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The COVER OUR PEOPLE FOUNDATION is a Not-for-Profit Corporation registered as a 501(3)c in Delaware, USA. There is a twin COVER OUR PEOPLE FOUNDATION Not-for-Profit also existing under Liberian Law .The Goals and Objectives of both corporations are identical. They are designed to compliment and facilitate each others’ actions.
FOUNDER & CEO
COVER OUR PEOPLE FOUNDATION (Liberia & USA)
STEPHEN ALLEN TOLBERT II
Like millions of my compatriots I’ve been standing and watching on the sidelines as opportunities for Liberian Greatness are thrown away. As time moves forward we fall behind. That’s why I figured we needed a new approach to our oldest challenges. That’s why I decided not to be helpless anymore. And that’s why I created COVER OUR PEOPLE FOUNDATION. It’s a vehicle for personal and national transformation. Change for Liberia can’t keep moving in circles.
Highly accomplished international finance professional and diplomat with over 35 years of management and professional experience in development and commercial banking.
Dr. Mardia Stone is a Senior Advisor to the Division of Global Psychiatry Chester M. Pierce, MD Division of Global Psychiatry and Senior Advisor to the Liberia Center of Excellence in Mental Health and Psychiatry, working extensively on mental health issues, coordinating mental health research and training activities for MGH Psychiatry residents in Liberia.
Gerald Padmore is a member of the firm of Cox Padmore Skolnik & Shakarchy LLP (CPSS). He is based in Denver, Colorado (the firm also has offices in New York and New Jersey). He specializes in international business transactions, civil litigation and arbitration cases with special emphasis on international matters.
Ian Yhap is a seasoned professional with over a decade of experience in the power systems industry, marked by a strong work ethic and meticulous attention to detail.
Mrs. Margaret Deconte Brumskine-Ricks was born in Maternity Center, Monrovia, Montserrado County in Liberia. She is an Attorney and an Educator.
Mr. John B. S. Davies, III, Co-Chairman—is the President/CEO of the Liberia Bank for Development and Investment (LBDI), the President of the Bankers Association of Liberia, and Vice President of the Bankers Association of West Africa.
Jeanine Cooper served as Liberia’s Minister of Agriculture from 2020 to 2024. During her tenure as Minister, Ms. Cooper re-oriented the Ministry of Agriculture to focus on agri-business, public-private partnerships and coordination.
Bai Sama Gwenning Best has over 17 years experience as a top media executive in Liberia. In 2018, he was appointed as managing director of the Daily Observer newspaper, Liberia’s oldest independent daily.
Harry Itoka is a retired administrator. He has served in Liberia and the USA
for more than 40 years as a Banker, CFO, Financial Adviser, and Board
Treasurer for numerous entities. He currently serves as board member for
schools, churches and Not-for-profit organizations. Read More...
Co-Chairperson of the African Women Leaders Network (AWLN), Liberia Chapter, December 18, 2019.