Project Phoenix - Niger Delta Team

Senator Wayne D. King

Senator (Ret.) Wayne D. King is a businessman, social entrepreneur and former politician. In the course of his life he has been a mountain guide, a teacher, a State Representative and Senator in NH, The Democratic Nominee for Governor of NH (1994), a publisher (Heart of New Hampshire Magazine); President of Moosewood Communications, and VP, elevated to CEO of MOP Environmental Solutions, Inc., a public company in the environmental remediation business. He also convened a small group of Social Entrepreneurs calling themselves the Electronic Community Project. Since 1997 when they first went to Nigeria for the Ford Foundation they have been working in West Africa with NGOs and businesses to enhance their connectivity, communications and to empower communities and people.

King is also a noted photographer and artist with work in galleries across the US. More

Dr. Osita Aniemeka

Dr. Osita Aniemeka is a social entrepreneur bringing all of his skills to bear on the social and economic development of West Africa. A Fulltime member of the Faculty (Communication) and Director, Center for Learning at the IBB University, Lapai-NIGERIA. With a PhD in Communication and Entrepreneurial Leadership, Osita has extensive backgrounds in Education, Community Development, Communication and Entrepreneurial Governance. Working with known global social innovators, Osita has followed the shift of fledgling dreams into transformed enterprises. Today he’s one of the few African members of the Social Enterprise Association (United States) and his Center, CLC is the African Liaison for the Foundation for African Arts & Letters, New York aka the Entrepreneurs’ Academy. He’s member of the renowned Greenleaf Center for Servant Leadership and a member of the IBBU Senate. Currently on Leave-of-Absence from IBB University, Osita works for the United States Agency for International Development | Nigeria Expanded Trade and Transport (USAID | NEXTT) Project. More

Ms. Wilma E. Aguele

Ms. Wilma Aguele is the Chief Executive Officer of Wilbahi Corporation. Wilbahi is a business services group serving Nigeria’s land development, agricultural, infrastructure, educational, communication, production and distribution sectors, operating across seven divisions including agriculture, ICT, Energy, Consumer Goods, Training and education among others.  Her primary responsibilities are Projects Acquisition and New Business Development. Ms. Wilma Aguele has been extensively involved in corporate management in the past 15 years. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in International Relations and a postgraduate study in Urban and Regional Planning from the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California – USA. She is a member of the Nigerian/British Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Nigeria/South Africa Chamber of Commerce and Industry amongst others. She has attended several conferences and workshops on international services and management generally.

Ms. Wilma brings her vast experience in the Corporate World to bear on all her activities. She sits on the Boards of several multimillion naira companies and developed businesses running into several millions of dollars within and outside Nigeria.

Philip "Kip" Bates III

A graduate of the Whittemore School of Business and Economics, Philip "Kip" Bates is now the Senior Systems Administrator at the University of California at Santa Barbara in California. He is also the owner of Hope Avenue Computer Services which serves as an Independent Content Provider for The Microsoft Network, acting as an aggregator for the Hospitality Industry.His company is also a Beta tester for all Microsoft Productivity Software, Business Software Solutions and Operating Systems.

Bates has made more than 10 trips to West Africa in the past few years on behalf of such notable organizations as the Ford Foundation, The World Bank, USAID and others. He specializes in technology and he also is the founder of "Bolgatanga Baskets", an importer of art and craft items from Ghana to the US.

Ben Ocra

Ben Ocra has had a long and distinguished career in Corporate Management and International Affairs and Information Communications Technology. His wide experience in these areas and his involvement in social development, business and civic organizations have all helped shape his vision of helping to advance the course of development in deplorable settings

through different frontiers. Mr. Ocra’s core competences cuts across managing teams, projects, establishing effective monitoring and evaluation systems for projects, planning, directing and co-ordinating activities of group of professionals and technical officers engaged in diverse projects. He has over 13 years track record in project management, building and actively managing relationships with development partners, funders and senior decision-makers in the public and private sector, coordinating the activities of dispersed and nonhierarchical teams in a fast-paced environment, with frequent changes. More

Angie Boatmaa

Angie has been working with the team since 2004 when she assisted with the administrative coordination of the International Conference if InterCED in Accra, Ghana. She has worked for Travellers Worldwide as their volunteer coordinator and Busy Internet, Ghana's largest provider of Internet services and Internet Cafes and one of the largest IT companies in West Africa. 

Terry Cromwell, Esq.
While our friend and colleague Terry Cromwell is recovering from brain surgery and a way-too-close brush with the grim reaper, he continues to play an important role in keeping our spirits up and we hope, as he gets stronger he will help with our social media outreach. . . all in anticipation of that day when he will be able to walk down the streets of Lagos and hear the familiar booming sound of Nigerian friends who refer to him as TERRENCE CROMWELL!

Terry Cromwell brings nearly 30 years of domestic and international corporate problem-solving and leadership skills, most recently as CEO of International Kiosk Solutions, Inc (iKS). Terry, a Montana native, has held executive positions with publicly-held Fortune 500 companies and privately-held corporations alike. Whether a corporate officer or troubleshooter Terry has reported directly to Presidents, CEO's, Boards of Directors and shareholders with responsibilities for operations, development, legal issues and risk assessment/management. His experience spans work with diverse industries in equally diverse settings including: High Tech, Construction, Railroads, Oil, Hospitality, Insurance and Financial Services operating in the Northwest, New England, Las Vegas, Hawaii, Africa, Australia, Alaska and the Arctic.