Members of the Board of Trustees

Terms Ending September 2007 New Members (Terms 09/01 to 08/05) Incumbent Members (Terms end 08/03)

Asrat Tessema
Assefa Mehretu
Ayalew Kanno
Birhanu Getahun
Daniel Teferra
Paul Henze
Sisay Asefa
Sisay Tezera
Teshome Wagaw
Yitayih Zelalem

Carl Robson
Hailu Abatena
Harold Marcus
Teshome Abebe
Wongelawit Teferra
Erku Yimer
Fifi Hussein
Teshome Taddesse

Asrat Tessema
Ayalew Kanno
Assefa Mehretu
Daniel Teferra
Sisay Asefa
Teshome Wagaw


Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees

Chairperson:  Teshome Wagaw
Professor of Education Emeritus
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109
E-mail: twagaw@umich.edu
Vice Chairperson:

Wongelawit Tefera
Senior Associate Scientist
Pfizer Corporation
Ann Arbor, Michigan
E-mail: wongelawit.tefera@pfizer.com

Treasurer: Asrat Tessema
Professor and Head
Department of Finance
Eastern Michigan University
Ypsilanti, Michigan 48197
E-mail: asrat.Tessema@emich.edu
Board Secretary Designate: Sisay Asefa
Professor of Economics
Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, MI 49009
E-mail: asefa@wmich.edu
Executive Director Designate:

Assefa Mehretu
Professor of Geography
Michigan State University
East Lansing, Michigan 48824
E-mail:  mehretu@msu.edu

Deputy Executive Director:

Ayalew Kanno
Associate Faculty
African Studies Program
Michigan State University
E-mail:  kannoa@msu.edu