BoardOfDirectors

Mouctar Bah

Born in a small village on Africa’s west coast, Mouctar Bah witnessed large health inequality, especially in remote towns and villages. Driven to close those disparities, he developed a passion for community improvement and sustainable health and education interventions in underserved communities. While a student in his native Guinea, he co-founded the Accar Medical Club to foster

Mamadou Oury P Diallo

Mamadou Oury Pilimini Diallo, originally from Labe, Guinea, currently resides in Wake Forest, NC, with his wife and two children. His career spans over 30 years in financial, managerial, and leadership positions with local and international non-governmental organizations and has taken him to many countries in Africa, as well as Asia, Europe, Latin America, and

Alissa Lai-Chou

Alissa Lai-Chou was born in Taiwan and grew up in the capital, Taipei. She has uncles, aunts and cousins all over the world. Her family experience makes her see the world as one place and one people. As a first-generation immigrant with a home in Cary, North Carolina, Alissa has witnessed the struggle of immigrants to

Kent Elbow

Kent Elbow serves on the Guinnovation board of directors from Madison, Wisconsin. He is a specialist in land tenure and property rights focusing on francophone West and Central Africa. Since 2005, Kent has worked as a consultant in design and implementation of development projects financed by the Millennium Challenge Corporation, including projects in Benin, Burkina Faso,