AWACIO

CLAUDIA C. OKEKE Ph.D., R.Ph.CEO

Dr. Claudia C. Okeke is the Chief executive officer of Aids for women, adolescent, and children international organization (AWACIO), an internationally based NGO dealing with the affairs and health issues of women, adolescents, and children.
In this role, she is involved in ensuring that the wellbeing and health needs of the female genders are met and addressed. She is interested in ensuring that women are properly educated and trained to access the things offered by the society and government.
Dr. Okeke is a frequently invited speaker at various scientific conferences both nationally and internationally covering the above subjects and related health topics.
Dr. Okeke graduated with Ph.D. degree in Pharmaceutics from the Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, USA and is a Registered Pharmacist in the states of South Carolina and Maryland, USA. Dr. Okeke was a Clinical Assistant Professor at five Colleges of Pharmacy in US where she assisted in training Doctor of Pharmacy Candidates for practical internships. 
Dr. Okeke was also a member of ASTM packaging Committee, and PQRI Packaging work group. She also served in the FDA Subcommittee on Process Analytical Technology (PAT). She is a member of scientific organizations such as AAPS and AACP.  Dr. Okeke is married and has two children.

PASTOR SOLOMON AKUBOH - Technical Adviser
He is a devoted man of God that has passion for humanity. He is presently the pastor in-charge of care group in Family Worship Center (FWC) and has headed and managed media operation/studio in Family Ministries International. A journalist by profession, joined Nigerian Television Authority, Abuja, the largest television network in Africa from 1983 till 2009.

ARCHIE DUNCAN
A graduate of Electrical Engineering and was listed in “Who’s Who in America Colleges and Universities”.  He was employed by Westvaco Corporation for 30 years where he served in many capacities. He was co-owner of Duncan’s Boat Habour, a boat dealership and dry and wet boat storage facility in Charleston, SC. He was the Corporate President of HOBY of South Carolina, a leadership program for high school sophomores. As a Kiwanian he served as president of the Kiwanis Carolina District Foundation and was a trustee of the Kiwanis International Foundation. Mr. Duncan was past president of the Charleston chapter of SCORE, which provides free mentoring of small businesses, assisting of small business owners in startups, and improvements of existing businesses.

LARRY CALLAHAN
He obtained Ph.D. in Chemistry from the University of Chicago.  Previously employed at NIH and the United States Pharmacopiea (USP). He is involved in HIV, tuberculosis research and the development of analytical methods for biotechnology-derived products. Responsible for the management and development of chemical/biological databases for the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease, National Library of Medicine, National Cancer Institute and the Food and Drug Administration.

RITA MOMAH DrPH, MPH, CPH, CHES, FACMPE

She obtained a bachelor’s in Biomedical Sciences from University of Nigeria, Enugu Campus, and a Master of Public Health degree from Louisiana State University, Shreveport. She has a Doctor of Public Health degree with a concentration in Health Policy and Management, from the School of Public Health, Jackson State University, Mississippi. Rita is Certified in Public Health, a Certified Health Education Specialist and a Fellow of the American College of Medical Practice Executives. Dr. Rita Momah is currently the STD/HIV Education coordinator at the Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) in the United States of America.  
Rita worked with a youth agency Youth Resource Development and Leadership Center for Africa (YORDEL AFRICA) under grants from USAID to implement youth empowerment programs, in Nigeria. As the administrative director at Afam Comprehensive Health care group in Brooklyn New York, she implemented multiple initiatives that measured and improved the patients satisfactory scale of the practice. As the administrator for marketing at Quality Home Health in Louisiana, Dr. Rita Momah implemented numerous health promotion programs within the Northeast Louisiana area. Using lecture-style sessions and electronic media, she created community awareness on the Ebola and Zika epidemics as well as the value of periodic health screening.
Dr. Rita Momah loves learning and volunteering in multiple local, national, and international organizations. She coordinates medical missionary activities in Nigeria, Ethiopia, Mozambique, and Sierra Leone. Rita’s career focus is on health care management, program evaluation and health education. She hopes to use her knowledge of diverse cultures to provide education relevant for the improvement and preservation of the health of each community in which she lives..

LOYD V. ALLEN
He obtained his B.S. and M.S. in Pharmacy from the University of Oklahoma College of Pharmacy in 1966 and 1970, respectively and his Ph.D. in Pharmaceutics from the University of Texas at Austin in 1972. Dr. Allen is Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Pharmaceutical Compounding, CEO of the Midwest Institute of Research and Technology, and Professor Emeritus of the University of Oklahoma HSC College of Pharmacy. He is a consultant to compounding pharmacists and the pharmaceutical industry and currently develops and teaches pharmaceutics courses online at various universities throughout the US.

TOCHUKWU EMMANUEL OJIDE
Tochukwu Emmanuel Ojide is the Project Coordinator of AWACIO. Prior to joining the organization in 2011, Mr. Ojide worked for Avian Influenza Control Project (AICP) as a project contractor. In this position, he acquired knowledge in scientific analysis and interpretation of data. One of such included the analysis of the effects of bird flu in Nigeria.  Mr. Ojide graduated from Nasarawa State University Keffi, Nassarawa State, with a B.Sc degree in Economics. Since his graduation, Mr. Ojide has gained additional experience and training in professional courses such as Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist; Vista Configuration (USA), Oracle Certified Analyst (OCA), Health Safety and Environment; Supervisory Level (HSE), Nigerian Institute of Management (NIM) and Structure Query Language (SQL). 

CHINWE OGBUJAH - WEB/ICT CONSULTANT

A young professional who is compassionate about humanity and seeks to use her skills in empowering people globally leveraging on ICT and other relevant tools. A graduate of Computer Science, she has a well rounded knowledge of ICT and Web trends, tools and applications. Currently she works in Abuja Nigeria as a web Developer/ICT Consultant, Interested in Cloud Computing, Information Security and Multimedia.