Advisory Committee Archives - The Heritage Management Organization https://heritagemanagement.org/team_category/advisory-committee/ Training Heritage Leaders Mon, 20 Jan 2025 11:27:50 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.1 Hafsat Abiola https://heritagemanagement.org/team/hafsatabiola/ Thu, 28 Sep 2023 12:24:24 +0000 https://heritagemanagement.org/?post_type=dict_team&p=11500 Hafsat Abiola is President of Women in Africa (WIA) Initiative. WIA is an organization which provides a platform for leading and high potential African women to connect and raise their level of individual success and collective impact. She graduated from Harvard University with a A.B. in Development Economics (Hons.) and received a Master’s in International Development from Tsinghua

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]]> Hafsat Abiola is President of Women in Africa (WIA) Initiative. WIA is an organization which provides a platform for leading and high potential African women to connect and raise their level of individual success and collective impact.

She graduated from Harvard University with a A.B. in Development Economics (Hons.) and received a Master’s in International Development from Tsinghua University 

Her experience covers the local to global. She was a member of cabinet in Nigeria’s industrial state where she was responsible for expanding access to public services for the poor. She also worked as a councilor of the World Future Council, a global entity that identifies, analyses and spreads the world’s best policies. She is one of three leads of Connecting Women Leaders and the Special Envoy to Africa of the Women Political Leaders.

Through her non-profit, the Kudirat Initiative for Democracy (KIND), which works in Nigeria; and WIA, which operates across Africa, she is working to build a critical mass of women with the capacity to take on these challenges and to bring about the breakthroughs Africans need.

Hafsat is the recipient of several awards including the recognition as a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum in 2006, the Goi Peace Foundation award in 2016, the Freedom Award from the U.S. National Civil Rights Museum in 2019, and the Excellence Award from the Forum de Bamako in Mali in 2021.

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]]> Felix Ameka https://heritagemanagement.org/team/felixameka/ Thu, 28 Sep 2023 12:09:54 +0000 https://heritagemanagement.org/?post_type=dict_team&p=11494 Felix Ameka is a professor of Ethnolinguistic Diversity and Vitality at Leiden University, and linguist working on the intersection of grammar, meaning and culture. He specializes in West-African languages, and he has worked all across the continent. He holds an undergraduate degree from the University of Ghana, Legon and a PhD from the Australian National

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]]> Felix Ameka is a professor of Ethnolinguistic Diversity and Vitality at Leiden University, and linguist working on the intersection of grammar, meaning and culture. He specializes in West-African languages, and he has worked all across the continent. He holds an undergraduate degree from the University of Ghana, Legon and a PhD from the Australian National University. He has been a long-term research associate of the Max Planck Institute of Psycholinguistics and the editor of the Journal of African Languages and Linguistics. Since 2015, he is President of the World Congress of African Linguistics.

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]]> Ghalia Garelnabi Babiker https://heritagemanagement.org/team/ghaliagarelnabibabiker/ Thu, 28 Sep 2023 12:18:24 +0000 https://heritagemanagement.org/?post_type=dict_team&p=11496 Ghalia Garelnabi Babiker is the Director of Sudan Museums. She holds a Bachelor of Archaeology from the University of Khartoum, a Masters in Museum Documentation from the University of Warsaw and a PhD in Museum Management from the University of Khartoum.  Since 1983, she has been working at the Sudan National Corporation of Antiquities and

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]]> Ghalia Garelnabi Babiker is the Director of Sudan Museums. She holds a Bachelor of Archaeology from the University of Khartoum, a Masters in Museum Documentation from the University of Warsaw and a PhD in Museum Management from the University of Khartoum. 

Since 1983, she has been working at the Sudan National Corporation of Antiquities and Museums (NCAM), where she has led and collaborated with numerous important national and international projects.

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]]> Abebaw Ayalew Gella https://heritagemanagement.org/team/abebaw-ayalew-gella/ Thu, 28 Sep 2023 11:23:07 +0000 https://heritagemanagement.org/?post_type=dict_team&p=11490 Abebaw Ayalew Gella holds undergraduate and postgraduate degrees from Addis Ababa University, Department of History. Since 1998 he has been teaching history and art history at Addis Ababa University, Department of History and the Alle School of Fine Arts and Design. His research interest is the history of Ethiopian art and iconography of art of

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]]> Abebaw Ayalew Gella holds undergraduate and postgraduate degrees from Addis Ababa University, Department of History. Since 1998 he has been teaching history and art history at Addis Ababa University, Department of History and the Alle School of Fine Arts and Design. His research interest is the history of Ethiopian art and iconography of art of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church. He has participated in many heritage conservation projects including the Menelik II Palace Restoration and Museum Development project in Addis Ababa;  Conservation of megalithic steles of Tiya and the restoration and conservation of the mural paintings of St. Mark Church in Gojjam, Amhara region. 

From 2019 to 2021 Abebaw was appointed as Deputy Director General of the Authority for Research and Conservation of Cultural Heritages (ARCCH), now the Ethiopian Heritage Authority (EHA). From 2021 to present he is Director General of the Ethiopian Heritage Authority (EHA).

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]]> Solange Laura Macamo https://heritagemanagement.org/team/solangelauramacamo/ Thu, 28 Sep 2023 12:21:34 +0000 https://heritagemanagement.org/?post_type=dict_team&p=11498 Solange Laura Macamo is an Associate Professor in Archaeology and Built Heritage at the Department of Archaeology and Anthropology, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences of UEM- Eduardo Mondlane University, Maputo- Mozambique.  From 2018-2022, she was co-leader of the Rising from the Depths research network in Mozambique, Tanzania, Kenya, and Madagascar, funded by the Arts

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]]> Solange Laura Macamo is an Associate Professor in Archaeology and Built Heritage at the Department of Archaeology and Anthropology, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences of UEM- Eduardo Mondlane University, Maputo- Mozambique.  From 2018-2022, she was co-leader of the Rising from the Depths research network in Mozambique, Tanzania, Kenya, and Madagascar, funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) UK.

She has coordinated numerous international and national research, teaching and heritage conservation projects. She also serves as the Director of the University Museum of Archaeology, under its Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.

Between 2010 and 2016 she was the National Director for Cultural Heritage in the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, where she helped to develop heritage legislation, being, at the same time, the focal point at UNESCO Heritage Centre for matters related to the Island of Mozambique.

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]]> Richard Brown https://heritagemanagement.org/team/richardbrown/ Thu, 15 Dec 2022 08:23:05 +0000 https://heritagemanagement.org/?post_type=dict_team&p=10653 Richard Brown previously held leadership positions at American Express, Goldman Sachs, AT&T Wireless , Toys “R” Us, and Texaco where he was responsible for overseeing the companies’ global giving programs and community relations initiatives. Richard’s main goal is to help our African Programs create engagement strategies that support the community and strengthen their reputations but

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]]> Richard Brown previously held leadership positions at American Express, Goldman Sachs, AT&T Wireless , Toys “R” Us, and Texaco where he was responsible for overseeing the companies’ global giving programs and community relations initiatives. Richard’s main goal is to help our African Programs create engagement strategies that support the community and strengthen their reputations but also to contribute to the success of our regranting program on the continent. Richard has a BA in Anthropology from Syracuse University and a MS in Organizational Change Management from the New School.

He is currently working as the Director of North America, Partnerships and Grants for HERITΛGE.

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]]> Baba Ceesay https://heritagemanagement.org/team/babaceesay/ Mon, 23 Jan 2023 11:30:21 +0000 https://heritagemanagement.org/?post_type=dict_team&p=10751 Baba Ceesay has more than three decades of experience in cultural resource management, starting as an Antiquities Officer in 1984 and eventually becoming the Director General of the National Centre for Arts and Culture (NCAC) from 2012 to 2019. In this role, he was responsible for the day-to-day operations of the institution, implementing policy, managing

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]]> Baba Ceesay has more than three decades of experience in cultural resource management, starting as an Antiquities Officer in 1984 and eventually becoming the Director General of the National Centre for Arts and Culture (NCAC) from 2012 to 2019. In this role, he was responsible for the day-to-day operations of the institution, implementing policy, managing relationships with partners, and providing advice to the Minister on arts and culture in The Gambia. Baba has also gained experience in human resource management, financial management, and project management.

Baba has also undergone extensive specialized and practical training in various aspects of cultural resource management, including museum and monument management, research and documentation of oral traditions, and copyright administration. Baba’s specialty is in the conservation and development of material cultural heritage in sub-Saharan Africa. Throughout Baba’s career, he has led numerous successful projects, including gaining international recognition for Gambia’s cultural heritage through UNESCO World Heritage Listings, and expanding the number of national and private museums in the country. Baba has also served as a consultant for UNESCO and other institutions on cultural heritage in various African countries, and has published articles and a book on the subject.

Publications/Conferences (selected)

  • Ceesay B., Joffroy T., et al. (2009). Projets situés: 10 ans d’expérience de terrain / 10 years of field experience. CRAterre, 160 p., 2-906901-56-3. hal-00873726. Available at chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://hal.science/hal-00873726/document
  • Ceesay B. (ed) (1998). Historic Sites of The Gambia. Banjul The Gambia: National Council for Arts and Culture (NCAC)
  • Ceesay B., Barclay, R. (ed), (1988). Traditional ways of processing and preserving leather in Kuonko, a village in the Sandu District, Upper River Division of the Gambia, West Africa. Symposium 86. The care and preservation of ethnological materials: proceedings = L’entretien et la sauvegarde des matériaux ethnologiques: actes. p. 47-52, ill. 3 appendixes. Ottawa, Canada : Canadian Conservation Institute. bcin.ca

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