Founder and President
Beverly Ackah is the founder and president of Afropedia. Since founding Afropedia in 2019, Beverly has been assessing the direction of the organization by developing short and long-term goals, plans, and strategies, and ensuring Afropedia’s compliance with the stated mission. When creating the organisation, Beverly aimed for Afropedia to become a support system where individuals would support and inspire one another.
Beverly graduated with a Bachelors’ degree in computer sciences and is now a software engineer. While completing her education at Bellevue College, she served as a mentor for international students, Front Desk Lead and Technology representative for the Student Government.
Besides overseeing Afropedia’s project and working as a software engineer, some of Beverly’s main hobbies include writing, painting and blogging about fashion, food and traveling.