Akua Akyaa Nkrumah has extensive experience in environmental technology and sustainable development in Ghana and Africa. She holds degrees in environmental science and biosystems engineering. Her professional experiences include founding green initiatives focused on waste management, water, and sanitation. She has worked on projects involving composting, recycling, and converting waste to fuel. Nkrumah seeks to expand her work in water, sanitation, and hygiene services to promote environmental restoration and development in Ghana.

1. AKUA AKYAA P. NKRUMAH
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EDUCATIONAL PREVIEW
China Europe International Business School April 2016
(CEIBS Africa) Women Entrepreneurship and Leadership for Africa (WELA)
Award: (Certificate)
University of Maryland, College Park December 2011
Award: B.S. Environmental Science and Technology
(Ecological Technology Design)
Michigan State University August 2004 – August 2008 (transfer)
Award: B.S. Biosystems Engineering
(Bio-energy)
Yaa Asantewaa Girls’ High School, Kumasi Jan. 2001 – Aug. 2003
Award: S.S.S.C.E.
CAREER OBJECTIVES
I am a self-motivated environmental technologist who is looking to expand her experiences in water, sanitation and
hygiene services to forward the cause of environmental restoration and development in Ghana and the African
continent. I have had a wide-range of experiences in laboratory research, academic and technical writing,
monitoring and evaluation consulting, technical implementation of projects and leadership.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES
October 2013 – present
Innovations Manager
Jekora Ventures Ltd.
Accra-Ghana
 Creating resource recovery initiatives to realize an integrated
waste management system for company.
 Converting commercial and residential clients to solid waste
segregation
 Establishing and managing the haulage and processing of
segregated waste into valuable products and services.
 Managing and marketing of composting projects (JV CompSoil
and Fortifer)
 Managing and supervising recycling projects (Plastic, paper and
coconut waste)
 Exploring and establishing trade markets for new recycling
streams
 Management of company public relations and social media.

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April 2013 – present
Founder and Team Leader
Green Ghanaian Initiative
Accra-Ghana
 Leading a team seeking to research, discuss and share
information generating environmental consciousness, especially
among the youth.
 Editor and Blogger-in-Chief for the Online Environmental
Resource Center (OERC) which is the digital hub of
environmental information in Ghana [GreenGhanaian.org].
 Blogging on sanitation and green politics for GreenGhanaian.org,
GhanaDecides.com and GhanaBusinessNews.com
 Leading the National Eco Clubs Tour in nine regions of Ghana
lecturing tertiary students on “Using Tech to Make a Greener
Ghana”
 Leading a team providing digital media services for organizations
with a focus on environment, natural resources, water,
sanitation and hygiene.
February 2015 – present
Founder and Chief Technical Officer
EcoPlanners Ghana Ltd.
Accra-Ghana
 Led a team to win the Young Innovators Award at the first ever
Green Innovators Bootcamp hosted at Ashesi University in
February 2015. This bootcamp was hosted by the Ghana Climate
Innovation Centre, (Ghana CIC) an incubation hub designed to
provide local clean technology ventures with financing,
mentoring, training and business advisory services.
 Leading a team that provides environmentally friendly products
and services to help organizations reduce their environmental
footprint, particularly green events and green spaces
 Helping clients reach their sustainability goals by analysing
communications, energy sources, waste management, catering,
etc and comparing them to global standards
 Leading a team transforming event venues into learning spaces
that foster behavioural change by ensuring all attendees interact
with our agents demonstrating solid waste separation for
recycling as well as other green practices that can be adopted.
 Providing post-event-reports documenting ecological impact and
certification of the level of 'green-ness' of events
January 2013 – October 2013
Process Engineer and Public Relations
Manager
Waste Enterprisers (Pivot) Ltd.
Accra-Ghana
 Built a waste-to-fuel pilot facility that successfully produces 3
tons of fuel from sewage per day.
 Optimized drying technologies (solar, mechanical, thermal) to
dry sewage in cost-effective and environmentally friendly way.
 Designed wastewater treatment system for waste-to-fuel facility
 Refined operations in preparation for build up to commercial
production.
 Managed skilled and unskilled labour at waste-to-fuel facility
 Representing company at corporate meetings and functions

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April 2012 – Dec 2012
Associate Consultant
(Environment and Climate Change)
SkyFox Ltd (Development Consulting),
Accra-Ghana
 Led the Environment and Climate Change Area of specialization
in SkyFox Ltd (Development Consulting Services)
 Project Design and Management
 Training and facilitation
 Monitoring and Evaluation
 Research and Technical assessments
 Grant writing and Bidding for contracts
 Contributed articles to relevant newsletters on behalf of the
company
 Supervised communication/social media relations for company
Aug 2009 – Jan 2012
Lead Researcher
Tseai Energy Unlimited
College Park, Maryland, USA
 Researched anaerobic digestion of palm oil mill effluent
worldwide and wastewater treatment in Africa
 Conducted Biochemical Methane Potential Assay on West
African palm oil mill effluent
 Drafted scientific component and technical report of company
design with the help of Dr. Stephanie Lansing
 Established contacts with consultants in West Africa for sample
acquisition
 Represented company in all business competitions/conferences
Jan 2010 –Dec 2011
Laboratory Manager
Water Quality Laboratory
University of Maryland – College Park,
College Park, Maryland, USA
 Prepared biochemical methane potential assays for various
feedstocks
 Assisted in wastewater analysis for all projects using Lachat
QuickChem, Gas Chromatograph
 Assisted in construction of anaerobic digesters at the Beltsville
Agricultural Research Facility (United States Department of
Agriculture)
 Maintained laboratory files, environmental compliance and all
laboratory equipment
May 2011- Aug 2011
Intern (Environmental Technology)
Energy Solutions Foundation - Ghana
Accra, Ghana
 Drafted designs for low-cost micro anaerobic digesters for
average Ghanaian homes
 Conducted preliminary feasibility study on renewable energies
for an eco-lodge.
 Conducted extensive research on the bio-energy industry in
Ghana
 Assisted in funding/grant applications for the foundation
Jan 2008 – Aug 2008
Scholar
Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate
Achievement Program
East Lansing, Michigan, USA
 Conducted research comparing biomass-derived fuel with
petroleum-derived fuel by measuring the energy density of bio-
oil derived from poplar and black locust trees, switch grass and
elephant grass. Measured the economic and environmental
effect of bio-oil production.

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 Participated in class discussions, which focused on research
methods, technical writing and graduate school preparation
 Mentored by Dr. Chris Saffron, Department of Biosystems and
Agricultural Engineering, MSU
SKILLS AND PROFICIENCIES
 Proficient in drafting experimental design in ecological engineering
 Skilled in the analysis of systems in water and sanitation
 Proficient in wastewater analysis using Lachat QuickChem and the Hach Photospectrometer
 Proficient in the use of a gas chromatograph mass spectrometer in the analysis of gases
 Skilled in the use of AutoCAD for 3-dimensional design and modeling
 Expertise in Aseptic Technique
 Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, and Microsoft PowerPoint
 Principled: reliable, efficient, time-conscious, punctual, assertive, innovative, disciplined
 Skilled in human resource management and project implementation
 Great initiative and works with little supervision
 Dependable team-player
 Excellent communication skills
 Excellent technical report writing

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CONFERENCE AND SYMPOSIUM PRESENTATIONS
Nkrumah, A. “My Journey for Social Change: Confusion, Courage and Lots Of Rubbish”. Guest Lecture for Leadership
IV: Servant Leadership and Social Change at Ashesi University. Berekuso, Ghana. November 2016.
Nkrumah, A. “The Sanitation Conundrum. Practitioner Perspectives.” Presentation at meeting of Rotary Club of Accra,
Legon East. Africa regent Hotel. October 2016.
Nkrumah, A. "Resource Recovery and Reuse for Productive Wastewater Management in Africa" Panelist representing
Jekora Ventures at Africa Water Week. Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. July 2016
Nkrumah, A. “Five Things Ghana’s Environment Needs but Won’t Get” Presentation at By the Fireside hosted by
Blogging Ghana. Impact Hub Accra. May 2016.
Nkrumah, A. “My Experience with Sanitation Locally and Internationally” Presentation at meeting of Rotary Club of
Accra, Ring Road Central, March 2016. Alisa Hotel
Nkrumah, A. “Environmental Entrepreneurship”. Presentation at University of Cape Coast, Eco Concert hosted by
Environmental Science Students Association. March 2016
Nkrumah, A. Competition Judge and Mentor at “Young Community Innovators Competition” hosted by the Centre for
Social Innovation at Catholic University College of Ghana, Fiapre. March 2016.
Nkrumah, A. “Social Impact Landscape in Ghana” Panelist of opening day discussion at Social Impact Week January
2016 hosted by Ispace. Accra.
Nkrumah, A. Competition Judge 2015 at “Innovate Ghana 2015 Design Challenge Awards” focusing on Water and
Sanitation in Ghana, October 2015, Ispace Ghana
Nkrumah, A. “The possible banning of plastics in Ghana.” Panelist on television discussion on Consumer Watch show
on TV3 Television station. Accra, Ghana. July 2015
Nkrumah, A. “Advancing Policy and Business Collaboration: No waste to waste: Productive Use of Biomass. Potentials
of High Quality Composting in Ghana.” Presentation at West African Clean Energy and Environment Conference 2015 in
Accra, Ghana.
Nkrumah, A. “Resource Recovery from Human Waste – A Profitable Model.” Presentation on behalf of Waste
Enterprisers Ltd. at Mole National Conference on Water and Sanitation 2013 in Kumasi, Ghana.
Nkrumah, A. “Why Should I Care for my Environment?” Presentation at TEDxKNUST Symposium 2012 advocating waste-
to-resource technologies in Kumasi, Ghana
Nkrumah, A. “What is your Waste Worth?” Presentation at TEDxAccra Symposium 2012 on the value of
waste-to-energy technologies in Accra, Ghana
Nkrumah, A. “Anaerobic Digestion of West African Palm Oil Mill Effluent on a Laboratory Scale” Presentation
at Annual Meeting of American Ecological Engineering Society 2011 in Asheville, NC
Nkrumah, A. “Chemical characterization of bio-oil derived from woody biomass upon pyrolysis” Presentation
at Ronald E. McNair Summer Research Opportunity Program Symposium 2008 in East Lansing, MI

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RELEVANT COURSEWORK/WORKSHOPS
“Sustainable E-Waste Management” taught by Sustainable Recycling Industries (SRI) Project at the Ghana
National Cleaner Production Centre, Environmental Protection Agency, Tema, Ghana. August 2016.
“E-Waste Management Training” taught by United Nations University and UCC Switch Africa Green Project
at Graduate School of Nuclear & Allied Sciences, Kwabenya, Accra. August, 2016
“YALI in Action: Digital Strategies for Grassroots Organizing,” Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI)
TechCamp: climate change, civic activism and human rights hosted by United States Department of State in
Pretoria, South Africa. October 2015
"Resource Recovery – Made in NRW" coordinated by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale
Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH. Capacity building programme for strategic decision-making in the field of
municipal waste management, especially recycling. Oberhausen, Germany. December 2014.
Wetland Ecology; Ecological Restoration; Ecological Design; Independent Study: Anaerobic Digestion in
West Africa; Alternative Energy; Non-Point Source Pollution; Ecological Economics; Fundamentals of Soil
Science; Ecology; Energy and Environment; AutoCAD; Environmental Health Risk Assessment
AWARDS AND ACTIVITIES
Dean’s List/Semester Honors (Fall 2011 and Fall 2010); College of Agriculture and Natural Resources Open
House (Fall 2011); Wake Forest Elevator Competition Finalist (2010) (TEU); American Society of Ecological
Engineers: National Member (2011); Engineers Without Borders: Member (2010 – 2011); National Society of
Black Engineers: Member (2010 – 2011)
REFEREES
Contacts of references to be given upon request
1. Dr. Stephanie Lansing
Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental Science and Technology at the University of
Maryland, College Park. Research concentrations include ecological waste treatment systems,
treatment wetlands, nutrient cycling, energy analysis, and ecological modeling
2. Golda Addo
Founder/Director, Energy Solutions Foundation, Accra-Ghana. 1st
ever Renewable Energy NGO: running
advocacy, charity, appropriate technology inventions, data collection, grassroots and under-developed
economic development via sustainable energy jobs and support
3. Patrick Apoya
Director, Africa Sanitation Think Tank, Ghana. Former Executive Secretary of the Coalition of NGOs in
the Water and Sanitation (CONIWAS). Former board member of African Civil Society Network on Water
and Sanitation (ANEW)