NOTES ON CONTRIBUTORS

KUSI ANKRA: Barima (i.e., Lord) Kusi Ankra was the registrar of Ghan’s National House of Chiefs. He is a member of the Traditional Authority Applied Research Network (TAARN).

SHERRI A. BROWN: Ms. Sherri Brown was an M.A. student in the Department of Political Science at the University of Calgary and is now a Ph.D. candidate in Political Science at Simon Fraser University. She is a member of TAARN.

TACITA A.O. CLARKE: Ms. Tacita Clarke was an M.A. student in the Department of Political Science at the University of Calgary. She is now an officer in the Government of Canada. She is a member of TAARN.

WILHELMINA J. DONKOH: Dr. Wilhelmina Donkoh is a professor in the Department of African Studies at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology in Ghana. She is a member of TAARN.

GAELLE EIZLINI: Ms. Gaelle Eizlini was an M.A. student in Communications at the University of Calgary. She is now a development and communications officer in the private sector. She is a member of TAARN.

BRIAN KEATING: Mr. Brian Keating is an adjunct assistant professor of Anthropology at the University of Calgary. He is head of Conservation Outreach at the Calgary Zoological Society. He is a member of TAARN.

KERENG DANIEL LEBOGANG KGOTLENG: Mr. Kereng Kgotleng is a Ph.D. candidate in Anthropology at the Unversity of the Witwatersrand, South Africa. He is a member of TAARN.

MOGOPODI H. LEKORWE: Dr. Mogopodi Lekorwe is associate professor in the Department of Political and Administrative Studies, University of Botswana. He is a member of TAARN.

SIBONGISENI MKHIZE: Mr. Sibongiseni Mkhize was a curator at the Local History Museums in Durban. He is a Ph.D. student in History at the University of Witwatersrand, South Africa. He is a member of TAARN.

MPHO G. MOLOMO: Dr. Mpho Molomo is professor of Political and Administrative Studies at the University of Botswana. He is a member of TAARN.

MORGAN NYENDU: Dr. Morgan Nyendu did his B.A. at the University of Ghana and his Ph.D. in Political Science at the University of Calgary. He is now assistant professor in the Department of Political Science at St. Cloud University in St. Cloud, Minnesota. He is a member of TAARN.

CHRISTIANE OWUSU-SARPONG: Dr. Christiane Owusu-Sarpong is associate professor emerita in the Department of Languages at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana. She is also an editor of the “Women Writing Africa Project.” She is a member of TAARN.

TIM QUINLAN: Dr. Tim Quinlan is professor and research director of the Health, Economics and Aids Research Division, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. He is the South African Team Leader of TAARN.

DONALD I. RAY: Dr. Don Ray is professor in the Department of Political Science, University of Calgary, Canada. He is the International Coordinator of TAARN.

KIMBERLEY SCHOON: Ms. Kimberly Schoon is an honorary queen mother of Manya Krobo. She was a leader of the Global Aids Awareness Group while she completed her B.A. at the University of Calgary. She works in global tourism.

KESHAV C. SHARMA: Dr. Keshv Sharma is professor in the Department of Political and Administrative Studies, University of Botswana. He is the Botswana team leader of TAARN.

MPILO PEARL SITHOLE: Dr. Mpilo Sithole is a professor in the Community Development Programme, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. She was a research fellow of South Africa’s Human Science Research Council. She is a member of TAARN.

ROBERT THORNTON: Dr. Robert Thornton is professor of Anthropology at the University of Witwatersrand, South Africa. He is a member of TAARN.

SHAHID VAWDA: Dr. Shahid Vawda, formerly of the University of KwaZulu-Natal, is associate professor and head of the Department of Anthropology at the University of Witwatersrand, South Africa. He is a member of TAARN.