Board of Trustees

ACADIC BofT guides the strategic direction of the program. It supports good governance and helps create an environment that reinforces and motivates inter-institutional, international, and regional collaborations to foster effective implementation of the objectives of the program. ACADIC BofT steers and guides the implementation of plans and delivery of the program.

It is led by two Co-Executive Directors: Profs. Jude Kong and Bruce Mellado as the Board Co-chairs and comprises 14 members.

Jude Dzevela Kong

York University Canada
jdkong@yorku.ca

Bruce Mellado

University of Witswatersrand South Africa
bruce.mellado@wits.ac.za

Alvine Boaye Belle

York University Canada 
alvine.belle@lassonde.yorku.ca

Wilfred Ndifon

African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) Rwanda 
wndifon@nexteinstein.or

Gertrude Mianda

York University Canada
mianda@glendon.yorku.ca

George Enow-Orok

Ministry of Public Health Cameroon 
enowrock24@yahoo.com

Ayoade Oduola

University of Ibadan Research Foundation Nigeria

amjoduola@gmail.com

Ngwa Gideon Akumah

University of Buea Cameroon 
akumhed@yahoo.com

Jake Okechukwu Effoduh

York University Canada
effoduh2@yorku.ca

Vitalis Anye

Vitalis Anye

African University of Science and Technology Nigeria 
vanye@aust.edu.ng

Charles Chidume

African University of Science and Technology Nigeria
cchidume@aust.edu.ng

Azikiwe Peter Onwualu

African University of Science and Technology Nigeria
aonwualu@aust.edu.ng

Angela Chukwu

University of Ibadan Research Foundation
Nigeria
unnachuks2002@yahoo.co.uk

Kingsley Badu

Vector-borne Infectious Diseases Group, Theoretical and Applied Biology
kingsbadu@gmail.com

Mary Kawonga

Wits School of Public Health and Gauteng Provincial Department of Health
Mary.Kawonga@wits.ac.za

Mduduzi Mbada

Gauteng Office of the Premier

Claudio Paulo

University Eduardo Mondlane

claudiompaulo@gmail.com

Gregory Hillhouse

Botswana International University of Science & Technology

Fabris Rotelli

University of Pretoria

fabris-rotelli@up.ac.za

Jianhong Wu

York University Canada
wujh@yorku.ca

James Orbinski

York University Canada
orbinski@yorku.ca

Pravesh Debba

Council for Scientific and Industrial Research South Africa 
PDebba@csir.co.za

Ali Asgary

York University Canada
asgary@yorku.ca

Laleh Seyyed Kalantari

York University Canada lsk@yorku.ca