Executive Summary

·         Manager of medium-sized government and inter-government institutional development, with more than 8 cumulative years of relevant experience.

·         Managed policy implementation, system start-ups, reform and modernization with a diverse team in a complex environment plagued with extreme financial and moral risk.

·         Multidisciplinary background, including contract and trade negotiation, project design and management, systems buildup and public administration with emphasis in financial and revenue administration

Education             HARVARD UNIVERSITY, John F. Kennedy School of Government                                       Cambridge, MA

                                Master in Public Administration, May 2014

                                Fellow, Edward S. Mason Program in Public Policy and Management

·         Course work: Negotiation Analysis; Multi-party Negotiation and Conflict Resolution; Getting Things Done: Management in a Development Context; Politics and Polices: What Can Statistics Tell Us?; Why Are So Many Countries Poor, Volatile and Unequal?; Budgeting and Financial Management.

·         2014 From Harvard Square To The Oval Office Cohort: participated in the Women in Public Policy Center program and developed the skills necessary to pursue public leadership at the local, state or national level and motivate other women to actively participate.

                                CUTTINGTON UNIVERSITY, Graduate School                                                                     Monrovia, Liberia

Master of Business Administration – Magna Cum Laude, June 2013

                                Major: Accounting; Minor: Finance

UNIVERSITY OF LIBERIA                                                                                                           Monrovia, Liberia

Bachelor of Business Administration – Cum Laude, June 2007                                          

                                Major: Accounting; Minor: Economics

Professional

Experience          

Feb. 2012 -            MINISTRY OF FINANCE                                                                                                               Monrovia, Liberia

Present                  Assistant Minister for Revenue

·         Led the Ministry of  Finance’s Team on Liberia’s WTO Accession Technical Working Group and participated in Liberia’s First Negotiation (Working Party Meeting) 

·         Contributed to technical analysis and concessions negotiation for the Inter-Ministerial Concession Technical Committee (IMTC)

·         Evaluated Taxpayer compliance and established customer service centers that improved taxpayers compliance

·         Coordinated multi-agency dialogue on trade facilitation and multi-donor support on Tax and Customs Reforms 

April 2009             MINISTRY OF FINANCE                                                                                                               Monrovia, Liberia

January 2012       Commissioner of Customs and Excise

·         Designed Customs Automation project and oversaw the implementation of  $7.5Million USD project 

·         Managed the reform and modernization of the customs clearance process to improve the trade environment, led to increased foreign direct investment and Liberia’s ranking in the WB Doing Business Indicator as one of the top reformers in the world in 2010. 

·         Liaised with multi-donor agencies and coordinated their support and kept it aligned with the customs modernization project

July 2007 -            LIBERIA FOREST INITIATIVE (LFI)                                                                                        Monrovia, Liberia

March 2009          Operations Manager

·         Prepared program and operations budget and managed all  transactions and produced periodic reports

·         Coordinated donor agencies intervention and ensured alignment of activities

·         Advised on impact of program implementation on project finances.  

April 2004 -           Administrative Manager

June 2007             ●    Served as Financial Comptroller for 8 months at the Forestry Development Authority during the

                                       restructuring of its Accounting Department.

·         Provided logistical support to the Forest Concession Review Committee (FCRC) whose report led to the cancellation of all forest concessions in Liberia, in partial fulfillment of terms for removing UN Security Council sanctions on log exports

January 1999 -     INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF RED CROSS &

February 2001      RED CRESCENT SOCIETIES (IFRC)                                                                                         Monrovia, Liberia

                                Accounts Clerk

·         Participated in budget development and advised delegates on implications for programs

·         Prepared and issued monthly financial reports

Specialized

Skills 

·         Candidate for Chartered Accountant (CA) Certificate (Level IV)

Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ghana (ICAG, through the

Liberian Institute of Certified Public Accountants (LICPA) (November 2014)

·         Accounting Technician (ATS) Certificate

Accounting Technician Scheme of  West Africa (ATSWA), through the

Liberian Institute of Certified Public Accountants (LICPA) (September  2010)