Secretary

Dare Nwaka was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota and raised in Lagos, Nigeria. She graduated from the University of Minnesota in 2001 with a bachelor’s degree in Physiology. She then pursued a Post baccalaureate program at the George Washington University in 2003 where she obtained her certification in Diagnostic Ultrasound. She is registered with the American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography in General and Vascular Ultrasound (RDMS, RVT). With a passion for people’s health, Dare decided to pursue a Master’s in Public Health from Capella University and graduated in 2017.

She is the Founder and CEO of Divine Scanning, a company tailored to tutoring new students and cross training present ultrasound technologist to perform vascular studies.  She has a passion to educate and provide expert hands-on training to those interested in pursuing a career in vascular ultrasound. Dare Nwaka is also the author of Vascular Technology Made Simple

During her spare time, she enjoys spending time with her husband and children. She also volunteers her time with the community outreach program at her local church.

Board Member

Josephine Akintonde is currently a nursing professor, a board-certified maternal child educator. Her role as a professor provided the opportunity for mentoring student for professional success. Josephine has over 35 years mentoring experience in both non for profit and for-profit organization. She has served as a health consultant for non-for-profit organization helping to reduce infant mortality, advocating for the children and their families. 

Josephine has extensive experience in community development, Program evaluation and Advocating for the female optimal wellness. She has served on the executive board of many organizations (on economic, education, social issues) including the National Association of Female Executive and Mercy Medical Inc. Josephine was an active member of the Rose Court Inc and organization that focuses on developing girls into professional women.

She has strong passion for collaborative work, capacity building and positive social

impact.

Josephine earned her B.S.N and M.Sc. degree from University of Maryland and currently pursuing her doctoral degree. She is married with three children, one grandchild and enjoying listening to music during her spare time.

Director of Finance

Tiwa is an attorney with a heart for humanity and is passionate about causes that promote equity, particularly for girls and women. Born in the United States and raised in Nigeria, she earned her law degree from the Obafemi Awolowo University in Nigeria and her LL.M in Taxation Law from the Villanova University School of Law in Pennsylvania, USA. She started her legal career 25 years ago in Africa with brief stints in a mid-size law firm and an Oil & Gas multinational company, before relocating to the US.

Her commitment to community service has placed her in various roles including serving as a Girl Scout volunteer for more than a decade and at her local church. As a proud mom with kids interested in Robotics, she served as secretary on the board of her local Robotics chapter. Professionally, Tiwa has held several positions including as a Regulatory Compliance Consultant advising charitable and nonprofit organizations. She owns a tax and business consulting practice which focuses on providing IRS and Tax Court representation to individuals and small businesses as well as representing nonprofit and tax-exempt organizations on federal tax regulatory issues.

Presently, she also works as an International Tax Law Analyst for a leading research platform tax technology company where she also serves as the lead Technical Editor for the Transfer Pricing Forum.

Tiwa enjoys cooking, playing the piano, and is a lover of music. She happily married and is mom to three college kids, including twin girls.