Our Team
Meet our Staff & Volunteers
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Ama Arhin
ADVISOR
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Jermaine Coleman
INTERN
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Michelle Grant
DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT
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Akua Tay
FOUNDER & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Board of Directors
Akua Manubea Tay
Board Chair
Akua is a Digital Content Strategist and Culture Curator with 20 years of marketing experience with major entertainment media, non-profit and public organizations including Discovery Networks, Viacom, Tempo Networks, NBC Universal, AARP, PushBlack and District of Columbia Government.
Her first trip to Ghana in December 2019 during the country’s “Year of Return” was the inspiration for the founding of Connected to Culture, Inc. The campaign commemorated the 400th year anniversary of the first enslaved West Africans shipped from the Gold Coast to the Americas and invited Black people in the Diaspora back home. The life-changing experience compelled her to create similar opportunities to connect people of African descent and lovers of African culture to the Motherland through the exploration of music, art, food, fashion, lifestyle and culture.
Michelle Grant
Board Member
Michelle Grant is an unapologetic entrepreneur, philanthropist and lifelong advocate for children. She spearheads development efforts for Connected To Culture as the organization continues to grow. She is passionate about digital equity in BIPOC communities and has developed key partnerships to move the organization’s mission forward.
Michelle is the owner of Emerge Body Sculpting Lounge and a Keller-Williams licensed real estate Realtor in Virginia, where she lives with her husband and 6 children.
Madam Rebecca Dede Charway Tay
Board Member
Madam Marcella Adwoa Fodowo Hicks
Advisor