Professor Agnes Atia Apusigah is a member of the Governing Council of STAR Ghana Foundation and the Chair of the Gender and Social Inclusion Committee GSIC). She also served as a member of the Steering Committee of STAR-Ghana from 2010 to 2018 when the STAR Ghana Foundation was launched. Agnes is an Associate Professor at the University for Development Studies, Wa Campus and currently the Dean of the Faculty of Education, University for Development Studies, Tamale, Ghana. Her research concentrates on the political economy of African development, indigenous knowledge systems, gender studies and educational policy and reforms. Her recent publications include Bridging Worlds, Teacher Professionalism and Educational Quality in Ghana (with LA Alagbela) and Women’s Movement and Political Change in West Africa. Professor Apusigah is a social critic and a feminist activist with extensive experience working with civil society organisations and donor agencies. Her work with civil society has centred on research, policy development, capacity-building training, programming support and project evaluation. She currently chairs the governing board of Afrikids Ghana and is also a member of the Network for Women’s Rights (NETRIGHT) in Ghana. She holds a PhD. in cultural studies with a minor in curriculum studies from Queen’s University at Kingston, Canada.