Snr. Management Team
STEPHEN OBENG
HEAD OF FINANCE
Steve, as popularly referred to, was born in Asokwa, a suburb of Kumasi in the Ashanti
Region. He attended Kings International School where he wrote his Basic Education
Certificate Examinations (BECE). He then proceeded to Kumasi Anglican Senior High
School (KASS) for his secondary education and studied General Science.
Steve gained admission into the Christian Service University College to pursue a four
year programme leading to the award of a Bachelor of Business Administration
degree. He won two academic Scholarships at the university for his outstanding
academic performance and graduated with first-class honours.
Steve got the opportunity to undertake his National Service with the
Finance Department of AngloGold Ashanti Ghana, Obuasi Mines,
as a Finance Officer and rotated within the Accounts Payables and
Receivables Section.
After National Service, he gained employment with Sinapi Aba Trust
(now Sinapi Aba Savings and Loans) as a Programmes Officer at the
company’s Head Office in Kumasi. He was in charge of managing a
portfolio of schools that had been given financial support to expand
their facilities. He was trained as a Trainer of Trainers for the company’s
flagship programme, Social Performance Management, designed to
train some selected staff of their various branches on this new approach
to managing organizational performance. Prior to his departure from the
company, he was nominated as an Accountant to manage and report on the
financial performance for one of the company’s foreign donors.
ESTHERLLA ASARE
HUMAN RESOURCE OFFICER/ EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT
She is an energetic and ambitious person who has developed a mature and responsible approach to any task that she undertakes. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration with specialization in Human Resource Management. As a graduate with seven years’ experience in HR practice, and holds a Certificate
in Senior Professional in HR(SPHRi) awarded by the HR Certification Centre, in Accra. She is able to deal with issues related to her role competently, and is result oriented. Estherlla is an effective and confident communicator who is also a self-starter with the dedication and motivation required to succeed. She is easy going by nature and able to get along with both work colleagues and senior managers when providing comprehensive administrative support and day-to-day operations. Estherlla has accumulated about 5 years’ experience as a human resource officer and administrative assistant in the Executive Office of the AngloGold Ashanti School
ROBERT DONKOR
HEAD OF LOWER PRIMARY
Mr. Robert Donkor, the Head of the Lower Primary Department and Senior Head
of Department, holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Mathematics from the University of
Education, Winneba. Currently, he is pursuing a Master of Philosophy (MPhil) degree
in Educational Innovation and Leadership Science at Kwame Nkrumah University of
Science and Technology. With 19 years of teaching experience, including roles as
JHS Head (acting) at Amponyase, two years as Head of the Upper Primary Department at AGA
School, and seven years as the Head of the Lower Primary Department at
AGA School, Mr. Donkor demonstrates strong leadership and management
skills. He excels in building positive relationships with teachers, staff,
and parents. Proficient in technology integration in the classroom, he is
dedicated to effective lesson planning and implementation.
Passionate about education, Mr. Donkor is committed to students’ growth
and success. His work ethic reflects patience, understanding, and a firm
dedication to fostering a positive learning environment
BENEDICTA ACKAH
HEAD OF PRE-SCHOOL
Benedicta Ackah is the Head of the Pre-School Department of the AngloGold Ashanti
School. Benedicta is responsible for overseeing the day to day operations of the Pre-School Department; staff and pupils managements, curriculum development and implementation, and supervision of pedagogy, as well as serving as the main liaison between parents and guardians and the AGA School. Benedicta Ackah is a professional teacher with 29 years’ experience in the
educational industry. Before becoming the Head of Department, she had accumulated 25 years of teaching experience. She pursued her Ordinary Level Education at Boa-Amponsem Secondary School at Dunkwa-On-Offin- After her O’ Level Education she gained admission to Akrokerri
College of Education where she obtained Teacher’s Certificate “A” in 1994.
She also holds a degree in Education from the University of Education, Winneba.
She possesses kindness, a joyful demeanor, a friendly nature, coupled with honesty and punctuality. She has a creative mind and is always up for a new challenge. She is well organized and always plans ahead to make sure she manages her time well. So far, Benedicta has served as a diligent team leader and player and has supervised about 3,500 students and 44 teachers over the past five years
MERCY HETTY OWUSU
HEAD OF UPPER PRIMARY
Mercy Hetty Owusu started her basic education at Obuasi Methodist School. She then
proceeded to TI Ahmadiyah Secondary School in the 1982/83 Academic Year where
she studied and majored in General Arts. She then furthered her education at
Akokerri Training College, Akokerri, and subsequently had her tertiary education
at University of Education, Winneba.
She joined the AGA Schools in 2011 as a Basic 3 teacher and performed her
roles to the satisfaction and expectation of Management. Mercy Hetty was
appointed as the Headmistress of the Upper Primary Department of the
AGA Schools in April 2021. So far she has superintended over about 2000
students and 21 teachers.
She loves reading, teaching, cooking and spending time with her family.
She is a Christian and worships with the Covenant House Chapel at Ridge
where she serves as a Financial Secretary.
ROBERT TAYLOR
HEAD OF JHS DEPARTMENT
Robert is a professional teacher with 27 years of teaching experience spread over five
different schools.
He is a graduate of the University of Education, Winneba where he obtained his Bachelor’s
Degree in Education (B.Ed. Basic Education) July 2008. Akrokerri Training College, currently
Akrokerri College of Education- for teacher’s Certificate A (3-Year Post Secondary), June, 1998.
He had his basic level education in St. Thomas School, Obuasi and later joined Christ
the King Catholic Secondary School, Obuasi for his O’Level Certificate in 1992.
He’s been in active service since 1996, serving in five different schools including
AGA School where he is currently serving as a member of the IMT and the
Head of Department for the JHS department.
Robert joined the AGA School in the 2010/2011 academic year and started
as a class 2 teacher, he held the role of bus coordinator of the school
monitoring the movement of the school buses to and from the school. He
also served as the secretary to the staff taking minutes of staff meetings
and also reporting on events of the school. In 2013, Robert joined the integrated Science team of AGA School at the JHS department, as Integrated Science teacher for JHS 2 until his appointment as Assistant HOD in 2019 and subsequently HOD in 2020.
He’s been a team player and a party to the success story of the AGA School in
relation with BECE over the years.