• Doctor of Leadership and Org. Governance, Université de l’Alliance Chrétienne d’Abidjan

• MA in Org. Leadership, California Baptist University

• BA in Financial Management, University of Goma

Professional Experience: Dr. Jean de Dieu Athanga is an experienced manager who seeks to actively engage communities in making sense of the issues which affect their lives, setting goals for improvement, and responding to problems and needs through empowerment and active participation. Previously he worked as a Program Manager with a Congolese nonprofit organization where he was responsible for understanding the issues affecting deprived areas and assessing the situation and devising ways for counteracting the evident social decline. Before this role, he worked with communities through a microfinance institution as a Branch manager in several cities in the Democratic Republic of Congo for around seven years. Dr. Athanga loves working within the community, interacting with the range of people who live there, building meaningful relationships, and learning together.