Ghana Sigmas Charter Bracelet - Engraved w/ Names

Bro. Kent Acquah-Abbiw was initiated as a member of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. on March 28, 2006 at Montclair State University, Kappa Epsilon chapter. His undergraduate degree was in Criminal Justice Studies, achieved in 2009, and is currently working on a MS in Financial Management. He currently works as a contractor for the Department of Defense in Washington, D.C. area as a Cybersecurity Analyst. His hobbies include community service, working out, and investing.

Bro. Kent is first generation born in the United States, as both his mother and father were both born and raised in Ghana, in Tema and Accra respectively. He looks forward to assisting our brothers of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. with establishing a ground basis for a chapter in Ghana. It is an honor that to help this great organization continue to expand across the international seas and expand on our brotherhood, scholarship and service to the Ghanaian culture. Bro. Kent Acquah-Abbiw looks forward to the day where initiation of brothers occur within this amazing country as we pave the way to spread across the continent of Africa, continuing to march on with the principles our honorable founders left for us.

Bro. Eric Amo, aka Nana Kwabena was born in Kumasi, Ghana and was raised in Silver Spring, Maryland. He graduated from the University of Maryland at College Park with a degree in Sociology, with a concentration in Social Stratification. Since 1999, Nana has been a member of the esteemed Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Incorporated. With more than 25 years of experience in software consulting in the private sector and Federal
government, Nana is a principal Software Engineer. Nana is also the principal owner of PMA Financial Services, where he serves as an independent life insurance agent and broker providing insurance products to individuals, families, and business owners. Nana served and was honorably discharged from the United States Army Corps of Engineers “Essayons” and the Maryland National Guard in 1996.

Bro. Biney-Amissah is a successful and seasoned finance executive with more than two decades of experience in both for profit and non-profit sectors in accounting and financial management. He has worked for Synergos, Inc managing accounting duties for their various African country offices. Prior to that, Anthony worked in the Music industry as a senior accountant for Sony and Universal records. Anthony has an eMBA from the Jesse H. Jones School of Business, Texas Southern University and a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from the Jersey City University.

Anthony pledged and became a member of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity in Fall, 1987 at SUNY Brockport. Anthony is the Director of the Sigma Beta Club of New York State

Bro. Damien Duchamp was born in Paris, France then grew up primarily in New York of the United States. He holds degrees from SUNY New Paltz, Clemson University, and Gwynedd Mercy University. After spending thirteen years as a college administrator he worked in the private sector with beverage and restaurant brands. This led to consulting and teaching. Currently he is an assistant dean for online education at St. John Fisher College in Rochester, NY.

Bro. Duchamp became a member of the Omicron Lambda chapter of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. on April 7, 1997 at Clemson University. A Life Member, Damien has served as acting Editor-in-Chief of the Crescent, Director of Programs for the Great Lakes Region and held several chapter leadership roles in Epsilon Sigma chapter.

Dr. Duchamp is also Executive Director of Hospitalented, a global hospitality education organization. In this role he produces programs in the United States and Ghana, including HospiChallenge, Not So Scary Foods, Art in a Bottle and the Airline Expo. Dr. Duchamp conducted his doctoral research in Ghana, resulting in a dissertation entitled Perceptions of the Hospitality and Tourism Industries by 18-24 Year Olds in Ghana, West Africa. He is committed to developing a vibrant tourism ecosystem in Ghana, and is currently writing a book on the topic.

Dr. Duchamp is passionate about education and tourism entrepreneurship. You can find him online at Hospitalented.org and ProfDuchamp.com

Bro. Wayne A. Francis was initiated into Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. in the Fall of 1988 at Hunter College in the NYC Metro Chapter of Theta Gamma. As a current member of Kappa Beta Sigma Chapter (Brooklyn Sigmas) in New York, he has served as a former Co-Chair for the Sigma Beta Club for several years. Wayne is the Chief Operating Officer for Legal Services NYC, the largest Social Justice non profit Civil Law firm in the U.S., serving tens of thousands of low-income people in over 20 different practice areas. Bro. Francis has been regularly traveling to Ghana since 2008, first for humanitarian efforts to help with the Teachers Against the Malaria Epidemic (TAME) where volunteers and teachers partnered to install mosquito nets in the homes of students living in high risk areas, and later he ventured into the Small Scale Mining sector and several other philanthropic efforts promoting his own brand of local economic development projects with the goal of helping schools, small businesses and NGOs throughout Ghana. Serving as a Charter Member this is the ultimate honor come full circle for him. Wayne takes great pride in his "local name" which is also the same as one of his role models for Pan Africanism, our own brother, the Honorable Kwame Nkrumah.

I grew up in three countries: the United Kingdom, Jamaica and USA. I was born in the United Kingdom.

I've been married for 21 and 1/2 years to my wife Paula and we have three children; Jalen, Nia and Jai.

I'm currently the Director of Customer Success and Implementation at a Education Technology SaaS company named Formative. Spent the last 20 years in SaaS and Service operations at various leadership positions ranging in industrious from Healthcare, Travel Risk Management, Transit and most recently Education Technology.

I'm a former track and field All American at LSU. I love international culture, traveling, learning, all things international Afro diaspora, environment and sustainability.

I'm a lifelong supporter of Liverpool Football Club and the Los Angeles Lakers.

Bro. Obed Lartey is a Spring 2015 initiate of the Delta Zeta Chapter of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Incorporated. He is a native of the Ga Tribe in Ghana. He is a graduate of the School of Business at Norfolk State University in Norfolk Virginia with a bachelor’s in business marketing. He also attained is Masters of Business Administration with a concentration in Marketing and Management. He currently serves on the board for Sinava Inc. He is the great great-grandson of King Tackie Tawiah I, the 1^st King of the Ga State in Accra.

Gregory Stephenson is a Government & Labor/Employee Relations professional, with extensive experience and expertise in navigating and managing multiple complexities of legislative and regulatory challenges. Experienced in union and management disputes, arbitrations, mediations, and contract negotiations and in the development of effective strategies and practical business solutions. He is the past Director of Labor and Employee Relations for the 92nd Street YMWHA, a non-profit organization in New York City. Gregory is a graduate of the Thurgood Marshall School of Law, Texas Southern University and holds both BS and AA degrees from Florida A&M University in Tallahassee, Florida. He also holds numerous certifications in negotiation, collective bargaining and contract administration from Harvard University and Cornell University. He resides in Brooklyn, New York, and was previously a member of the Kappa Beta Sigma/Brooklyn Alumni Chapter of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc.