BOARD CHAIRMAN
Elom Hillary Otchi: PhD, FISQua, MPH, MA (Org. Devt)
Elom is an accomplished Organization Development and Healthcare Quality & Patient Safety Consultant having worked with UNDP, WHO, UNICEF and GIZ undertaking research, supporting the development of national quality policies and strategies, facilitating the establishment of quality governance systems across all levels of the health sector and building capacity of national and sub-national quality leads/teams to institutionalize the practice of quality and patient safety across the continent. He has also worked extensively across all the levels of care in the health sector of Ghana including leading the Quality Improvement & Patient Safety program in the largest teaching hospital. He mentors many budding quality and patient safety professionals across the continent.
He was a member of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Technical Committee 304 (TC-304) Healthcare Organization Management that developed ISO 7101:2023 Healthcare Management Quality System Standards. He is also a member of the WHO Global Learning Laboratory on Quality of Care and Universal Health Coverage. Further, he is a Fellow and an Expert of the International Society of Quality in Healthcare (ISQua) and a Certified Hospital Surveyor (CHS). Elom has a PhD in Public Health with specialization in Quality and Patient Safety from the University of Ghana.
Elom’s expertise and research interests are in organization development, health systems strengthening, quality and patient safety. He is an author; a reviewer of quality and patient safety journals and a conference speaker.
PRINCIPAL DIRECTOR
Anne Otchi
Anne Otchi is the Principal Director for Diosdado Montessori Academy. She is a Human Resource Expert and a Corporate Strategist. She enjoyed a successful career in corporate Ghana and brings this expertise to bear in Directing Diosdado Montessori Academy in its quest to becoming the leading Montessori School with enviable competitive advantage.
She has worked extensively in Human Resource management and development and currently leads the transformation of the human resource team by harnessing the available potential to facilitate the attainment of the corporate vision and strategies. Anne has over a decade experience as a Human Resource Professional in various capacities and brings this to bear in her current role at Diosdado Montessori Academy.
She holds an MBA (Human Resource Management) and Diploma in Early Childhood Education.
She is credited with the setting up, development and management of several strategic Human Resource policies in both local and multinational companies.
She is also a Board Member of the Africa Institute of Healthcare Quality Safety & Accreditation (AFIHQSA – Ghana) and provides leadership and guidance on the human resource related issues of the organization.
Anne enjoys reading, travelling and sightseeing during her leisure.
Her favourite Montessori quote is “The greatest development is achieved during the first years of life, and therefore it is then that the greatest care should be taken. If this is done, then the child does not become a burden; he will reveal himself as the greatest marvel of nature.” Maria Montessori.
VICE PRINCIPAL
Betty Anku
Betty is a passionate & energetic preschool teacher with over a decade experience nurturing young children age 6months to 6years. She does this by Inculcating in them curiosity and confidence there by raising world citizens. She applies and adopt various education methods to cultivate each child’s interest, self esteem and creativity .
She has worked in various capacities in a number of Montessori schools in Ghana and is excited to bring this experience to bear at Diosdado Montessori Academy. Her aim is to impact children to become independent in life and to be useful to themselves and the society at large.
Her favourite Montessori quote is: ” Our care of the child should be governed not by the desires to make him learn things, but by the endeavour always to keep burning within that light which is called intelligence”.
SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER
Frank Amenyo Komla
Frank Amenyo is our social media manager. He has passion for digital storytelling and sparking engagement with our clients.
His experience is in content creating that grabs eyeballs, building, nurturing and growing online tribe, versatile with various social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, X (Twitter) and TikTok.