robert f. smith

Greetings Glocal Citizens! This week I had the opportunity to catch up with Christa Eiise Sanders, an International Education professional with over 20 years of progressively responsible and diverse experience within the field of higher education. She is currently the Campus Director at Webster University (https://www.webster.edu.gh) in Accra, Ghana. A graduate of Spelman College (https://www.spelman.edu/about-us) and Columbia University, her expertise includes strategic planning, program development, counseling (with a focus in multiculturalism/diversity); academic oversight, advising and planning. She also has a strong background in creating and managing study abroad programs in Africa and Europe. Growing up in an Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania with educators as parents, academics and higher education have been a mainstay in Christa's life and have opened the door to living ans working in Spain, Germany, and now Ghana. Her publications and research stress understanding of cultural factors on a worldwide scale. and with extensive travel and study experience spanning over 65 countries she is also a polyglot; her languages include Spanish, German, Portuguese and beginning Twi. Where to find Christa? blackwomenabroad.org (https://blackwomenabroad.org/#:~:text=Black%20Women%20Abroad%20(BWA)%20is,directly%20to%20endowing%20this%20scholarship.) On LinkedIn (lhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/christa-sanders-elise/) On Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/blackwomenabroad/) On Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/christa.e.sanders) Topics of interest: About Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bryn_Mawr,_Pennsylvania) On Jamestown, Accra (https://adesawyerr.wordpress.com/2015/11/10/the-definitive-story-of-james-town-british-accra-by-nat-nuno-amarteifio/) About the funeral rights (https://www.myjoyonline.com/sights-and-scenes-as-ga-manye-goes-home/) of Ga Manye Naa Dedei Omaedru III (https://www.ghanaweb.com/region/manzekay/A-Beauty-Queen-And-A-Leader-Biography-Of-Ga-Manye-Naa-Dedei-Omaedru-III-143813) Brief history of the Ga people’s migration to Accra (https://kpakpatseweroyalfamily.wordpress.com/2011/06/18/origin-of-the-ga-people-in-ghana/) About the Orthodox Coptic Church (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coptic_Orthodox_Church) About Quaker Schools (https://www.friendscouncil.org/quaker-schools) About Ashesi University’s Patrick Awuah (https://www.ashesi.edu.gh/about/ashesi-s-leadership/governance/34-about/presidency/11-biography.html) About Robert F. Smith (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_F._Smith_(investor)) ArtX Lagos (https://artxlagos.com) Special Guest: Christa Elise Sanders.