Our Team

Eric Debrah Otchere - CEO

Eric is a learning, teaching and curriculum development expert with over ten years of experience and practice. He has consulted on various curricular design and implementation programmes for a variety of delivery modes such as physical, virtual and hybrid. He is passionate about youth empowerment, skills development, employability, and the promotion of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through healthy cultural practices. Eric has extensive training in academic leadership and is a certified emotional intelligence coach. He was a Postdoctoral Fellow of the American Council of Learned Societies’(ACLS) African Humanities Programme (AHP), a Presidential Fellow of the African Studies Association (USA), an Iso Lomso Fellow of the Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Study (STIAS) in South Africa, and a Fellow of the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University. Eric holds a PhD from the University of Cape Coast in Ghana, and is the author of many academic papers on the topic of quality education, advocacy, assessment and sustainable development.

Madinatu Bello - Grants and Compliance Manager

Bello Madinatu (PhD) is currently a lecturer/researcher of arts and cultural practices at the Department of Theatre and Film Studies, University of Cape Coast, Ghana. She majored in Arts Management, Theatre for Development and Music Education. She is a DAAD alumna, a Fellow of the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) for the African Humanities Program (AHP) and currently a fellow (Individual Research Fellow) of SSRC- African Peacebuilding Network (APN). She coordinated a DAAD-sponsored alumni project “Co-creating avenues for sustainable development”: UCC/Zeppelin-Hildesheim/Maiduguri from 2022 to 2023. She acted as the Co-director/dramaturgie for the Fringe – University of Cape Coast and Cape Coast Centre for National Culture collaborative project titled “Listen to the fishers”. She coordinated a DAAD-sponsored alumni project “Reframing Colonial Legacy”. Her research interests spans indigenous cultural traditions and heritage, gender dynamics in endogenous cultural practices, theatre and performance studies, arts management models and cultural policies. Her research skills encompass ethnographic fieldwork, qualitative methodologies, arts-based research and cultural heritage analysis. From 2022 to 2025. her research projects focused on ‘female’ master drummers in the performance of gender, decoloniality, Specifically, She researched into ‘female’ master drummers in their performance of gender, decoloniality, peacebuilding, inclusivity and sustainability in Ghana’s intangible cultural practices. Currently, she is researching into how eco-museums advances memory transmission, epistemic justice, healing and heritage regeneration. She has contributed to several peered-reviewed papers and book chapters in and across disciplines in the humanities and the social sciences.

Mawukplorm Adjahoe - Artistic Manager

Dr. Mawukplorm Harriet Abla Adjahoe is a Lecturer at the Department of Theatre and Film Studies, University of Cape Coast, Ghana. She holds a PhD in African Studies from the University of Cape Coast and University of Hildesheim (2023), an MPhil in Theatre Arts from the University of Ghana (2017), and a Bachelor's degree in Theatre Studies from the University of Cape Coast (2011).

As a technical theatre specialist, Dr. Adjahoe's expertise lies in scenic design, scenic construction, and stage properties. Her research interests encompass technical theatre, eco-arts, cultural sustainability, and performing arts. She has designed sets for numerous stage productions and authored publications focusing on sustainable design practices in theatre, including her work on using waste materials in set design.

Dr. Adjahoe is actively involved in several prestigious projects, including serving as a National Team Member for the UNESCO-Aschberg Programme and as an ICH Trainer for community inventory with UNESCO's World Heritage Convention. She was a DAAD scholarship recipient for the SDG-Graduate School "Performing Sustainability" program and has participated in various international research projects, including the "Cocooned in Harmony" initiatives.

She is a member of multiple professional organizations, including the International Federation for Theatre Research and the International Theatre Institute (ITI, Ghana). As Financial Secretary of UNIMA Ghana, she continues to contribute to the development of theatre arts in Ghana and beyond. Dr. Adjahoe combines her academic work with practical theatre experience, having directed and performed in numerous stage productions throughout her career.

Maxwell Quainoo - Operations and Coalitions Manager

Maxwell Quainoo, Operations and Coalitions Manager at PerPos Group Ghana, is a dynamic leader with expertise in operational efficiency and entrepreneurial strategy. He holds a degree in Accounting from the University of Professional Studies, Accra and a master’s in Entrepreneurship and Small Enterprise Development from the University of Cape Coast. Maxwell's passion for identifying business opportunities and implementing structured systems is enhanced by his training in Kaizen, fostering a culture of continuous improvement. His academic work, particularly focusing on the kente weaving sector, aligns with the mission of PerPos to support culturally relevant, impactful initiatives. A skilled project coordinator, Maxwell successfully led the "Cocooned in Harmony" project under the One Ocean Hub initiative, managing diverse stakeholders across Ghana’s coastal regions. Currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Business Administration, he is dedicated to sustainable entrepreneurship and leveraging businesses for social change, aiming to create measurable impact on communities across the continent.

Eva Quansah - People & Culture Lead

Eva Saraphim Tandoh Quansah, Ph.D., is a lecturer and scholar at the Centre for African and International Studies, University of Cape Coast. Her research focuses on gender studies, economic anthropology, women’s political participation, women and work, and sexual and domestic violence. She is the author of the 2020 book The Liberating Power of Income Generation Activities on Women’s Role in Ghana: Myth or Reality. Dr. Quansah is currently conducting research on African traditional systems and beliefs, with a particular focus on Ghana’s Trokosi system. She is a member of several academic societies, including the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) and the African Humanities Program, where she was a 2021 Fellow.

Daniel Edem Adzovie - Marketing and Communications Manager

Dr. Daniel Edem Adzovie is a practicing creative designer with diverse training and expertise in communications. He is a communication scholar, multimedia designer, and creative strategist whose interdisciplinary work bridges the domains of communication, design, advertising, and digital media. Edem has worked extensively in creative boutiques, advertising agencies, agribusiness, and renewable energy, as a graphic designer, an account executive, a customer relationship executive, and marketing communication manager. He has successfully led and contributed to several major projects in indoor/outdoor branding, electronic and print advertisements as well as telecommunications projects. Currently, Edem teaches communication courses at the Department of Communication Studies, University of Cape Coast. He is the founder and coordinator of The Dew Newsletter (an online outlet for the publication of creative works); The CommVersashin Podcast (a student-focused platform dedicated to discussing pertinent topics in communication and media. Edem is a visiting scholar to the Vienna University of Economics and Business; and a Fellow at the DW Akademie. His scholarship is rooted in understanding how visual, digital, and multimodal communication forms shape meaning, influence behaviour, and drive social transformation across diverse sociocultural contexts. With a solid background in multimedia communication, advertising and public relations, marketing communication, and graphic design, Edem brings a unique blend of creative and analytical perspectives to his research and teaching. He holds a Ph.D. (Multimedia and Design) from Tomas Bata University in Czech Republic. Edem is open to fruitful research collaborations in the areas of digital and multimodal communication, science and health communication, migration narratives, and visual semiotics.

Advisory Board

Prof. Isaac Richard Amuah

Professor Isaac Richard Amuah is a professor of Music Education at the Department of Music and Dance, University of Cape Coast – Ghana. He was the founding Chair of the theatre program at the University of Cape Coast and later introduced the study of Dance in the Department of Music at the University of Cape Coast. He is a former Dean of the University’s Office for International Relations. His areas of research and focus include many areas in Music Education, Philosophy of Music and Music Psychology. Prof. Isaac Amuah has contributed immensely to the development and growth of Music Education in Ghana, having been among other things, a co-author to the most definitive book on the history of music education in Ghana.

Prof. Akosua Obuo Addo

Associate Professor Akosua Obuo Addo teaches music education at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, MN. Previously, she was an assistant professor of music education at the University of Connecticut, Visiting a Post-doctoral Research Fellow at Roehampton Institute, London, and administrator for the Centre for Intercultural Music Arts, City University in London. Fulbright U.S. Scholar (2019-2020) Addo serves as the research chair for the Minnesota Society for Music Teacher Education. In addition to book chapters, Addo’s research in teacher education and ethnographies of children’s singing games has been presented at conferences and published in professional and research journals.

Prof. David Oscar Yawson

Professor David Oscar Yawson is Director of the Centre for Resource Management and Environmental Studies (CERMES) at The University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus, Barbados. He holds a PhD in Geography and Environmental Science from the University of Dundee, an MSc in Geo-Information Science from Wageningen University, and a First Class BSc in Agriculture from the University of Cape Coast, Ghana. His research spans agri-food systems resilience, environmental management, land and water resources, GIS, and remote sensing, with over 70 peer-reviewed publications and several book chapters to his name. Professor Yawson has led and contributed to research and consultancy projects with organizations including the FAO, UNDP, USAID, and CARICOM, and serves as Associate Editor of the International Journal of Climate Change Strategies and Management. A recipient of the UWI Principal's Award for Excellence in Research, he brings deep expertise in climate resilience and environmental sustainability to PerPos's advisory board.

Dr. Lydia Nyarko-Ampomah

Dr. Lydia Nyarko-Ampomah is a distinguished Cultural Administrator, Ethnomusicologist, and Development Practitioner who serves as the Volta Regional Director of Ghana's Centre for National Culture (CNC). She holds a PhD in Ethnomusicology from the University of Cape Coast, with extensive expertise spanning cultural administration, arts education, community development, and academic research.

Dr. Nyarko-Ampomah has demonstrated unwavering commitment to preserving and promoting Ghana's cultural heritage while harnessing the arts to advance education, social inclusion, and community development. She has led numerous cultural programmes fostering inclusivity, empowering young people, and promoting creativity among diverse populations.

As both scholar and practitioner, her interests encompass human resource management in the arts, cultural policy, ethnomusicology, and the performing arts' contribution to sustainable development — underpinned by a firm belief that culture and creativity are powerful instruments for social cohesion and positive change. Her appointment to PerPos's Advisory Board reflects her exemplary leadership and dedication to the arts as vehicles for community transformation.

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