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Sarah Mbi
Sarah has had a passion for education and service throughout her career; she married into the Mbi family and is thankful to be part of the vision of the foundation. Currently she lives in northern New Jersey where she works as a real estate agent and property manager at Keller Williams. In addition, she is a part time music teacher and mom to her 4 year old son. Prior to relocating to New Jersey, Sarah was the founder/CEO of Springfield Piano Academy – a music studio focused on comprehensive Suzuki and traditional music education as well as individualized programs for adults and students with special needs. She also served on the faculty of the annual Colorado Suzuki Institute in Beaver Creek and Copper Mountain from 2013-2020.
Sarah holds a Master of Music degree in piano pedagogy and performance from George Mason University and a Bachelors of Music in piano performance from Covenant College, where she did research in hymnology at Oxford University, England. Sarah is an avid reader and lover of good food and travel.
Mrs Fanny Durand-Kouassi
Living and working in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, Fanny is a dedicated, passionate, and enthusiastic English to French Translator who gained extensive and diversified experience across several areas through the various positions she has been holding in complex multicultural environments.
A mother of three, Fanny believes that every child deserves to have the best start in life and that it is everyone’s responsibility to offer disadvantaged children such as orphans, disabled or street children, the care and education they need to build a bright future. She is supported in this vision by her husband and together, they sponsor children, mostly orphans, to offer them the benefit of an education. As her personal convictions align with the outcomes the Emmanuel Ebot Mbi Foundation seeks to bring around, she is ready to be involved with a Board where she believes she can deliver value and help the Foundation achieve its mission and goals.
Fanny holds a Master’s degree in Micro business management from the Centre international d’études supérieures appliquées, New Brunswick, Canada, and a Professional Certificate in English to French Translation from New York University, New York.
Besides spending time with her family, Fanny loves reading, writing, traveling, and learning new skills.
Bonaventure Mbida-Essama
Mr. Bonaventure Mbida-Essama, a retired World Bank Official, serves currently as the Chief Executive Officer of the Nelson Mandela Institution. He has a long and varied professional experience. From1972 to 1979, he worked as deputy managing director and managing director of three different private sector companies in Cameroon, his home country. He then joined the World Bank at its Washington DC headquarters as financial analyst and subsequently became senior advisor to an Executive Director at the Board.
Later on, he moved to the International Finance Organization as senior investment officer. He voluntarily left the World Bank in 1988 to start and run his own consulting firm in Douala, Cameroun, concurrently with a fertilizer business that he also started. He returned to the World Bank in 1999 as country manager in Cambodia. From there, he moved back to the Washington headquarters in 2003 as manager of Corporate Affairs and Administration before retiring in 2009.
On retiring, he founded MADIMBA LLC, a consulting firm and has since done high-level consulting assignments with the private sector, the World Bank and the African Development Bank. Mr. Mbida-Essama holds a bachelor of science degree in electrical engineering from Princeton University and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
Godson Nembo Tangumonken
Godson is delighted to be part of the vision of this foundation because it is an opportunity to serve in the area of his passion.
Driven by a burden to reach out to the needy and hurting, he founded Christian Restoration Network (CRN) in 2009. With a mission as “Restoring broken hearts and bringing hope,” CRN has brought hope to several families across Cameroon through her outreaches. In addition, he is a Christian writer and publisher.
For over twenty-five years, Godson has served as a pastor with the Full Gospel Mission. He obtained a Diploma in theology (DTh) from Full Gospel Bible Institute (F.G.B.I) Bamenda Cameroon, a Bachelor of Theology from West Africa Advanced School of Theology (WAAST) Lome – Togo, and he is currently wrapping up with a Masters in Missiology at the Assemblies of God Graduate School of Theology (AGGST) Lome – Togo.
He lives in Yaounde, Cameroon, with his wife Anna Nama and their four children. He loves music, reading, and writing.
Sylvion A, Mbi
As the Vice President of IT Operations, Sylvion is responsible for guiding the company’s IT operations and strategy regarding the fluctuating market and ensuring that the “Solutions Provided. Problems Solved” remains relevant as new technologies emerge. His 20+ years of continuous activity within the IT industry has enabled him a unique perspective for determining transformational outcomes. Sylvion’s experience integrates years of collaborating and developing relationships with industry-minded professionals relevant to the contemporary business landscape.
Sylvion has held several leadership roles in the information technology field. He has experience in the planning, development, delivery, and monitoring of technical solutions that address the needs of his customers in support of their missions.
Sylvion loves going on city trips and travelling the world to discover new cultures. He also enjoys running, cycling, spending time with family and friends, or more simply but no less importantly, and relaxing with good reads, music and movies.
Armstrong Ebot Mbi,
The Secretary General
Armstrong Mbi is an Investment banker in the Global Banking division at UBS in New York City. He works in the Private Finance Markets team that focuses on $100million+ Private Placements with a focus on capital raises and deal structuring for technology-driven companies across various industries.
Armstrong previously worked in the Global Investment Research division at Goldman Sachs in New York City, first as a single stock research analyst fellow in Aerospace and Defense, and later as a Healthcare sector strategist and lead for the Digital Health franchise in Equity research. In this role, he was responsible for understanding how disruptive technologies are changing the healthcare industry and advised clients on which stocks are best position to outperform. Armstrong also served as an ambassador for Launch with GS –the firm’s $1billion initiative that aims to increase access to capital and facilitate connections for diverse entrepreneurs and investors.
Prior to his career on Wall street, Armstrong was a government contractor at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, MD. He later joined NASA as a contractor, working as a senior solicitationsscientist in Washington DC. He has also served as an adjunct professor of Physics at American University.
Armstrong holds an MBA from the Johnson college of Business at Cornell University. He also holds a PhD in Physics from Georgetown University, a Masters degree in Engineering Physics from Mississippi State University, and a BSc. in Physics and Computer Science from his native Cameroon. His scientific research has applications across industries such as medical devices and material science. He has co-authored several journal articles and won the IEEE best journal paper award in 2011.