
About Us
Membership & Trustees: 2020-2022

Meet The Executive Team - including the Trustees

Magnus Cole
Chairman & Trustee
Magnus entered the Faculty of Economics & Social Sciences in 1979. A product of Albert Academy and Sierra Leone Grammar School in Freetown, Sierra Leone and former Chairman SLGS OBA UK, he gained his economics degree in 1983.
He went on to work in administration for the American Life Insurance Company (ALICO) and as an entrepreneur in the leisure, music and tourism industries prior to departing for the UK in 1987.
His academic background comprises economics, accountancy and finance. He has worked as a senior business development/sales executive in media sales and the global events industry coupled with a range of entrepreneurship activity.
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Rowland Awoonor-Gordon
Trustee
Holding a BEng (Hons) Civil Engineering degree from the University of Sierra Leone and an MSc degree in Urban Civil Engineering from South Bank University Rowland is a Highway Asset Manager for Croydon Council. He manages a team working on diverse projects.
A Fellow of the Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation, member of the Institution of Civil Engineers and the Sierra Leone Institution of Engineers he is involved in charities promoting and supporting Sierra Leone education.
He is a Trustee of three; Engineers for Change, Sierra Leone, Sierra Leone Grammar School Old Boys Association Foundation Trust and the Fourah Bay College Alumni Association

Mohammed Sadiku Dabo
Trustee
Mohammed Dabo studied English at Fourah Bay College from 1980-1985 and graduated with an Upper Second Class Honours Degree in English Language and Literature.
From 1985-1992 he lectured English at MMTC and part time at FBC. He was well known as newsreader, continuity announcer and presenter of ‘Saturday Shindig’ at the then SLBS and FM 99.9.
In 1992 Mohammed proceeded to London to pursue an MA Ed followed by a PGCE in English, teaching at the Institute of Education, University of London.
Mohammed continues to be involved in education alongside, part time television broadcasting as well as community activist.

Fatumata Gassama
Executive Secretary & Trustee
Fatumata was Director of Ceremonies and First Lady of Kala Selina, a Scribe for Deflosacs, Golden Z and the Pure and Applied Science Society. She made posters for Student Union dances, campaigned twice and won Solomon Caulker elections for her candidate. After two years chasing butterflies in the Botanical Gardens, she achieved a BSc (Hons) Zoology in 1991.
While working as an Administrator in Finance and the National Health Service, Fatumata attained an MBA and certificates in Project Management and Public Health. She is currently an executive of two other charities and a creative.
As Yazidu Designs she designed the FBC AA UK logo

Bamikole Roberts
Treasurer & Bid-writing Lead
Bamikole Roberts BSc (Econs), MSc, FCCA, PGCE is currently a Lecturer at City and Islington College.
He entered FBC in 1979, graduating with a BSc (Econs) degree in 1983.
He is a qualified Chartered Accountant with over 25 years lecturing experience in Sixth Form Colleges and Further Education Colleges.
He is the founder of Save Children in Africa in Need (SCAN) and Empowering Young Minds (EYM).
He also works as a Consultant, providing advice and other services to Charities.

Madonna Sandra Tucker-Coward
Organising Secretary & Trustee
Madonna attended Fourah College and graduated in 1987 with a Bachelor of Arts degree, in Geography and Linguistics. She was an active member of Kala Selina Sorority and was Treasurer at one point, then Second Lady another year and a member of Embala.
She currently live in the United Kingdom and further achieved BSc (Hons) Business Management, PGCE/PCET/PTTLS and MSc Business Management. Madonna has worked in both the public and private sector in the UK.
She works as a Business Lecturer and as the Programme Area Manager, for Business, Travel and Tourism and Law at a College.

Alfred Syl- Turay
Communications & Public Relations Lead
Hall Secretary in 1977 and Solomon Caulker Students’ Representative Council member, Alfred graduated with a BSc (Econ) degree. He worked for the Bank of Sierra Leone from 1980 to 1994.
After obtaining the Diploma in Project Planning and Management in the UK he was promoted to Rural Bank Project Manager, a World Bank funded project, in Sierra Leone.
Alfred has acquired an MSc Charity Accounting and Financial Management, a Level 3 Diploma in IT and Website Design with Distinction and a ILM Level3 in Management. He is an accredited member of the Institute of Leadership and Management (ILM) UK. Worked for various London charities.
He is now a retired Consultant IQA/ Assessor/ Tutor in Vocational Education and UK Government’s Apprenticeship Programme.

Henrietta Oladuni Harding (Mrs)
Constitutional & Governance Lead
Graduated with a BEng (Hons) degree in Electrical engineering from FBC. 2nd Lady Kalina Selina, ex member Deflosacs & Strovecs. After graduating, she worked as an engineer with the Sierra Leone Telecommunications Company (SIERRATEL) where she was instrumental in establishing the Telephone land line exchanges used across the whole of Sierra Leone.
Most of her working life has been in Telecommunications, Networking and Service Management with companies such as Alcatel, Hutchison 3G(Three), Ericsson, Virgin Media, Capita and Vodafone. Currently Head of UK Change Management with a Global Electricity and Gas utility producer and supplier company.
Outside of her day job, Henrietta is also a Church Warden at her local church. She is married with two grown up children.

Kweku Djang
External Relationships Committee Lead (Freetown)
Kweku Djang BA (Hons), MSc HRM, CIPD, MBA, Dip Theology has acquired a plethora of Human Resource skills and management capability over an eighteen year period within retail, telecommunications, World Bank Funded Projects, Transportation, Recruitment and Mining sectors.
He has managed HR functions and initiatives, developed strategic policies, professional training and learning materials for effective performance.
He has enhanced productivity and employee engagement in line with growth agendas for the organisations he has worked with in the UK, West and South-Central Africa.
Kweku is an associate membership of the Chartered Institute of Personnel Development and the Institute of Management Academy.

Karamoh Karifallah Foday Daboh
Chaplain (Islamic)
Imam of the FBC Muslim Association (1982-1984) and Executive Member of the Bo Student Union (1983 to 1984), he graduated from FBC with a BA.
He served in various capacities at the Sierra Leone Ministry of Foreign Affairs (1985-1991); Middle East Desk, Consular Services and Rapporteur at the UN/SL Middle East Peace Conference (1987).
Karamoh was a member of the 1985 Sierra Leone delegation to the Heads of State Ecowas Summit.
A lawyer with an LLB (Hons) from Birkbeck University, he currently works in the Service Improvement and Performance Team for the Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea in London.