Sandy Ross

Sandra "Sandy" Ross

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Educational Administration and Management

About Sandra

SPECIALIZATION: Journalism/Communications, Development, Education and Health Management

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: USA, US VIRGIN ISLANDS AND AFRICA

USA/African Midwives Exchange, International Center for Traditional Childbearing, 2010

ProCredit Bankers Academy - English Course February-April 2007, Kokomlemle-Accra, Ghana

Action for West Africa Region Program-Reproductive Health: AWARE-RH

Founding Director of Education and Health Development Trust, and
Girl-Child International, Ghana-Registered NGOs
US Charitable Organization 501(C)(3) status pending

Ghana: Peki Union Villages; Rural Media Network (RUMNET), Tamale;
OLA Teacher Training College, Cape Coast; Kpandai Villages;
and proposed Green Zone Recycling Centers of Ghana

Overseas Processing Entity/Church World Service
US Embassy Office of the Refugee Coordinator
Liberians At-Risk Program (Refugee USA Resettlement), Accra, Ghana,
and Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire, Accra Circuit Rides, 2003-2004

USAID/IFESH Teachers for Africa Program
Cape Coast, Ghana (2002-2003)
Our Lady of Apostles Teacher Training College
Nyame Bekyere Village, since 2003
Gonjaland Youth Congress, since 2005, Salaga
Libreville, Gabon (1994-95)
Lycee Professional Commercial
Scenes from Gabon

JOURNALISM AND MEDIA RELATIONS EXPERTISE

International Centre for the Advancement of Journalism, Accra, Ghana
Akron Beacon Journal, Ohio
Assistant Professor of Mass Communication, Central Missouri State University, Warrensburg
Communications Director/Editor, Catholic Diocese of St. Thomas USVI
Journalism Program Head/Adjunct Instructor, University of the Virgin Islands, St. Thomas
Kansas City CALL, Star and Times, Missouri
Radio-Broadcast Production Media Consultant, Uniting Communities to Mitigate Conflict in Somalia Program, Hargeisa, Somaliland
USAID/International Research Exchange Board (pending USAID funding), 2009 Teaching/Research Assistant, University of Missouri School of Journalism
Black Studies Program/Campus Computing Center
Tampa Tribune, Florida
Virgin Islands Daily News, St. Thomas
VI Census 2000 Media Manager, U.S. Virgin Islands

CONSULTING

Sharon Consultative & Research Management, Port Harcourt, Nigeria, 2009-Present
Ghana Telecom University College, Tesano-Accra, Ghana, 2008
Ghana Christian University College, Dodowa, Ghana, 2008
International Research Foundation / United Nations Association
National Capital Area (IRF-UNA/NCA) African Affairs Committee, 2007-2008
Regent University, Accra,Ghana 2003-2004
Dept of Special Education, US Virgin Islands, 2002
KC Black Expo Education Conference 1996
Samuel Rodgers Community Health Clinic, Kansas City, 1995
City of Cleveland, African Trade Investment Conference 1991

PERSONAL PHOTO GALLERY

Eric's Wedding 2002


Updated June 2009