LDi provides leadership training and advisory services empowering
African organizations to deliver effective, sustainable results.
Executive Director’s Note
Dear Leaders,
Leadership is found everywhere; yet, it is not common to all. Influencing others is uniquely connected to context. Thus, effective leaders are students of their environment. Effective leaders of organizations leverage the difficulties of society. However, the challenges are not the same and keep on emerging, therefore, leaders have to constantly understand and know these issues. This requires leaders of organizations to obtain training that will provide them with tools and skills to navigate today’s changing environment. Read more..
Executive Management Team
LDi’s National Coordinators
Benin
Christopher Amenyinyor
christopher@ldi.training
+233244601426
Botswana
Ntungamili Phiri
ntungamili@ldi.training
+26776232709
Burkina Faso
Lambert Ettien Annie
lambert@ldi.training
+2250707754095
Canada
Prof. Adisa Jimoh
adisa@ldi.training
+16475490251
DRC Congo
Michel Wabantu
mike@ldi.training
+243813400802
Eswatini
Dr. Samuel Dlamini
samuel@ldi.training
+26876037125
Ghana
Dr. Femi Adeleye
femi@ldi.training
+2250709266356
Ivory Coast
Morris M. Yeedoun
morris@ldi.training
+231777780046
Kenya
Judah arap Bett
judah@ldi.training
+254720511819
Lesotho
Tumelo Hoohlo
tumelo@ldi.training
+26658882277
Liberia
Prof T. Debey Sayndee
debey@ldi.training
+231777513677
Malawi
Kumbukani Phiri
kumbukani@ldi.training
+265995974946
Mauritius
Steeve Lam Wai Shun
steeve@ldi.training
+23058606995
Mozambique
Joshua Idowu
joshua@ldi.training
+258875610500
Nigeria
Niyi Dunmade
niyi@ldi.training
+2348062161154
Seychelles
David O. Olawale
david@ldi.training
+2482510305
Sierra Leone
Jonathan Titus-Williams
jonathan@ldi.training
+2482510305
South Africa
Africa LDi Operational Base
info@ldi.training
+27799202197
Tanzania
Davis Matari
davis@ldi.training
+255755564176
Togo
Christopher Amenyinyor
christopher@ldi.training
+233244601426
Uganda
Geoffrey Ocan
geoffrey@ldi.training
+256755590946
USA
North America LDi Operational Base
info@ldi.training
Zambia
David Mulila
dmulila@ldi.training
+260977827163
Testimonials
These are comments from leaders empowered by LDi’s training and assistance.
We now have a wealth of expertise, knowledge and contacts that will move the organisation to another level. TK has been the kingpin in the entire process. He was the one contacting the identified prospective members, engaged them to join, and ran an orientation training session with them. All this would not have been possible without TK’s input and oversight.
GO
Pastor
Thank you so much for your skilful facilitation of the Organizational Governance workshop this past weekend in Kampala-Uganda. I was so blessed and inspired by your workshop. God really bless your efforts.
DZ
Director of Para-Church Organization-Uganda
The awareness workshop was addressing practical issues and answered questions, which linger in the corridors of many Boardrooms here in Malawi.
JB
Director of Non-Profit Organization-Malawi
“With my many years of serving on many Boards, I must confess. This is my first time attending Board training; the awareness has really helped and it is such an eye-opener for me. I wish LDI would organize more than a one-day seminar in training organizations Directors and their Board members. There is a lot to learn about the roles of Board members.”
RS
Board Member
LDi Boards
Africa Regional Board:
- Mr. Taiwo ‘TK’ Ilesanmi: Executive Director and founding visionary of LDi.
- Mr. Eddie Smith: (Chairman) (Zimbabwe-based). A minister called in the Marketplace. Co-owner of a television cable network.
- Mr. Steven Bezuidenhout: (Treasurer) Director of Finance, Meridian Group of Companies, Southern Africa.
- Dr. Enson Lwesya: (Malawi-based). The Vice Chancellor of Malawi Assemblies of God University (MAGU), Senior Pastor of the International Christian Assembly, Malawi.
- Ms. Beatrice Masi: (Malawi-based), Entrepreneur and Business Owner, Malawi.
- Mr. Kevin Smith: (US-based). Entrepreneur and Business owner.
USA Regional Board:
- Mr. Drew Saulters: (Chairman) Lawyer and Partner for Ortalekelley Law Firm Nashville, TN.
- Mrs. Emily Wright: (Treasurer) Project Logistics / Charrette Coordinator / Practice Manager for Town Planning & Urban Design Collaborative, LLC, Franklin, TN.
- Mr. Damien Weaver: (Secretary) Site Director for Henderson, NV Chocolate Factory Mars, Inc. Henderson, NV.
- Mr. Billy Hyatt: Co-owner of a business consulting firm. Franklin, TN.
- Mr. Paul Tyson: General Manager in Hotel Industry and an Entrepreneur, Franklin, TN
- Mr. Don Grassmann: Financial Consultant, Brentwood, TN
Board of Reference:
- Mr. Emmanuel Oladipo: (UK-based) Retired International Secretary for Scripture Union. Currently Africa Coordinator of Langham Preaching, a ministry founded by the late Dr John Stott
- Pastor Rick White: (USA) President Rick White Ministries, Franklin, Tennessee.
- President Lazarus Chakwera: (Malawi) The President of Republic of Malawi.
- Dr. Omo Olupona: (Nigeria) Former Southern Africa Regional Director for World Vision. Former “Chief of Party” for the partnership between World Vision and Ogumaniha SCIP Zambezia Mozambique.
- Mr. Jim O’Donnell: (USA) Retired Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for ConAgra Foods, Inc. USA.
- Dr. Brian R. McMurray: (USA), MD Brentwood, TN, USA. Emergency Medicine and Internal Medicine American College of Emergency Physicians Ambassador to Malawi (former) and ACEP Ambassador to Ukraine.
- Prof. Adisa Jimoh: (Canada-based). Former Rand Water Professorial Chair in Electrical Engineering, Power and Energy Specialist, Professor of Electrical Engineering, Tshwane University of Technology, Pretoria, South Africa.
- Mr. Jerry Heffel: (USA) Retired President of Southwestern Publishing Company and past Adjunct Professor at the Vanderbilt Owen School of Business. He is an investor who spreads his time between TN, FL and OK for Business.
- Mr. Bobby Maynard: (USA) Currently serving as the Global Partnerships Director and Missions Pastor of Woodlands Church Texas. He lives in Houston, Texas.
- Mr. Enock Chikava: (USA) is Deputy Director, Agricultural Development, Global Growth and Opportunity, and heads up the IDEAS (Innovations that Drive Effective Agricultural Systems) team. He lives in Seattle. Washington.