Co-Founder / Executive Director

Doris Railey Kieh is a graduate of North Carolina Central University’s School of Library and Information Science, Durham, NC. She specialized in academic and public libraries. She is interested in helping to build public libraries particularly to help improve the lives of women and girls. She is fascinated with the library because it is the center of knowledge, and it preserves the cultures of the United States, as well as other countries.

Her research focuses on immigrant families living in the United States, the impact of civil wars on women and girls, the history of women in library education and issues relating to the funding of academic and public libraries. She is an avid reader and loves discussing global issues.

I grew up in Liberia, and therefore have an appreciation for the library. I fondly remembers entering college in the US many years ago where the library was a source of comfort. It was a quiet place to study, to read, to conduct research, to reflect about the land I left behind. In the front of the library was where students assemble at the end of the day to compare notes. Everyone would say – “MEET ME IN FRONT OF THE LIBRARY”. At that time, card catalogs were used to locate books and journals in the library. Presently, libraries have gone high tech, using electronic catalogs and various library systems.

Co-Founder / Deputy Director / Secretary

George Kieh, Jr. has a PhD in Political Science from Northwestern University, Evanston, IL. He is a professor, activist and humanitarian.

My experience using the University of Liberia’s Main Library as an undergraduate Political Science Major from 1977-1980: I used the library regularly (five days per week: Monday to Friday)for three major purposes during this period: A. To read reserved materials for various courses in Political Science. B. To conduct research for writing various papers in Political Science (major) and Public Administration (minor). C. To study. The library had very quiet areas, where one could study, and I benefited from this tremendously. Clearly, the library had various constraints, including the holdings—-there was a shortage of current books in Political Science and Public Administration—–, and the size of the library (one floor on top of the administration building) was quite small for a university. In spite of this, the library staff was consistently helpful; and I credit them for my academic success.

Chief Financial Officer

Adjunct Professor, Leadership Consultant and International Development Practitioner, Marigold is all about empowering people who in turn empower others. Marigold has over 10 years’ experience in learning and development, business, and financial management, and is a certified Accountant. She is a post-graduate Master in Leadership and has studied at a number of universities in Europe. She has led projects within a wide range of organizations across five continents.
Her other specialism include, strategy development, organizational change and Christian ministry. She has acted as Head of Global Strategy for a Department for International Development funded charity. In the UK she has served on a number of national and regional policy boards including University College London and Local Government Strategic Partnership. She is Chief Executive of organizations with the USA and UK.
She is passionate about knowledge and information transfer and its ability to empower.
Marigold was honored and made a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. In recognition of her work she has been nominated for a number of awards.
Her credits and clients include:

• Business Coach for the UK London Development Agency
• Business Consultant to Douala Development Agency Cameroon
• Consultant to UK Government Ministry of Justice
• Consultant to The Government of Cameroon
• Consultant to the Minister of Housing and Water Ghana
• Visiting Lecturer at a number of UK and USA Universities

Board Member

Retired Major

Board Member

Mr. Amos Gianjay Colnoe is a contemporary Liberian Human Rights, Conflict and Community Development expert.

EDUCATION AND TRAINING 

(2015): Graduate Certificate on Climate Change, United Nation Institute for Training And Research (UNITAR).

(2015): University of Buskerud and Vestfold, Norway: Masters of Science degree in Human Rights and Multiculturalism.

(2011): Certificate in Child and Youth Advocacy, Menko-Norway.

(2007): Norwegian University of Life Sciences (UMB), Norway: Master of Science degree in Conflict and Development.

(2006): Makerere University, Uganda: Graduate Certificate in Project Management and Rural Development.

(2003): University of Ghana-Legon, Ghana: Master of Arts in Development Studies (Emphasis on Rural Development).

(1999): University of Ghana-Legon, Ghana:  Bachelor of Arts Honor in Sociology And Political Science.

Board Member

A resident of Charlotte, NC, Aba has a bachelor of Social Work and Masters of Healthcare Management.