Our Staff

Founder, President of the Board of Directors (U.S. & Ghana), & Proprietress - Kathleen Gibbs 

​Kathleen gathered 35 years of work experience and her education (BSBM, MAED) in the U.S. to venture
off to Ghana to “make a difference”. Her 25+ years of Landmark training in leadership and management
challenged Kathleen and gave her the confidence to take on such a large project as ending poverty
through education. In 2008, Kathleen founded a microloan program for women entrepreneurs. This
ended after 4 years and over 1,000 successful loans for women. In 2010, Kathleen retired from her
position in the U.S. and moved to Ghana. In 2013, Kathleen started Joy2theWorld International Christian
Academy (J2WICA), focused on the “brilliant but needy” children in Medie, with 3 students which quickly
grew to 25, 75, then 125. Today, our school population is 380 and includes Nursery, Primary and JHS.
This is all supported by an awesome staff of 33 teachers and 10 staff.
The focus of J2WICA is to foster growth and development through a rigorous Christian academic
environment. We aim to inspire active and creative minds through a challenging learning environment and
promote values of compassion, courage, respect and leadership through teamwork and global
participation.
We have successfully graduated our first senior class to their choice of SHS. To do this, these students
worked incredibly hard to pass all the required tests. We are guiding and mentoring our next senior class
to do the same.
Today, J2WICA is building a new, large compound for the school located nearby. This location will
provide a safe, quiet learning environment for our students.

Headmaster - Amos Amaglo 

Amos is a proactive Headmaster well-versed in the latest trends in education and is always looking for strategies to improve administration, operational efficiency, and classroom instruction. He is responsible for all payroll, tax and retirement funds and all interaction with Government agencies.  Amos is experienced in training teachers, leading programs, and maintaining records, and brings 10 years of experience to Joy2TheWorld.

Director of Administration - Mary Daboah

Mary is the liaison between the school and all families and students. She collects all fees, tracks all weekly exercise tests, and is the school nurse. Mary is also supervisor over the Nursery and Primary level teachers and teacher assistants. She stays fully involved in the curriculum and the teachers’ adherence to it.

Project Manager - Ben Adjavor 

Ben is fully responsible for all maintenance of the school. He keeps a close eye that all plumbing, carpentry, masonry and painting is clean and working properly. He also plays a very important part in the development of our new school building; he oversees the finances, the labor, and the timelines of our new building.

Accountant - Caius Nurah 

Caius is accountable for all collected fees, including school fees, lunch fees and bus fees. He manages the school budget and maintains the records on payments and transfer of funds.

Board Of Directors 

U.S. Board of Directors
Ralph Koehrer (Secretary of the Board)
Mason Peres
​Beth Brady
​Irene Zhang

Ghana Board of Directors
Ohene Bonsu 
Fidelis Doaado Dery ​

We thank our faculty, sponsors, and Board of Directors for providing our students with many opportunities they would not otherwise have.