Board of Directors

THE FOUNDATION FUNDING BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Festus Enumah, M.D., FACS, FRCS

Born in Oba, Anambra state, Nigeria, Dr. Festus Enumah was trained at University of Ibadan Medical School in Nigeria. He completed his internship and residency at Cook County Hospital in Chicago, Illinois, and finished his surgical thoracic oncology fellowship at the MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas. He is board certified by the American Board of Surgery and the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. Dr. Enumah is in private practice in Columbus, Georgia. With his wife, he has conducted multiple free medical clinics in Nigeria. He plans to move to Nigeria to oversee the implementation of the cancer project.

Kenneth Spann. J.D., M.B.A.

MD/CEO at Wave Tek Nigeria ltd. Past Development Manager at Microsoft Nigeria. Former Chief Strategy Officer at Systemtech Group, Nigeria. Received M.B.A. from Keller Graduate School of Management of DeVry University and J.D from Northern Illinois University College of Law.

Lois Enumah, M.D.

A Chicago native, Dr. Lois Enumah trained at Rush Medical College and completed her residency in Family Practice at Cook County Hospital. She is board certified in Family Medicine and has been in private practice in Columbus, Georgia since 1986. Special Interest: early diagnosis of breast and cervical cancers.

Nancy Boden

Currently the Office Manager for Doctors Festus and Lois Enumah. Interest in the health care of cancer patients and in promoting the Foundation. Will serve as the Foundation's office manager in its Columbus, Georgia corporate office.

Adel Atalla, B.A

Accountant and Egyptian native who is now an American citizen. Interest in promoting health care issues in Africa.

Tirzah Enumah, B.A., M.Ed. M.B.A.

Graduated from Yale College in 2005 with a B.A. in English, and then received her Master’s in Education at Stanford in 2008. She received her M.B.A. at Stanford Graduate School of Business June, 2010. She is currently the Chief of Staff for New Teachers Center, an NGO based in California whose mission is to mentor new teachers nationwide.

Lisette Enumah, B,A

Graduated from Harvard College in 2008 with a B.A. in African Studies and a minor in Economics. She finished a two year commitment with Teach for America, Miami in June, 2010. After volunteering at an NGO in Brazil and teaching English inPeru, she relocated to New York City where she began working at Harlem Village Academy whre she taught for several years. She is currently a PhD student in the Department of Education at The University of Pennslyvania.

Samuel J. Enumah, M.D

Sam graduated from Harvard College May, 2010 having majored in neurobiology. He spent summer 2008 working with a grassroots HIV/AIDS education program in South Africa. After spending a year doing volunteer work in Peru until November, 2010 and then in December, 2010 he travelled to Rwanda to work with an orphanage. He completed his medical school training at Johns Hopkins University and he is currently a surgical resident at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, MA with an interest in global surgery.

Zachary Enumah, M.A.

Zach graduated from Yale College in 2011, focusing on public health issues and majored in African Studies. He then stayed at Yale University and received a Master's degree in African Studies. He is a fourth year medical student at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine.

OTHER FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS CHRISTOPHER EZEKWECHE MD, FACOG, FICS
HARRISON NNAMDI ENUMAH
CHIKA OGUAGHA. MD,
BASIL EZENWA. MD
FOLA OLUBOWALE. MD
FOUNDATION SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY BOARD COMMITTEE (full member selection pending) THOMAS JACKSON TIDWELL MD, FACRO

Radiation Oncologist. Director, Tidwell Cancer Treatment Center. Columbus. Georgia. USA

SAJID AHMED MD

Medical Oncologist Director, Columbus Medical Oncology Associates. Columbus. Georgia. USA

GERSHON EJECKAM. MD, MRCPath, FRCP(C) FOUNDATION ADVISORY BOARD COMMITTEE (member selection pending)