HELP LIBERIA FOUNDATION

Our People

Get to know more about the people who work for Help Liberia Foundation.

Management Team
Board Members
Liberian Representatives
Accountants
Advisors

Management Team 

1. Mr. Paul Yeenie Harry
2. Ms. Celeste Simmons
3. Ms. Justyna Maciuszek
4. Ms. Anna Zahaczewska - Dobrowolska

Paul Yeenie Harry has an MBA degree in business administration from National-Louis University; a B.A. degree in English, with a minor in print journalism, from the University of Liberia, an A.A. degree in accounting from the A. M. E. Zion University College and a B-level CELTA (Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adult) from Cambridge University (Program run by International House Teacher Training in Krakow, Poland. He also has other certificates in Biblical studies. For many years now, Paul has been one of the voices calling for a new Liberia that is based on democracy, justice, and the rule of law. At present, in addition to his engagement with the foundation, he teaches English and the Art of Public Speaking and Presentation Skills at the Wyzsza Szkola Biznesu - National-Louis University. He also contributes articles and commentaries to several on-line newspapers.

Celeste Simmons attended the Angelina College in Lufkin, Texas. She now lives in New Jersey with her family. She is the Administrator of Cardiac Electrophysiology and works for the Electrophysiology Research Foundation, a non-profit organization. Besides, she has also spent considerable amount of time coordinating meetings of various non-profit organizations. Celeste serves as the HLF Representative and Contact Person in the United States.

Justyna Maciuszek and her family live in Stary Sacz, Poland, where she owns and manages a beauty salon. Justyna studied at C.U.E. PRYMUS. In the 1990's she worked with an orphanage in Bytom and also worked for Caritas Poland in Stary Sacz in 2001. Justyna enjoys working with and helping people in need, especially, children.

Anna Zahaczewska - Dobrowolska, a co-founder of the Foundation, has a Master’s degree from the Jagiellonski University in Krakow, Poland, where she studied History of Art and English literature. Anna also did post-graduate studies in Museology and Business Management. In addition, she has an English teaching certificate from the International Teacher Training Institute in Krakow, Poland. At the moment, she works as an English teacher at a private Polish university, besides cooperating with some Polish publishing houses for which she does translations and proofreading. Anna has been interested in Africa since her primary schooldays. She and her mother visited Egypt in the 1970s, while she was still in high school.

Volunteer Members 

1. Ms. Mary Smith
2. Geoffrey Brown

Mary Smith lives and works in York, England. She has been working in the IT sector for more than twenty years. Hard-working and committed to the cause of the foundation and the school in Liberia, Mary has been extremely helpful since joining us. Besides, working on a number of projects and continuously identifying possible partnering organizations and sources of donations, she is the Administrator of the foundation’s page on Facebook., the Facilitator of the school’s Buchanan Village Project Room and the Coordinator of our other social networking pages.

Mr. Geoffrey Brown is from the United Kingdom. Geoffrey is a product of interdisciplinary education - an MBA, a diploma in marketing, a B.A in computer science, etc. His jobs include HND engineering, marketing, project management, business management, business analysis, computer science, website designing, charity, etc. He now lives and works in Portugal and (sometimes) in South Africa. His company, Mearsecroft, is heavily involved in renewable energy, including using solar energy to heat water and drive pumps. Besides Geoff assisting the foundation in other ways, he has been involved with identifying organizations and individuals that could directly help the school in Liberia, including collecting items in Europe and shipping them to Liberia.

Board Members 

1. Ms. Elizabeth Kocel
2. Ms. Joanna Oczkowicz

Elizabeth Kocel, President of the Board of Directors of the foundation, and her family live in Zabrze, Poland. Elizabeth has a master’s degree in economics, specifically, in Foreign Trade, from the Academy of Economics in Katowice, as well as a B.A. degree from Opole University, specializing in English Studies. At present, she works as an English teacher at a high school in Gliwice. She is also a social worker at the Center for Disabled Youth in Wojtowa Wies, near Gliwice. Elizabeth has been interested in Africa since her high school days. She visited Africa, specifically, Senegal, a few years ago.

Accountants 

1. Ms. Marta Tylek
   Ms. Tylek, the Owner and Head of an independent Polish accountant firm called STANDARD C.C., is responsible for our bookkeeping.She is also the Financial Director of a private Polish University.
2. Ms. Stanislwa Majoch
   Ms. Majoch serves as Assistant to Ms. Tylek in keeping the Foundation's books. She's also a staff member of STANDARD C.C.

Advisors 

1. Ms. Senator Krystyna Doktorowicz, PhD
   Vice-Dean, Faculty of Radio and Television, Slaski University
2. Ms. Maria Korusiewicz, PhD
   Lecturer, Slaski University