Executive Committee

PRESIDENT: KWAMENA SANKAH – 2ND TERM (JULY 2022 – JULY 2024)

Mr. Kwamena Sankah is a Senior Transportation Engineer with Sarasota County Government and is responsible for Transportation Planning, Traffic Operations, and Land Development activities and projects. He is a Registered Professional Engineer (PE) in the State of Florida and
actively involved with the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE), and Toastmasters International. He is a Past President of the Suncoast branch of ASCE, and a Past Division Director of District 48, Region 8, Toastmasters.

Kwamena entered GSTS Form One in 1983 and completed the GCE Advanced Level in 1990. He went on to receive a BSc. (Hons) Civil Engineering degree from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Ghana (1996) and MSc. in Civil Engineering and Masters in Business Administration degrees from the University of South Florida, USA. (2005 and 2015).

In his time at GSTS, he was the Plots Monitor in Vanderpuye House, the Assistant Dining Hall Prefect, and the Cadet Corps Captain. His senior brothers, Maxwell Sankah and Ernest Sankah are all Alumni. GSTS means a lot to him as he attributes his passion for excellence to the lessons learned at home and mostly within the corners of Mother TESCO.

1st VICE PRESIDENT: DR EDWARD BOTSE-BAIDOO – 1ST TERM (JULY 2022 – JULY 2024)

Dr Edward Botse-Baidoo entered GSTS in 1986 and completed his O level in 1991. He then went on to continue his A level at Presbyterian Boys Secondary School – Legon where he completed in 1993. At GSTS, Edward was in Ritchie House and served as the Upper Dorm Prefect. He then proceeded to University of Ghana, Legon where he obtained his B.Sc Medical Sciences.

He proceeded to University of Ghana Medical School/Korle Bu Teaching Hospital where he obtained his Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery. In the States, he did his Medical Residency in Internal Medicine at Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA now Georgia Reagents University.

Dr. Edward Botse-Baidoo is Board Certified in Internal Medicine and specializes in the Hospitalized Patient. He worked at Grand Strand Reginal Medical Center in Myrtle Beach, SC from 2008 – 2012. He is currently with McLeod Loris Seacoast Hospital System as a Lead Hospitalist since 2012. He is currently licensed in SC, NC and GA. He is also a part owner of Parker Truck Auto & Wrecker LLC in Conway, SC which is an Autodelership and Garage which also deals in export of used cars. He also operates a car rental company in (Icar Ghana) which is mainly for visitors to Ghana.

My brother Peter Baidoo is also a proud Giant. Edward resides in Myrtle Beach, SC with his wife and 4 children.

GENERAL SECRETARY: DAVID OFOSU-BARTELS – 2nd TERM (JULY 2022 – JULY 2024)

Major (Retired) David Ofosu Bartels entered GSTS in 1985 and completed O’Level in 1990. He continued his A’Level at Tema Secondary School. At GSTS he was a member of the Cadet Corps and Plots Monitor in Vanderpuye House.

David served as an Air Battle Manager in the United States Air Force (USAF) for 20 years and is currently retired. His duties included Command, Control, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance flying on Boeing’s E-3 Airborne Early Warning and Control System (AWACS) and Northrop Grumman’s E-8 Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (JSTARS). After retiring from active duty, David was the Senior Aerospace Science Instructor for the Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (AF JROTC) leading studies in aviation history, aviation and space science, college and career readiness, global studies, practical leadership, and health and wellness at Wilkes Central High School, Wilkesboro, North Carolina for two years.

David holds a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and Bachelor of Liberal Arts from Auburn University Montgomery, Montgomery, Alabama (1999). He also earned a Master of Science in Management from Liberty University, Lyncburg, Virginia (2008). He graduated from the United States Air Force’s Squadron Officer School (2006) and Air Command and Staff College (2009). He completed the United States’ Joint Forces Staff College in 2012.

 

1ST DEPUTY TREASURER: KWABENA NKANSAH – 1ST TERM (JULY 2022 – JULY 2024)

Mr. Kwabena Nkansah has a Masters degree in Accounting from University of Maryland, College Park and is an Auditor by profession. 

As Chairman of the organizing committee, he played a key role during the associations 10th Anniversary dinner dance celebration in Virginia, 2017. He was also the association’s representative at the GAA General Assembly.

Back at G.S.T.S, Kwabena was a member of the Scripture Union. He completed O’level in 1992 and was in Vanderpuye house (2).

NATIONAL COORDINATOR: VICTOR GORMAN – 2ND TERM (JULY 2022 – JULY 2024)

Victor completed his GCE Ordinary Level at GSTS in 1992. He then privately studied for the GCE Advanced Level in Business and joined the Career Development Institute; first, as a student and later a lecturer. Victor received the IATA -UFTAA Senior Management Diploma in travel and tourism.

For a number of years, he worked with Ghana Airways as a Certified Flight Operation Officer. Currently, Victor runs his own business as the CEO of Gosh Travel Consult based in Delaware, USA. At GSTS, Victor was Sport Monitor for Dodoo House and played basketball for the School.

Victor has been actively involved in Alumni Affairs for many years first with the Accra Chapter and now serving his first term as Deputy National Coordinator for the North America Association.

 

 

1ST DEPUTY NATIONAL COORDINATOR: DR. Joseph E. QUANSAH – 1ST TERM (JULY 2022 – JULY 2024)

Dr. Joseph E. Quansah is an Associate Professor of Agricultural and Biological Engineering and Director of the Geospatial and Climate Change Center at Tuskegee University. His research and teaching activities focus on, Hydrology and Watershed Engineering, Environmental and Natural Resources Engineering, Climate Change, Geospatial Science, Remote Sensing, Forestry and Soils Management. He has served/serves as a major advisor and committee member to over 30 graduate level research theses/dissertation and has authored and co-authored several peer reviewed journal papers. He is the Principal Investigator (PI) and Co-PI on several funded grants projects. His prior experiences include as Research Hydrologist with the USGS and as Postdoctoral Research Scientist at Purdue University.

Dr. Quansah enrolled in Ghana Secondary Technical School (GSTS) in 1986 and completed his Ordinary and Advanced Level certificates in 1991 and 1993, respectively. During his time at GSTS, he served as the House Prefect for Kennedy Hall, was a member of the school choir and served as the local GHAMSU president.

Dr. Quansah continued his education at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) in Kumasi, Ghana where he graduated with a BSc in Geomatics Engineering (1999). He furthered completed his graduate degrees at Purdue University, in Indiana USA, where he received an MSE in Civil Engineering (2004), and his Ph.D. in Agricultural & Biological Engineering (2007). Dr. Quansah is a recipient of the Stevan J. Kristof award for his outstanding research and discovery in Remote Sensing.

Dr. Quansah and his wife Dr. Elizabeth Quansah are the Founders of the Joseph & Elizabeth Quansah Foundation (https://www.jequansahfoundation.org/) which is dedicated to supporting intelligent but needy university students in Ghana with fully paid fees and housing during their  degree period. The foundation currently supports some giants.