Akad Education Group Africa

International Management Team 

Our Mentors 

Africa Country Representatives 

 Picture Gallery

Alex Grove, BA, MA, MBA
Greater China Managing Director (大中华区总监),
AKAD Education Group (智 梦教育咨询集团)

Education

• Harvard University - MA in Regional Studies
• Harvard College - BA in East Asian Studies (John Harvard Scholarship recipient, Magna Cum Laude)
• University of Pennsylvania (Wharton) - MBA in Finance (Dean’s List)
• University of Pennsylvania - MA in International Studies
• Peking University- studied at the Department of Chinese Literature

Work Experience

    * Morgan Stanley Principal Investments Group (China Coverage)
    * Monitor Action Company (Beijing, China) 

Prof. Koi Muchira - Tirima, BA, MA, PhD

Education
•    Bachelor’s degree in English at the Washington State University,
•    Masters in teaching English as a second language at the University of Idaho
•    Doctorate at the University of Idaho, USA.

Experience
Prof Koi Tirima is a senior consultant, researcher, educator and trainer.  She has be recognized for her leadership and innovative solution and training and educational interventions.  Her projects as a leader or significant contributor include college accreditation teams, Curriculum assessment and review; Academic reorganization; Curriculum development for Academic Writing, Critical Thinking, and Diversity training; Program development for academics and Capacity building; Faculty and departmental strategic planning; Hybrid and online instructional interventions and courses; New faculty orientation; and Intellectual capital management programs.

She has worked for over 13 year in higher education in North America and Kenya, and is an expert in Curriculum Development and Assessment, Accreditation of higher education institutions, Program Monitoring and Evaluation, Critical Thinking, Academic Writing, Online and Database Research, Second language instruction and acquisition, and Diversity training and advocacy.  She has presented numerous concept proposals and rationales for program development and changes.

Prof. Koi was the founding Director of the Institute for Research, Development and Policy at Africa Nazarene University. She has also served as a founding and acting Dean of a faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences and the head of the Academic Writing Center, which she established while at Kenya Methodist University, Nairobi, Kenya. She lectures in Academic and professional Writing, Critical Thinking and online research techniques. Before leaving North America, She was the President elect of the North West Association of Developmental Education (2007- 2009). She is also an effective and efficient repertoire for conferences and meetings. 

Email: ktirima@yahoo.com

  Dr. Julius Weche, BVM, MBA, FMgt, (DBA / PhD candidate)

Education

• Entrepreneurship and Dispute Resolution  Graduate studies, University of Massachusetts, Boston (USA)
• Doctorate in Business Administration (DBA, candidate), University of Liverpool (UK),
  
• PhD candidate, Open University of Tanzania
  
• Masters in Business Administration (MBA), DeMontfort University (UK)
• Financial Management, Strayer University, Baltimore, Maryland (USA)
• Governance Graduate studies, Nairobi International School of Theology (Kenya)
• Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine (BVM), University of Nairobi (Kenya)
• Diploma, Accounting, Damelin School of Management (Botswana)
• Diploma, Business Administration & Management, ICM (UK)

• Harvard Law School - Program on Negotiation (various)
• Mediation - Metropolitan Mediation Services (MMS), Boston, Massachusetts
• Biblical Doctrine & Theology, Nairobi Bible Training Institute (Kenya)
• Ministry - The Navigators Kenya, Word of Life (Kenya)

Work Experience

• CEO, AKAD Africa
• Business Development & Training Consultant, Inoorero University
  
• Manager, Continuous Professional Development, Kenya Institute of Management (KIM), Kenya
  
• Managing Director of Leruo Services Pty Ltd. (Botswana)
• Business Development Consultant: various businesses
• Author of "Conflict and Deception in Relationships and Marriage" and various business articles such as "Planning to go abroad? Sharpen your axe first" .  
• Negotiator; attends Harvard Law School's Program on Negotiation in Boston, Massachusetts
• Mediator – trained with Metropolitan Mediation Services (MMS) of Boston, Massachusetts.
• Youth Pastor, Loresho Community Centre Church (Kenya)
• Panelist, Harvard Business School, 13th Africa Business Conference, info available at http://www.hbsafricaconference.com/businesses-addressing-technolo/

Email: dr.weche@akadgroup.com  and leruo77@yahoo.com

Edyth Anziyah

Higher Diploma in Secretarial from Kenya Christian Industrial Training Institute (KCITI)

Work Experience
Accounts Assistant- AKAD Education Africa
Administrative Assistant/ Accounts Assistant (Petty Cash Manager) - Poverty Eradication Network (PEN)
Admin Assistant- John Snow International (JSI), USAID Programme

Email: dymanziya@yahoo.com

Alice Chalita Itthisuriya , BSc, CCNA, CCNP, CCSP, MBA.

Alice holds a Bachelor of Sciences (Telecommunications Science) degree from Assumption University (Thailand) (2004).

She is a Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA), Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP), and Cisco Certified Security Professional (CCSP).

She graduated in May 2010 from the University of Massachusetts Boston with a Masters in Business Administration Degree (MBA) specialized in Information Technology, Marketing, and Operations Management.

With her strong computer and networking skills, she has helped AKAD Education Africa with interactive communication design.


Email : Chalita.itthisuriya@gmail.com