BOARD OF DIRECTORS

This is a team of multi-talented, hardworking and dedicated individuals providing expert advice and initiating community ooutreach programs. To learn more about our Advisor Board Members, please click on the "Bio" link under each member's profile.

HARDY JIMBES - Executive Director and Founder of the Save Africa Concerts Foundation. A renowned musician, producer, and entertainment manager, Mr. Jimbes has brought decades of experience in the entertainment industry to galvanize efforts and combine synergies for HIV/AIDS programming through both community-based educational programs that utilize entertainment as well as high-profile artists and events focusing their efforts on raising awareness ... Read

DOROTHY OGUNDU, MD - Board-certifed in obstetrics and gynecology, Dr. Dorothy Ogundu is a fierce and tireless advocate for families, especially young women and single mothers. Dr. Ogundu maintains a pluralistic-based medical and healthcare practice out of two respective locations in Holliswood, Queens, the Aki Life Health Centers I and II. She is also the founder of the non-profit organization AngelDocs Inc., Read Dorothy Bio

AMADOU DIAGNE -Co-founded the UCLA AIDS Institute Virology Laboratory,
Has co-authored several peer-reviewed papers published in journals such as Nature, AIDS, Journal of Infectious Diseases and the New England Journal of Medicine. He has also given oral and poster presentations at National, Regional and International HIV/AIDS conferences. He is also responsible for the isolation of JRCSF and JRFL ; two HIV viruses that have been characterized and are widely used in HIV research today. Read Amadou's Bio.

REV. EMEKA C. NWIGWE - Venerable Archdeacon Emeka C. Nwigwe is an Evangelist and Pastor. He is currently the Rector and Missioner of Anglican Church of the Pentecost International in New York City, President of EFAC (Evangelical Fellowship in the Anglican Communion) Northeast USA, a Church Planter and a certified Hospice Chaplain, an HIV/AIDS Awareness and Preventions Minister and a Supervisor-In-Training for Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE). Read Archdeacon Emeka's Bio.

OLLIE COTTON, JR. - From Gospel to Rap, Rock to Reggae, you have experienced his expertise as a sound engineer on the musical recording of such icons as Doug E. Fresh & the Get Fresh Crew in Ghostbusters 2, on Patti LaBelle’s Live at the Apollo, on the More Money soundtrack produced by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, and even with the British “Bono” U2 band, Ollie Cotton, Jr. has toured with jazz recording artist, Najee, the Boys Choir of Harlem and is currently on tour with India Arie & Take Six. Read Ollie's Bio.