Our Team

Emily currently works as an International Civil Servant with nearly 25 years of experience in intellectual property (international registration of trademarks).

She is an experienced Educator, (Speaker, Trainer, Teacher, Lecturer) with over 30 years of experience. She has been involved in promotional activities, educating stakeholders from both public and private sectors with different profiles in intellectual property.

Prior to this, she served as French Instructor at the University of Liberia and the Cathedral High School (Liberia). She also worked as a Secondary School Teacher for the Académie de Besançon in France where she prepared students for their National Exams in English.

Over the past years, she also served as Manager, Coordinator and Editor of a sectoral newsletter and a database with national and regional procedures for public and private sector users of the international trademark system.

As Focal Point for African countries, she played an active role in the accession of some of those countries to the an international treaty.

Emily studied in Liberia, Côte D’Ivoire, and France with two Bachelor of Arts Degrees and a Masters Degree, in Linguistics Applied to Education with a special focus on Communication Strategies in Non-Native (multi-lingual) Settings.

She was born and bred in a country which was “sweet” to live in, where today’s poorest were living normal lives. Shocked by the devastation of the 14-year old civil war in Liberia, her dream is to see more homeless youth trained, with a good trade, a family, their own roofs, with a high level of self-esteem. She believes that education and skills development are powerful tools for empowerment.

Magalie Leclercq,  Chief Financial Officer. She also deputizes in the absence of the Executive Director. 

She also and deputizes in the absence of the Executive Director. 

She holds a Masters degree in Financial Analysis, with a special focus on responsible finance. She is also a Digital Engineer with special emphasis on Mobile Applications development. Since the beginning of her career, she has always evolved in the sphere of “sustainability”. She served as Credit Analyst for the French branch of an ethical bank in Europe.

She also worked as Research Assistant for The Groud_Up association (based in Geneva). It has contributed to the European Union’s “Horizon 2020” research and innovation program by participating in the production of studies on “green” Business Models and their financing mechanisms .

As Consultant for Eqlosion, a consulting firm in ecological transition, she contributed to the edition of the first Swiss panorama of start-ups in the field of “Cleantech”, by creating the database. This panorama was commissioned by – among others – the Federal Office of Energy (OFEN).

Magalie has been concerned about the young unemployed and has joined several Liberian Organizations in Europe. In this context, she represented Liberia at the UNESCO Youth Forum held in Paris at the age of 22.

She has a special passion for agriculture. She is a fervent advocate of responsible agriculture. She worked in the Research Department of AgroHive, a startup based in Nigeria. AgroHive is focused on the development of agriculture through vocational training and advice to agricultural businesses. She worked in the Research Department for 4 months, then was assigned as Manager of the Technology Department. 

She currently works with the German Agency for International Cooperation and Development (GIZ). 

Fanchette has been working actively for many years with several associations/orgaizations. She is the current President of an association working in Burkina Faso. She is also member and Treasure of other associations. She joined AFA in 2022 as Treasurer and now serves as the Chief Financial Officer.

Claudine served as Administrative Assistant in various fields of activities. She had the opportunity to travel a lot at a very young age, which allowed her to discover and appreciate the different cultures and values she shared.

William K. Molubah, Director of Operations. He earned both  AA and BBA degrees  in Accounting from the Stella Maris Polytechnic in Monrovia. He has relevant skills in financial management, counseling, conflict resolution, planning, coordinating and advisory skills. 

He is an accountant by profession, but most of the time, he worked as a Community Social Worker caring for children and the elderly. In this respect, he served as Sub-Project Coordinator and Community Social Worker at Christian Foundation for Children and Aging (CFCA) Liberia.

He is the Proprietor of Choice Stationery & Computer Center (C. S. C. C), Logan Town, Monrovia, Liberia. C. S. C. C also sells stationeries and offers services such as desktop publishing, computer repair, documentaries.

He is interested in helping people due to the fact that others helped him continue his education beyond primary school when his parents could not afford to do so at the time. This made him become empathetic towards others.    

William is especially grateful to Rev. Fr. Francis Hayens, an American Roman Catholic Priest (S.M.A) who sponsored him throughout junior and senior high schools at the St. Edward Catholic High School, Monrovia, Liberia.  

It is from this background that he understood what it means to have an opportunity for better future in life, so as you can see from his profile (CV), by profession, he is an Accountant but most of his work experience is in the area of social works. His passion is to give care to children and the elderly in some of the poorest Communities. He believes in giving back what he received from others.

Paul H. Harmon, Regional Coordinator. 

He was Research Assistant at the West Africa Marketing and Investment Analysis Agency and served as Librarian at Tubman University, Maryland County. He has contributed to the planning, management, advice and implementation of AFA’s operations and activities in the county. He is the link between AFA and all local authorities. Paul is responsible for creating and managing partnerships between AFA and local partners. 

Paul has extensive experience in Teaching, Research and Library Management.