where she served on the Church Leadership and two Committees – the Building and Finance Committees. Grace, since October 2021, has been Secretary to the Parent-Teachers Association (P.T.A.) Executives at Galaxy International School, Accra. Grace is married to Mr. Dennis Osei-Hwere, Director, Legal Department of Forestry Commission and the two are blessed with three handsome boys, David (21 years), William (19 years) and Leslie (16 years).
Ing. Samuel Avaala Awonnea
Member
Ing. Samuel Avaala Awonnea
Member
Ing. Samuel Avaala Awonnea is a seasoned professional with a diverse background spanning engineering, business, and community leadership. Holding a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) and an Executive MBA from the same institution, he has established a strong academic foundation.His career is deeply rooted in the oil palm industry, where he currently holds the pivotal position of General Manager at Benso Oil Palm Plantation PLC, a distinguished company listed on the Ghana Stock Exchange and certified by the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO). His technical proficiency is underscored by his membership in the Ghana Institution of Engineers (GhIE) and his certification as an Instructor from the Japan Institute of Plant Maintenance (JIPM).Avaala's influence transcends the corporate realm. He actively engages in community development and religious leadership, evident through his past role as President of the Inter-Hall Christian Fellowship (IHCF) and his current position as an Elder at the Philadelphia Assemblies of God Church. His roles as Patron of the BOPP Estate Council of Churches and member of the Council of Mentors at Assemblies of God Glory Church further highlight his dedication to serving his community.His contributions to national development are notable through his appointments to various boards and councils, including membership on the Cape Coast Technical University Council, Chairmanship of the Council for Regentropfen University College of Applied Sciences (ReCAS), and participation in the Tree Crops Development Authority (TCDA).Married with four biological children and several adopted ones, Ing. Samuel Avaala Awonnea is a multifaceted individual who adeptly combines professional excellence with a profound sense of community responsibility.
Ms. Ewura Abena Boatemaa Yeboah
SNEC Chair
Ms. Ewura Abena Boatemaa Yeboah
SNEC Chair
Ewura Abena Boatemaa Yeboah is a 4th-year medical student at Family Health University and the current President of CMF–Family Health University. She joined CMF in 2022 and has since served faithfully as Assistant Prayer Secretary (2023/2024) and Prayer Secretary (2024/2025) before assuming the presidency. A proud alumna of Wesley Girls’ High School, Ewura Abena is a born-again Christian who worships at the Presbyterian Church of Ghana, Shalom Congregation, Oyarifa. Her life is anchored in Isaiah 41:10, which continually assures her of God’s presence and marvellous help. She is passionate about serving God and His people, with a deep conviction that everything must be done wholeheartedly as unto the Lord. Beyond academics and ministry, she enjoys reading and spending quality time with her family. As SNEC Chairperson of GHAFES, her heart’s desire is to see every fellowship across the movement rise to the height God has called it to—spiritually, numerically, and financially.
Mr. Asmah Coffie
SNEC Secretary
Mr. Asmah Coffie
SNEC Secretary
Asmah Coffie is a 3rd-year student pursuing a BSc. in Electrical and Electronic Engineering at the University of Mines and Technology (UMaT). He currently serves as the SNEC Secretary, and has also held several leadership roles within GHAFES UMaT — including Assistant Outreach Coordinator (2023) and General Secretary (2023–2024). He continues to serve faithfully as the Fellowship’s secretary. Asmah is a born-again Christian in the Catholic Church, and is known for being humble, diligent, and friendly. His life and ministry are guided by his favourite scripture, Matthew 6:33, which he describes as the turning point that deepened his relationship with God. He is a prayerful and fervent man of God, passionate about serving both the fellowship and the Kingdom of God with excellence.
Prof. Edward Baagyere
Member
Prof. Edward Baagyere
Member
Prof. Edward Baagyere became a member of the Ghana Fellowship of Evangelical Students (GHAFES) in 2002 at the University for Development Studies (UDS), Navrongo Campus. Throughout his time with GHAFES at UDS, he served in various roles until being elected as President for the 2005-2006 academic year. Prof. Baagyere holds a Doctor of Engineering (DEng) in Computer Science and Technology. He is currently an Associate Professor of Computer Science and serves as the Dean of the School of Computing and Information Sciences at the C. K. Tedam University of Technology and Applied Sciences, Navrongo. Prof. Baagyere is married to Mary Nartey, with whom he has two daughters: Beatrice and Brianna. He also an ordained Pastor with the Fountain Gate Chapel and serves as the Associate Pastor at the Mountain-top Pastures at Navrongo.