Country Directors



Ghana

Florentine Adjoa Ansah-Asare is the Country Director for Edify Ghana. She joined Edify in February 2017 as an Education Specialist and was responsible for designing, implementing, following up and assessing Edify’s programs for school improvement and school leadership development in its partner schools. She acted as a coach, providing support supervision for school leaders.  In […]

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Peru

Joel Cuadra is a professional in business administration with a specialization in strategic marketing with 12 years of experience in the corporate world and the nonprofit sector. Prior to joining Edify, he served as Director of Community Development & Evangelism and Public Relations Manager for Operation Blessing International, visiting communities all around Peru, leading, training, […]

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El Salvador

Rafael joined Edify in March 2022 as Country Director for El Salvador. Prior to joining Edify, Rafael worked as a consultant for Fundes Latin America for a Coca Cola project, where he gained field work experience for four years. He also served as Executive Director of the Salvadoran Airlines Association for 12 years, where he […]

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Panama

Arcky Salgado joined Edify in November 2021. With over 12 years of experience as a business leader in the fields of hospitality, property management and real state, Arcky has great experience in sales, marketing, and management, along a BBA in Hospitality and International Business from Universidad Interamericana de Panama. Arcky uses her positive attitude and tireless energy to encourage […]

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Sierra Leone

Samuel Gerald Alimamy Kargbo joined Edify in April 2021. His role is to serve as the Sierra Leone Country Director charged with the responsibility to plan, organize and lead all activities necessary to implement Edify’s vision to improve and expand sustainable Christ-centered education in Sierra Leone. Prior to joining Edify, he served as the Principal/President […]

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Liberia

Nyanda joined Edify in June 2014 as a Christian Transformation and Training Officer and transitioned to Interim Country Director in 2020. She brings a wealth of experience in youth spiritual development and has worked with many students in schools all over Liberia.

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Dominican Republic

Denis joined Edify in November 2013. Before becoming the Dominican Republic Country Director, Denis held roles of Financial Sustainability Officer, Christian Transformation Officer and Impact Assessment Officer at Edify. Prior to joining Edify, Denis served as a Verifying Accountant for Esperanza International, auditing schools to see if they were financially qualified to take a loan. […]

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Rwanda

Before joining Edify, Callist Kayigamba worked for World Vision Rwanda as an Education Technical Program Manager and served as the co-chair of Rwanda Education NGO Coordination Platform (RENCP). Previously, he served as a lecturer at the National University of Rwanda (NUR) and also held the roles of Department Secretary and Head of Department at different […]

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Guatemala

Karla directed a bilingual Christian school as part of the El Shaddai Educational Foundation in Guatemala for 12 years and oversaw teacher training and supervision.  Karla also worked as an academic consultant to Culture & Education Corporation S.A., where she advised on integrating special needs students. Karla is bilingual in English and Spanish and has […]

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Ethiopia

Yonatan has a Diploma from Bahir Dar Teachers College and a BA in Literature and History from Addis Ababa University. He is also an ordained youth pastor and served in this capacity until 2002 during which he started a ministry called Youth Impact Together, whereby hundreds of young street kids and orphans were cared for […]

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