UNIVERSITY OF LIBERIA
University of Liberia College of Health Sciences (ULCHS) is the flagship public higher education institution (HEI) responsible for training Liberia’s clinicians, researchers, health policymakers, and innovators. Led by Dr. Bernice Dahn, who spearheaded work to establish a resilient health system and fit-for-purpose health workforce during her tenures as Deputy Minister (2006-2015) and Minister of Health of Liberia (2015-2018), ULCHS is poised to become a globally recognized leader in research utilization, meaningfully connecting
academics with policymaking, innovation, and clinical practice. ULCHS is home to Liberia’s sole medical school and to schools of pharmacy, public health, nursing and midwifery. ULCHS has conducted curricular reforms and created teaching and learning programs including faculty development trainings in teaching skills. ULCHS will:
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Provide overall strategic vision for project planning based on local priorities and needs;
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House, administer, and manage CTLI; employ faculty and staff to implement activities;
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harness in-country expertise to assist in the design and implementation of all research utilization activities and educational programs;
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Establish in-house administrative systems for long-term sustainability of financial services and grant application and management activities (i.e., pre- and post-award capacity);
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Ensure appropriate maintenance of lines of communication and advocate with in-country stakeholders to minimize barriers to implementing activities; and
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Leverage synergies with UL’s University-wide Teaching and Learning Center, which focuses on pedagogy and technology skills for faculty.
BRIDGE-U Role: Principal Investigator
Other Roles: UL Vice President for Health Sciences/ Executive Dean
Location: ULCHS, Congo Town, Monrovia, Liberia
DR. BERNICE DAHN
ULCHS ADMINISTRATION
FATEE WOLLO-ZEIGLER
BRIDGE-U Role: Executie Assistant
Primary location: Congo Town, Monrovia, Liberia
Phone: +231 777 524 513 /+231 886 524 513
Email: zeiglerfa@ul.edu.lr
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BARBARA JUAH DOE- QUARBO
BRIDGE-U R: Director, Office of Fiduciary Services
Primary location: Congo Town, Monrovia- Liberia
Phone:+231 886591909
Email: quarbobd@ul.edu.lr
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KEBBEH Y. HOWARD
BRIDGE-U Role: Hiring Manager
Primary location: Congo town, Monrovia -Liberia
Phone: +231 770 212 798 / +231 886 915 155
Email: howardky@ul.edu.lr
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MARDIA PAIGE WEEKS
BRIDGE-U Role: Procurement Officer
Primary location: Congo Town, Monrovia - Liberia
Phone:+231 770200869
Email: clarkemp@ul.edu.lr
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ALEX T. JOHNSON
BRIDGE-U Role: Finance and Admin. Coordinator;
Primary location: Congo Town, Monrovia-Liberia.
Phone:+231 776542348
Email: johnsonat@ul.edu.lr
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FATHIA E.N. STEWART
BRIDGE-U Role: Finance & Admin Assistant
Primary location: Congo Town, Monrovia-Liberia
Phone:+231 770903062
Email: stewartfe@ul.edu.lr
DALE R. OKAI
BRIDGE-U Role: Finance Officer
Primary location: Congo Town, Monrovia, Liberia
Phone:+231776129789
Email: okaidr@ul.edu.lr
BENNETTA T. GIBSON
BRIDGE-U Role: Procurement Assistant
Primary location: Congo Town, Monrovia, Liberia
Phone:+231776455647
Email: gibsonbt@ul.edu.lr
DEERAH B. MENSAH
BRIDGE-U Role: Junior Finance Officer
Primary location: Congo Town, Monrovia, Liberia
Phone:+231777936033
Email: mensahdb@ul.edu.lr
D. NIMELY JAPPAH, JR
BRIDGE-U Role: ICT Director/Supervisor
Primary Location: Congo Town, Monrovia, Liberia
Phone:+231770129435
Email: njappah@ul.edu.lr
FREDEE KABII
BRIDGE-U Role: IT System Administrator
Primary location: Congo Town, Monrovia, Liberia
Phone:+231770164145
Email: kabiifr@ul.edu.lr
RECELINE J.S YANCY
BRIDGE-U Role: IT Assistant
Primary Location: Congo Town, Monrovia, Liberia
Phone:+231770368630
Email: yancyre@ul.edu.lr
LINCHEN C. S. ARKOI
BRIDGE-U Role: Front Desk Assistant
Primary Location: Congo Town, Monrovia, Liberia
Phone:+231 88312490 / +231 775985528
Email: arkoilc@ul.edu.lr
CLARENCE GAILEH
BRIDGE-U Role: Driver
Primary location: Congo Town, Monrovia, Liberia
Phone:+231 777186762
Email: gialah.clarencec@gmail.com
MUSA M. DORLEY
BRIDGE-U Role: Driver
Primary location: Congo Town, Monrovia, Liberia
OFFICE OF SPONSORED
RESEARCH SERVICES
JOSEPHINE TATA THEOWAY
BRIDGE-U Role: Director/OSRS
Primary location: Congo Town, Monrovia, Liberia
Phone:+231776631532
Email: theowayjt@ul.edu.lr
KONKUN WLEH
BRIDGE-U Role: Pre-Award Officer/OSRS
Primary location: Congo Town, Monrovia, Liberia
Phone: +231776211297
Email: wlehko@ul.edu.lr
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ERNEST S. MAH
BRIDGE-U Role: Post-Award Officer/OSRS
Primary location: Congo Town, Monrovia, Liberia
Phone: +231770407903
Email: mahes@ul.edu.lr
ULCHS Data Systems
ERNEST M. KIAZOLU, JR.
BRIDGE-U Role: Director, ULCHS Data Systems
Primary Location: Congo Town, Monrovia, Liberia
Phone:+231 776567042
Email: kiazoluem@ul.edu.lr
JULATEH K. MULBAH
BRIDGE-U Role:
Coordinator, ULCHS Data Systems
Primary Location: Congo Town, Monrovia, Liberia
Phone : +231 77 5588617
Email: mulbahju@ul.edu.lr
DAVID O.T. LAMAH
BRIDGE-U Role:
Coordinator, BRIDGE-U: Liberia MEL
Primary location: Congo Town, Monrovia, Liberia
Phone: +231 775538329
Email: lamahdo@ul.edu.lr
SUSAN T. KLEEME
BRIDGE-U Role:
Monitoring Evaluation & Learning Officer
Primary Location: Congo Town, Monrovia, Liberia
Phone: +231777108135
Email: kleemesu@ul.edu.lr
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SIDNEY WILLIAMS
BRIDGE-U Role:
Monitoring Evaluation & Learning Officer
Primary Location: Congo Town, Monrovia, Liberia
Phone: +231886558672 | +231777252169
Email: williamssl@ul.edu.lr
EXTERNAL ENGAGEMENT
JANI JALLAH-KOLLIE
BRIDGE-U Role: Director, External Engagement
Primary Location: Congo Town, Monrovia, Liberia
Phone:+231776978373
Email: kolliejj@ul.edu.lr
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PEACE DENNIS SAMBOLA JR
BRIDGE-U Role: Digital Media Officer
Primary Location: Congo Town, Monrovia, Liberia
Phone : +231770987878
Email: sambolapd@ul.edu.lr
IMPLEMENTATION & FACULTY
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COMFORT ENDERS
BRIDGE-U Role: Senior Advisor, Student & Faculty Learning
Primary Location: Congo Town, Monrovia, Liberia
Phone:+231 770143081 / +231886551719
Email: endersco@ul.edu.lr
JOSEPH SIEKA
Role: CTLI Deputy Director Research
Primary location: Congo Town, Monrovia, Liberia
Phone:+231777000980
Email: siekajo@ul.edu.lr
PLENSEH D. PAYE
BRIDGE-U Role : CTLI Deputy Director, Innovation
Primary location: Congo Town, Monrovia, Liberia
Phone:+231770191166
Email: payepl@ul.edu.lr
ODELL W. KUMEH
BRIDGE-U Role: CTLI Faculty Development
Champion
Primary location: Congo Town, Monrovia, Liberia
Phone:+231886514883
Email: kumehod@ul.edu.lr
HAWA SONII KOON
BRIDGE-U Role: CTLI Deputy Director, ELAB
Primary location: 20 st Sinkor, Monrovia, Liberia.
Phone:+231770558196
Email: koonha@ul.edu.lr
NEIMA NORA CANDY
BRIDGE-U Role: CTLI Deputy Director, Cert. Course
Primary Location: Congo Town, Monrovia, Liberia
Phone:+231886511519
Email: candyne@ul.edu.lr
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DARBOI G. KORKOYAH
BRIDGE-U Role: CTLI Faculty Development
Champion, School of Midwifery
Primary location: Congo Town, Monrovia, Liberia
Phone:+231776145022
Email: korkoyahdg@ul.edu.lr
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ANTOINETTE H. WRIGHT
BRIDGE-U Role: Research Assistant
Primary location: Congo Town, Monrovia, Liberia
Phone:+231880372779
Email: geyonce97@gmail.com
SHIRLEY S. FAHNBULLEH
BRIDGE-U Role: Senior Coordinator CPD
Primary location: Congo Town, Monrovia, Liberia
Phone:+231 775059258
Email: fahnbullehss@ul.edu.lr
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ISAAC T.R. DOLO
BRIDGE-U Role: Senior Coordinator, ELAB
Primary Location: Congo Town, Monrovia, Liberia
Phone: +231 775680360
Email: doloit@ul.edu.lr
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SYDELL P. GOLL
BRIDGE-U Role: Program Manager, Student &
Faculty Learning
Primary Location: Congo Town, Monrovia, Liberia
Phone:+231 886550937
Email: gollsy@ul.edu.lr
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LOWELL KOKULOKU, JR
BRIDGE-U Role: Coordinator - STAR Lab
Primary Location: Congo Town, Monrovia, Liberia
Phone:+231 881339937 / 775397671
Email: kokulokujrlt@ul.edu.lr
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SAMANTHA KWEIZAH-POPO
BRIDGE-U Role: Project Assistant
Primary Location: Congo Town, Monrovia, Liberia
Phone:+231 88672593
Email: poposa@ul.edu.lr
FRANPATRA GOODRIDGE
BRIDGE-U Role: ELAB Administrative Assistant
Primary Location: Congo Town, Monrovia, Liberia
Phone:+231 886489727
Email: goodridgefk@ul.edu.lr
GEORGE W. MONIBAH
BRIDGE-U Role: ELAB Technician
Primary Location: Congo Town, Monrovia, Liberia
Phone:+231 770195344
Email: monibahgw@ul.edu.lr
YALE UNIVERSITY
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Yale University (Yale) is a world-class research and education institution that attracts and trains top scientists and educators, fosters interdisciplinary collaboration, and invests heavily in local, national, and international partnerships. Yale’s extensive international experience in research capacity-building, medical education, and health workforce development complements 14 years of collaborations with government leaders, faculty, policymakers, and clinicians in Liberia. Yale’s Office of Global Health and Poorvu Center for Teaching and Learning offer expertise grounded in promoting research-based decisions about teaching and
learning, rigorous evaluation, and sharing of the University’s intellectual culture. Yale has extensive experience in assisting partner universities in LMICs to establish new educational programs and create innovative certificate courses for professionals. Yale role includes:
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provide administrative and fiscal oversight for the project;
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assist ULCHS to establish and manage CTLI, the vision for which was adapted from models at Yale’s Poorvu Center and Vanderbilt University’s Center for Teaching;
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lead development of the executive education Certificate in Evidence-Based Health Policy, and co-design the curriculum with MOH and ULCHS; and
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serve as the primary technical assistance institution for the secondary school program, Camp xSEL, and as the co-technical assistance institution for faculty development
KRISTINA TALBERT- SLAGLE
BRIDGE-U Role: Principal Investigator
Other Roles: Associate Professor
Primary Location: New Haven, CT, USA
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CHELSEA PLYLER
BRIDGE-U Role: Project Director
Primary Location: Congo Town, Monrovia, Liberia
Phone:+231 (0) 88 196 1891
Email: Chelsea.plyler@yale.edu
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LILA KERR
BRIDGE-U Role: Implementation Director
Primary Location: Congo Town, Monrovia, Liberia
Phone:+231 88 196 1891
Email: lila.kerr@yale.edu
ANNE GREEN
BRIDGE-U Role: Operations Director
Other Roles: Lead Program Manager
Primary Location: Nashville, TN
Email: ann.f.green@vumc.org
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY
MEDICAL CENTER
Vanderbilt University Medical Center (Vanderbilt) coordinates and advances global health research, service, and training initiatives with internationally recognized technical expertise and a track record of successful programs in LMICs. Vanderbilt’s Center for Experiential Learning and Assessment (CELA) has broad expertise in medical simulation and in assisting LMIC institutions to develop simulation centers including in Kenya, Ethiopia, and
Mozambique. Vanderbilt’s Center for Teaching offers expertise in faculty development programming and curriculum design. Vanderbilt also has a strong record of successfully assisting partner institutions to build capacity in grants management. Vanderbilt will:
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serve as the primary technical assistance institution for establishing simulation-based
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learning at the ULCHS ELAB with expert guidance from CELA faculty and partners in Kenya, Ethiopia, and Mozambique;
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serve as the primary technical assistance institution for the ULCHS Office of Sponsored Research Services and provide technical assistance to the Office of Fiduciary Services;
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serve as the co-technical assistance institution for CTLI faculty development and mentorship programming and for the research-utilization capstone course (with Yale).
MARIE MARTIN
BRIDGE-U Role: Principal Investigator, VUMC
Primary Location: Nashville, TN
CONSORTIA FOR IMPROVING MEDICINE WITH INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY
Consortia for Improving Medicine with Innovation and Technology (CIMIT) is a “center without walls” at Massachusetts General Hospital that fosters collaboration among academics and entrepreneurs to accelerate innovation and catalyze development of innovative health technologies. CIMIT’s expertise lies in connecting research to private sector entrepreneurship for development impact in the health sector. CIMIT has helped to establish medical innovation centers such as CAMTech Uganda and supported more than 900 healthcare innovations around the world. Examples of success in LMICs include the Augmented Infant Resuscitator, a low-cost source of life-saving Nitric Oxide, and the Car Part Incubator. CIMIT will:
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serve as the primary technical assistance institution for CTLI’s innovation programming, guiding development of entrepreneurship-related activities; and
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provide expert faculty to serve as instructors for innovation seminars and as senior mentors for both ULCHS faculty and the entrepreneur teams in the start-up incubator.
JENNA NICKERSON
BRIDGE-U Role: Program Manager
Primary location: Boston
Phone:+1 774-210-0837
Email: nickerson.l.jen@gmail.com
MICHAEL K. DEMPSEY
BRIDGE-U Role: Accelerator Executive
Primary Location: Boston
Phone:+1 978-337-0864
Email: dempsey@mit.edu
PAUL TESSIER
BRIDGE-U Role: Product Development Director
Primary location: Boston
Phone:+1 781-910-7220
Email: ptessier@mgh.harvard.edu