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Katie Meyler, More Than Me Founder, On Liberia and Staying Inspired

More Than Me – Katie Meyler / Natori

Elders, Teachers, Students Of Bogbeh Public School Appreciate MTM And Katie Meyler

Letter to Sarah: You will be remembered by every child in Liberia, here’s how – By Katie Meyler.

  • http://www.huffingtonpost.com/danielle-sabrina/founder-of-more-than-me-i_b_11975608.html
  • http://www.advertisingweek.com/360/article/-on-top-of-the-worldz-inspiring-change-beyond-the-boardroom
  • http://www.liberianobserver.com/education/cathedral-school-alumni-usa-host-7th-archbishop-francis-achievement-awards
  • http://www.glamour.com/story/4-inspiring-women-on-how-they-use-instagram-to-share-their-amazing-stories

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  • http://www.forbes.com/sites/kerryadolan/2016/08/12/how-liberia-is-working-to-deliver-healthcare-to-more-than-a-quarter-of-its-population/#5714b8b42adf
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James Dorbor Jallah

CEO of Public Procurement and Concessions Commission
  • Led and coordinated support services (including logistics, supply chain, finance, etc.) for Liberia’s emergency Ebola response which resulted in ending the world’s worst health pandemic in record time
  • Led and coordinated Liberia’s development planning process across sectors and regions culminating in the execution of about $350 million annual national expenditure and foreign direct investments of more than $12 billion
  • Led investigation that unearthed the surreptitious award of close to 25% of Liberia’s land mass and more than 80% of its forest cover under fake Private Use Permit (PUP) licenses
  • Supervised and conducted admissions examinations to almost 25,000 aspirants to the University of Liberia restoring credibility and the merit system for the first time in more than two decades
  • Lead the restoration of the Liberian Institute of Certified Public Accountants and supervised the qualification of the first four home grown certified public accountants
  • Led post-war restoration of tertiary education in Liberia at Stella Maris Polytechnic now providing college education to more than 3,000 students annually

Sylvestine Gbassagee

Sylvestine Gbassagee

Director of Safety, MTM Academy
Sylvestine Gbassagee was promoted to Director of Safety, More Than Me Academy in 2019. Sylvestine previously served as the social worker at More Than Me Academy, since October 2018. She brings over 20 years of direct social work experience working with at -risk and marginalized populations including children, youth and adults, the elderly, women and others in need of therapeutic counseling and support. Sylvestine is also a professor of social work at Liberia College. Sylvestine holds a BA and Masters of of Social Work, as well as a certificate of training in Gender, Governance and Transformative leadership from UNESCO. In her new role, Sylvestine is responsible for management and oversight of psychosocial support, wellbeing, and safety of More Than Me Academy students, scholarship and alumni students and survivors, and guides safety strategy for LEAP schools.

Margretta-Smith-General

Margretta Smith-General

Country Director

Margretta Smith-General joined the team as Country Director in March 2019. Margretta comes to this role with over 20 years of experience directing and leading education organizations, designing curriculum and education trainings, and teaching in both Liberia and the United States. She has served in appointed positions to the former President of Liberia, and served as Assistant Minister in the Liberian Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications. She possesses Post Master’s Studies in Education and Linguistics with relevant coursework in curriculum development, a Master’s degree in International Development, and a Bachelors in foreign languages. In addition, she is a doctoral candidate in Educational Leadership, Policy and Management. In her new role, Margretta is responsible for overall leadership, management, and strategic direction for all the Liberia-based programs managed by More Than Me.