Our Board of Directors
Meet the visionary leaders guiding our mission to create lasting positive change across Africa. Our diverse board brings together decades of experience in development, healthcare, education, and community engagement.
Become a Board Member
In 2018, leaders from African and Diaspora communities in Sacramento founded Africa House, Sacramento, a nonprofit cultural hub dedicated to community development and guided by Ubuntu—shared humanity and collective interest.
We envision a heritage facility and event space for cultural and educational activities. Board members serve three-year terms and meet monthly, with additional committee work as needed.
We invite you to join our Board of Directors and help advance this vision. Applications are reviewed by the board recruitment committee and recommended to the full board for approval.
Dr. Ernest Uwazie
Chairman of the Board
Ernest E. Uwazie holds a Ph.D. in Justice Studies from Arizona State University. He is Professor and Chair of Criminal Justice and Director/Founder of the Center for African Peace & Conflict Resolution (since 1996) at California State University, Sacramento, USA, and a renowned ADR and mediation scholar and practitioner.
Mr. Kwame Tamboh
Vice Chairman of the Board
Kwame holds an MBA from California State University, Sacramento. He is Chief of Legal and Business Services at California’s Medicaid Management Information Systems Division, and former President of the Ghana-Sacramento Foundation and the Ghanaian Association of Sacramento, USA.
Ms. Evelyn Nassuna
Board Member & Secretary
Evelyn holds a Master of Laws from Georgetown University and a Bachelor of Laws and Development from the University of Dar-es-Salaam. She is Secretary to the Board of Directors of Africa House Sacramento and has over 20 years’ experience in international development, USA.
Edrine Ddungu
Treasurer
Edrine holds a B.S. in Business Administration. he is Chairperson of the Fundraising Committee and Board of Directors at the Interfaith Council of Greater Sacramento, works at the Sacramento County Office of Education, and has been active in strengthening the Ugandan and African American communities in Sacramento, USA.
Ms. Unwana Okon
Board Vice Chair
Unwana holds an MBA in Management and a B.S. in Marketing from Woodbury University, Burbank. She is a community leader in Sacramento, founding the Sacramento Chapter of the Akwaibom State Association of Nigeria and serving as President and Vice President of the Sacramento Association of Nigerians, USA.
Gustav Antwi
Chair of the Media/Publicity Committee
Gustav is a Civil Engineer with 26 years of experience as Construction Engineering Supervisor II for the State of California. He has overseen major state projects and is a founding leader of the Ghanaian Association of Sacramento and member of the Sacramento Africa Peace Committee, USA.
Mr. Kwame Tamboh
Chair of the Program Planning Committee
Christopher holds a Ph.D. in Accounting from Simon Fraser University and an MBA from the University of Alberta, Canada. He served as Chair of Accounting and Finance at California State University, Sacramento, and was faculty advisor to the student National Association of Black Accountants, USA.
Al Som-Anya
Board Member
Al Som-Anya holds an MBA in Information Technology from Golden Gate University and a B.S. in Computer Information Systems from the University of Houston. He worked extensively in IT for private and public organizations, led the Igbo Development Union of Sacramento, and is a founding member of Africa House Sacramento, USA.
Raselette Hunt, MD
Board Member
Dr. Raselette Hunt holds an MD from St. George’s University School of Medicine and an undergraduate degree from Florida Atlantic University. She completed her Family Medicine Residency at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Hospital and is currently a senior physician at The Permanente Medical Group of Kaiser Permanente South Sacramento, USA.
Cecilia Ngozi Ojingwa
Administrative Manager/Coordinator
Cecilia Ngozi is a Church Minister and educator with experience at universities and community colleges. She works at Elk Grove Unified School District, previously taught at UC Davis and Chapman University, and has served as a Community Health Educator for UNICEF, a CASA volunteer, and leader in Sacramento’s African communities, USA.
Micaiah Palmer
Administrative/Program Assistant
Micaiah holds a B.A. in Sociology from California State University, Sacramento, and a Master of Global Affairs and International Peacebuilding from the University of Notre Dame. She studied dialogue practices in Norway and completed Fulbright research on youth activism in Ghana with the West Africa Network for Peacebuilding, USA.
Joan Gachuhi
Director of Development
Joan Gachuhi, M.A., is a nonprofit leader with over a decade of experience in fundraising and community engagement. She has worked with Operation Smile, Youth Homes, Ushirika, and Africa House Sacramento, and is committed to equity and empowering African diasporic communities, guiding Africa House’s growth, USA.
Ubong Inyang
Chair of the Building/Development Committee
Ubong Inyang is originally from Nigeria in West Africa. She loves serving God and the community.
