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Wikimedia Ghana User Group/Leadership

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Wikimedia Ghana User Group Board

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The Wikimedia Ghana User Group’s Board oversees the Wikimedia Ghana User Group and its activities, serving as the organization’s ultimate executive and administrative authority. The Board is responsible for providing strategic direction, ensuring effective governance, and guiding the User Group’s efforts to support Wikimedia projects and initiatives in Ghana.

Structure

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The Wikimedia Ghana User Group Board was formed in September 2021 with three non-profit directors, who became the first subscriber board members. The current board has been increased to five members. The Board appoints officers from among its members, including a Chairperson, Vice Chairperson, Secretary, Community Representative, Advisor and additional board members as required. The current membership composition of the Board is:

  • The board comprises a Chairperson, Vice Chairperson, Secretary, Community Representative(s), Co-founder(s) and an Advisor.

Board By-Laws

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The board by-laws are currently being reviewed to reflect the current standing of our board and what it seeks to achieve for the affiliate.

  • Our first board by-laws can be found on Meta here.
  • The review board by-laws document here

Contacting the Board

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There is a dedicated MetaWiki talkpage where you can share requests or ask questions to the board. The Board can be contacted directly by posting on the MetaWiki talkpage.

Current Board Members

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Photo Name Seat Role Term Ends Notes Home Wiki
Justice Okai-Allotey Appointed Chairperson 2026 Can Vote English Wikipedia
Enock Seth Nyamador Appointed Vice Chairperson 2026 Can Vote English Wikipedia
Emmanuel Agbeko Gamor Appointed Advisor 2026 Non-voting English Wikipedia
Stella Sessy Agbley Appointed Community Representative 2026 Can Vote English Wikipedia
Sandister Tei Co-founder Co-founder 2026 Non-voting English Wikipedia

Wikimedia Ghana User Group By-Laws

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After a series of reviews after first submitting our by-laws to the Affiliations Committee in our Chaptership application. We have been going through a review process since we had an expanded board and will complete the process in the next grant cycle.

Link to Meta Page here.