Education:

• MBA, Management Information Systems, Regent University College of Science and Technology/Maastricht School of Management
• MPhil, International Affairs, Legon Centre for International Affairs, University of Ghana, Legon
• BA, English and Russian, University of Ghana, Legon
• Advanced Certificate, Russian Language, Moscow State Institute, Moscow, Russia

Brief Biography:

Ms. Nancy Ansah started her primary education in her hometown, Larteh, a mountainous town in the Eastern Region of Ghana. She sat for her O'levels at Benkum Secondary School, her sixth form at Aburi Girls School. In 2001, she graduated from the University of Ghana, Legon with BA in English and Russian Languages and in 2004 obtained MPhil in International Affairs from the Legon Centre for International Affairs, where her research focused on African Feminism and the Sex Trade. In September 2010, Nancy graduated from the Regent University College of Science and Technology, Ghana, and the Maastricht School of Management, the Netherlands with an MBA in Management and Information Systems (MIS). She is currently pursuing her PhD in Sociological Studies at the University of Sheffield, UK.

Nancy is the President of the Society for Women and AIDS in Africa (SWAA) Ghana and also Public Affairs Manager for Regent University College of Science and Technology. She founded Mending Lives Foundation, an NGO working with deprived women and children.

She is a seasoned advocate and a conference speaker on women/gender issues, HIV & AIDS, communication and facilitation skills. Nancy has also served as a resource person for many training programmes in the areas of gender, HIV with participants being men, women and young people.

Research/Scholarly Interests:

• Corporate Governance
• International Relations
• Gender and HIV
• Gender and Politics
• Gender and Economics

Recent Publications:

1. The Role of the Founder when the Organisation has Gone Public: A Case Study of Cal Bank, 2010
2. African Feminist Perspective on the Sex Trade in West Africa: A Case Study of Ghanaian women (published document), 2004
3. "Structural Relations in the Sex Trade and its Link to trafficking: The Case of Ghana" An Article in Agenda, a South African Feminist Journal - Issue #73

Memberships of Professional Bodies:

President, Society for Women and AIDS in Africa (SWAA) Ghana

Recent Conferences, Presentations etc:

1. Workplace HIV/AIDS Programming Document for the Dangme West District Assembly (Greater Accra Region)
2. A Final Evaluation Report on Improving the Health Status of Children and mothers in the Ajumako Enyan Essiam District of the Central Region

In the News:

Elected President, SWAA Ghana (www.swaagh.org)