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The African Bridge Network Team

African Bridge Network is run by a team of Board, staff, and volunteers who are committed to the vision of creating professional development resources for skilled immigrants. Our volunteers play critical roles in designing and managing our programs.  Learn more on the volunteer page if you are interested in joining our volunteer team.

Team Members

  • Maddy Crudele, Career Development Program Specialist
  • Krithi Vachaspati, Program Manager
  • Gladys Ainoo, Program Coordinator
  • Benni Bernadeau, PPA Clinical Readiness Program Coordinator

  • Rosilia Florus, Accountant

Volunteer Career Advisors

  • Marcus Anum, Career Advisor
  • Idizinho Vaz, Career Advisor
  • Bharghavi Amuru, Career Advisor
  • Nesly Pena, Career Advisor
  • Olga Faraniuk, Career Advisor
  • Omotoyosi (Toyosi) Saint-Cyr, Career Advisor
  • Beth Hakamy, Career Advisor
  • Linet Onkoba, Career Advisor
  • Elizabeth Tadesse, Career Advisor
  • Luther Cacho, Career Advisor
  • Grace Aghan, Career Advisor
  • Enock Mudzamiri, Career Advisor
  • Pingsheng Chen, Career Advisor
  • Alexandra Parker, Career Advisor
  • Linda Mullally, Career Advisor
  • Caroline Nunez Brooks, Career Advisor

Board of Directors

  • Chair, Funmi Aguocha, Assistant Commissioner, Office of Behavioral Health Promotion and Prevention
  • Treasurer, Girard Healy, Strategy and Operations Advisor
  • Director, Noora Abdulkerim, Licensed Psychologist, Wellness Road Psychology
  • Director, Elena Kuyun, Senior Workforce Development Manager, Mass General Brigham
  • Director, Maureen Chege, Director of Risk and Independence, PwC
  • Director, Juliet Cofie, Senior Manager, Immigration and Global Mobility at Analysis Group
  • Director, Kaitlyn Bean, Deputy Director at SkillWorks
  • Director, Errica Saunders, Chief of Staff at Edward M. Kennedy Community Health Center
  • Executive Director, Emmanuel Owusu, African Bridge Network

Advisers

  • Westy Egmont, Former Director, Immigration Integration Lab, Boston College
  • Jeff Gross, Senior Advisor, World Education Services
  • Hillary Gardner, Project Consultant, Global Talent Bridge
  • Ahmed Mohammed, Director of Talent Acquisition, Harvard Medical School
  • Kwadwo Poku, Director, Organizational Development and Inclusion, Boston Medical Center Health System
  • Nesly Metayer, Lead Consultant, Organizational Development, TSNE 
  • Nadia Prescott, Emerging Executive Consulting
  • Jude Goldman, Former Executive Director, Lenny Zakim Fund
  • Brian Kostantin, Founder and CEO, Silverbranch Praxis
  • Johanna Chesley, Executive Director, Center for Clinical Research Advancement, Boston Medical Center

Open Roles

ABN is hiring a Career Counselor to join our team. Learn more here.

ABN is hiring a Director of Programs to join our leadership team. Learn more here.

ABN is looking for new additions to our Board of Directors. Learn more here.

About Us

We envision a day when the skills of immigrant professionals are highly valued and they can use their past experiences to build their careers, support their families, and make meaningful contributions to our society.

  • info@africanbn.org
  • (978) 310-1949

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