Position:
President & CEO at AFRICARIBE Group of Companies, communicating for results: a guide for business at AFRICARIBE Micro Enterprise Network (AMEN)
Location:
Greater Philadelphia Area
Industry:
Non-Profit Organization Management
Work:
AFRICARIBE Group of Companies
since Jan 2008
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President & CEO
AFRICARIBE Micro Enterprise Network (AMEN)
since Jan 1997
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communicating for results: a guide for business
OIC INTERNATIONAL
Apr 2000 - Dec 2003
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Associate Director, Entrepreneurship and Business Development
Education:
Cornell University 1994
Graduate Degree, Masters of Professional Studies/International Development (MPS/ID) Degree majoring in International
Skills:
Business Innovation, Project Development & Management, Grant Writing & Business Plan Writing Consultant, NGO strengthening through Social Enterprise development, Business Development Services (BDS) including BDS/Microfinance Linkages, Women & Youth entrepreneurship training, Import/Export, and Market Access Development for MSMEs, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise Trade Capacity Building
Interests:
Affiliations
Agatha was appointed by the President of Sierra Leone, Dr. Ernest Koroma to serve on the newly created Remittance Committee set in Sierra Leone to formalize and securitize remittances transferred to Sierra Leone.
Honor & Awards:
Awards & Honors, Agatha Johnson has won several awards and honors including the Institute of Mining and Metallurgy Award (Sierra Leone Section), the Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Award of the United States government, and the Institute for African Development Award of Cornell University. As a result of setting-up AMEN, Inc. she has been granted permanent residence in the United States as her work with the Network is recognized as of national interest.