Board of Directors

Sylvia Dasi, Ph.D.

Founder & CEO

Dr. Dasi is a geneticist who has had a long-standing interest in public health. This framed her desire to understand human development while still in high school. She majored in Biology at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES). She was among other students selected by the university for the Minority Access to Research Careers Scholar Program. The Scholar’s Program was established by the National Institute of Health for undergraduate students in the biomedical and behavioral sciences to improve their preparation for high-caliber graduate training at the Ph.D. level.

As a scholar, Dr. Dasi received advance training from the Jackson Laboratory, the University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute, and the National Institute of Health (Laboratory of Molecular Gerontology at the National Institute on Aging and the National Human Genome Research Institute Medical Genetics Branch) to study the genetic causations of human diseases. At this interface of her academics, she began to develop a career interest in human genetics. This led her to go beyond the superficial statue of humans and look further into their genetic makeup in search of answers to disease control, prevention and susceptibility. In 2008, Dr. Dasi graduated from UMES with a bachelor’s of science degree with recognition as the Most Outstanding Student in the Department of Agriculture and Natural Sciences.

In the fall of 2008, she gained admission into Howard University to pursue a doctorate degree in human genetics. Her research focused on identifying changes within the DNA that might be indicators for breast cancer progression in women of African descent. In 2014, she graduated with a doctorate degree in Human Genetics and a certificate of International Studies. Dr. Dasi has undergirded her academic background with public and global health knowledge to promote breast cancer awareness in the African immigrant communities in the District of Columbia metropolitan area. She worked with the African Women’s Cancer Awareness Association (AWCAA) to coordinate and participate in medical missions to Cameroon, Nigeria, and Tanzanian. In this effort, Dr. Dasi provided culturally competent global health education on the awareness, prevention and control of breast cancer in the rural regions of Africa.

Dr. Dasi has received many scholarly awards for her research contributions and she has co-author a peer-reviewed publication. Her many awards include, a Proclamation of Academic Achievement from the Office of the County Executive of Prince George’s County (2008) the Comcast Student Achievement Award (2004), and the State of Maryland Governor’s Volunteer Service Certificate (2013).

She is a philanthropist with a mission to change lives through charitable causes.

Captain Isaac Fominyam

Vice President

Captain Fominyam first enlisted into the US Army active duty in September 1998 as a Private E1. He attended basic training in Ft Leonard wood Missouri where he graduated with flying colors as soldier of the cycle. This achievement came with an immediate promotion from E1 to E2. He proceeded to FT. Sam for Advanced Individual Training (AIT) and upon completion, received a diploma as 91B, also known as a Combat Medic. His first active duty station was FT. Hood, Texas where he was assigned to A Company 61 ASMB. While with A Co, this soldier challenged and won both the soldier of the month and the soldier of the quarter boards. His impressive performance enabled him to be hand-picked to join the prestigious 555FST. Within two short years, he rose to the rank of SPC and received PCS orders for Korea.

Shortly after arriving Camp Gary Owen in Korea, he was chosen above his peers to attend PLDC (Primary Leadership Development Course). This soldier became an E5 in less than three years in the army and went on to be a squad leader and an NCOIC of a small flight clinic in Camp Stanton Korea. He left Korea in 2002 after a sixteen month service in the Peninsula. Upon his return, he made a smooth transition from active duty directly in to the reserve. While serving as a reservist, he continued his civilian education and achieved an Associate degree. A Few years after, he obtained a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) and got commissioned in the military through the Army Nurse Commissioning Program (ANCP) as a 2LT in 2009. During that same year, the now 2LT Fominyam completed OBLC in Ft. Sam and was assigned to Martin Army Community Hospital in FT. Benning, Georgia . While in Ft. Benning he continued to work very hard and within two years, he completed the challenging Army Airborne School to become a paratrooper and also graduated from Air Assault academy to achieve a second set of wings.

In 2011, 1LT Fominyam received orders for Walter Reed Army Medical Center (WRAMC) located in Washington DC, his unit played a major role during the merger of Walter Reed and the Naval Hospital in Bethesda, Maryland. He volunteered and served one tour in Afghanistan in 2013. During his tour in Afghanistan, he applied and was selected to join the Army Special Operation Command as a Civil Affairs officer. Upon return from his tour of duty in Afghan, he was diagnosed with leukemia. It took him one year to overcome this set back. In February of 2015, CPT Fominyam completed the Special Operation Selection Process in FT. Bragg NC. CPT Fominyam is currently on PCS orders for FT Jackson South Carolina. He is married to the love of his life, Ancella-Will Fominyam and they both have two lovely kids, Princess Malia, and Prince Dylan Fominyam.

His awards include; Army Commendation Medal (3rd award), Army Achievement Medal (4th award), National Defense Service Medal, Good Conduct Medal, Afghan Campaign, Global War On Terrorism Service Medal, Overseas Service Ribbon, Parachutist Badge and Air Assault Badge.

Captain Fominyam is very passionate in making a positive impact in the lives of the less privilege. His goal is to see a ripple effect of this work in our daily encounter with others to make a world a much better place.

Tracy Agbor, MSW

Treasurer

Bio Coming soon…

Miracle Edison

Secretary

Miracle Ruth Edison holds a bachelor’s degree in Biology from the University of Houston, Texas. Currently, she is a student at Texas Southern University where she is pursuing a doctorate in Pharmacy. Miracle is a community activist by way of empowering and connecting the community with resources with a goal of building a better world. Over the past 4 years, Miracle has donated clothes, food and over 6000 bottles of water to the Bread of life Homeless Shelter in the city of Houston, Texas. A project she adopted to raise awareness about homelessness in the world. She is a humanitarian pageant queen with many crowns; beginning as the reigning Miss Regency International 2015-2016, Miracle has been crown as Miss Africa Texas 2012-2013 and as Miss Cameroon USA at the Miss Africa USA Beauty, Educational and Humanitarian Pageant. She is a television talk show host, a future Pharmacist, a leader and a passionate advocate for charitable organizations.

Ethel Etongwe

Program Manager-Cameroon

Ethel Etongwe is a young professional with expertise in socio-economic growth and development. She holds a diploma in Project Management from the Pan African Institute for Development- West Africa.

For the past 3 years, she has engaged in rural community development projects serving over 500 beneficiaries including orphaned and underprivileged children in the South West Region of Cameroon. Actively, she mentors youths in academic and career development programs.

One area that she identified as a serious issue in the community is the lack of civic leadership incubator pathway programs to prepare orphaned and venerable children to obtain career opportunities in the government. In an effort to engage the government to establish civic leadership incubator pathway programmes specifically for orphans, Ethel continues to work in partnerships with local orphanages to raise awareness on orphan crisis and advocate at the government and civic levels. To accomplish this mission, she plan to adapt internationally proven platforms and systems to conduct a pilot projects that will create career internships for children in orphanages to gain vocational career experiences. The pilot project will measure human capital as a target investment through education and training. The findings for this project will serve as preliminary evidence to advocate for the establishment of program in favor of underserve communities across Cameroon.

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