HEENO INTERNATIONAL - Key Persons
Mr Sanyang has 28 years' experience in communal development and engagement in rural Gambia. He was the supervisor of all Heeno's projects prior to 2000. He is now in retirement but volunteers as the principal advisor to the Chairman of HI.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Management Team
- HI 's Medical Consultant
Dr Babanding Daffeh is HI's Medical Consultant. Dr Daffeh studied at the Peoples' Friendship University of Russia, Moscow, formally called Patrice Lumumba University from 2001 to 2009, where he obtained a Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree. From 2009 to the present he works at the Edward Francis Small Teaching Hospital (EFSTH) in Banjul, as a resident medical officer at the department of surgery. He also works on part-time basis at Bafrow Medical Clinic in Serre Kunda as a clinician from 2011 to the present. From 2011-2014, Dr Daffeh ran the weekly village clinics of HI in Sintet village, serving 80-100 patients a week from The Gambia and Senegal.
Job Titles:
- Chairman of the Board
- Founder
Mr Demba H. Bah is a Sales Consultant in the US retail industry. He has a Higher Diploma in Business Management from the Pan African Institute for Development (Cameroon) and has successfully completed other training courses in institutions of higher education in Italy and the USA. He has over twenty-eight years of experience in marketing, accounting and management in The Gambia and USA.
Mr Lamin Jobarteh is a former branch manager and Assistant Vice President of Wells Fargo Bank in Anchorage, Alaska. He is President of the Islamic Association of Alaska, which has raised more than $3 million to build the first mosque in Alaska. He is a model for promoting peaceful coexistence between Muslims and non-Muslims in the state. Mr Jobarteh is the founder of the first halal grocery in the state of Alaska. He has a B.Sc. in Business Management from Rust College (Holly Springs, Mississippi) and an MBA in Business Management from Alaska Pacific University in Anchorage.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Management Team
- Human Resources and Logistics Manager of HI
Mr Lamin Sanneh is Human Resources and Logistics Manager of HI. He has a bachelor's degree in human resources from the Islamic University College in Accra, Ghana. He was HI's representative in Ghana from its establishment in 2011 until December 2017.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Management Team
- Principal Adviser of HI
Mr Molifa Sanneh is Principal Adviser of HI. He also serves as the Secretary General of the Insurance Association of The Gambia, Banjul. Before that he was a Manager of The Gambia National Insurance Company (GNIC), with responsibility for overseeing GNIC's branches in Kanifing Municipality. He has three diplomas: Diploma in Insurance from the West African Insurance Institute (Banjul, The Gambia); Diploma in Modern Management & Administration from Cambridge Tutorial College; and a Diploma in Insurance Marketing and Management from St. Stephens Institute of Technology. He has 31 years' experience working in the insurance industry.
Job Titles:
- Financial Controller
- Member of the Management Team
Mrs Mariama Sumaila is Financial Controller of HI. He is also Administrative Officer at the Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs, Banjul. Mrs Daffeh has a Bachelor's degree in banking and finance from the Islamic University College in Accra, Ghana.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Management Team
- Public Relations Assistant
Ms Nyimma Sanneh is Public Relations Assistant of HI. She also works as Compliance Officer of Supersonicz Micro Finance in Kanifing, The Gambia. She has a Bachelor's degree in banking and finance from the Islamic University College in Accra, Ghana.
Job Titles:
- Manager
- Special Volunteer and Website Manager ( Canada )
Ms Sophia Shane has voluntarily served as website manager and has been a keen supporter of HI since its establishment in 2011. Ms Shane presently occupies the position of Lundin Group Communications as well as Investor Relations for Africa Oil Corp., Africa Energy Corp., International Petroleum Corp. as well as Denison Mines Corp. Ms Shane is on the board of two publicly traded companies, Highbury Projects, Inc. and Twyford Ventures, Inc. She is a Member of the Canadian Investor Relations Institute and a Fellow of the Canadian Securities Institute.