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Brains Behind CTR Ghana
Our Team
Our Team
The CTR Ghana Team is made up of passionate leaders, trainers, and community organizers dedicated to empowering citizens across Ghana. Our nonprofit leadership team combines expertise in civic education, grassroots development, youth empowerment, and environmental sustainability. Together, we work to ensure that every citizen has the tools, skills, and opportunities to lead positive change.
Dr. Thomas Appiah, President and CEO of Appiah Consulting Team International Inc., is recognized globally for his professional and community service work. With experience across Canada, Europe, Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and the U.S., he excels at strategically positioning products for sustainable growth. In 2007, he founded Appiah Consulting, focusing on emerging African markets.
Additionally, he serves as Chairman of the African Chamber of Commerce of Utah and was a member of Zions Bank’s Diversity Board.
Appiah is passionate about education, teaching as an Adjunct Professor at Utah Valley University’s Woodbury School of Management and as a visiting Lecturer at Brigham Young University and the University of Utah.
He is also a consultant for the University of Utah’s Masters of Business Creation (MBC) Global program.
A dedicated community leader, Appiah played a pivotal role in establishing HART (Humanitarian Aid Relief Team) to Ghana, providing medical aid and infrastructure development. He currently serves on HART’s board and the board of Utah Global Diplomacy.
As the founder of Citizens Taking Responsibility (CTR) NGO, he broadcasts a weekly leadership program in Ghana, promoting community involvement.
Appiah’s philosophy centers on encouraging active citizen engagement in community improvement. He integrates this belief into his professional and service efforts, striving for mutual respect in all negotiations. Outside of work, he enjoys family life with his wife, four children, and three grandchildren.
Brent has served missions to Colombia and the inner city of Salt Lake City. The father of six children and 12 grandchildren, Brent loves watersports and basketball, performing in musical theater, and world travel. Most important of all, Brent loves to connect with and befriend people—for each person has great worth and something to teach him.
Joseph began his career in public accounting at Ernst & Young (EY) in New York City, before transitioning to a role as a Strategy and Operations Consulting Manager at Deloitte Consulting. He has since gained extensive experience working in various industries, holding key leadership positions at companies such as Dell, Miner, Vericast (formerly Harland Clarke), Whataburger, Anaplan, VMWare, and Broadcom. Throughout his career, Joseph has honed his skills in finance, strategy, and business acumen, establishing himself as a passionate and strategic business leader with a proven track record of driving extraordinary results.
Joseph’s expertise includes creating innovative business models to drive annual recurring revenue (ARR), profitability, and growth, as well as developing simplified SaaS buying programs. He is adept at sales enablement, crafting impactful customer-facing content and messaging, and simplifying deal modeling tools for various scenarios, including pricing and discounting.
Joseph is committed to connecting people’s values, gifts, and talents to their daily work, fostering a culture of engagement and purpose. In the realm of strategic finance, he supports product development, marketing, and operations by cascading strategic visions into actionable execution goals. As an agent of change, Joseph champions transformation initiatives that propel businesses forward.
Of all his accomplishments, Joseph is most proud of marrying his childhood sweetheart and being the father of three wonderful children.
Volunteerism
“To change lives through sustainable service”—that is the mantra of Joseph Appiah, a CPA, who has volunteered from his home country Ghana at a young age, to helping with Texas Mission of Mercy—a pro bono dental restoration service project, and then to help build a community dental clinic in Panama. His volunteerism has no geographical or cultural boundaries. He continues to volunteer in senior homes, mentor young professionals, and help underprivileged communities. This is why he is all in for helping lead Citizens Taking Responsibility.
I believe that within each of us lies a powerful, resilient human spirit that has the capacity to thrive — regardless of one’s life circumstances. Hope and healing occur as we learn to embrace our unique gifts, develop self-compassion, increase self-awareness, and implement coping skills into one’s daily life. A person flourishes as they learn to approach life in authentic ways while being true to their identity. I am passionate about my work because I believe that we all have the capacity to excel and find joy in the journey of life.
Certifications & Advanced Training
- Certified in Internal Family Systems (IFS) Therapy – a gentle, body-based therapeutic method that heals trauma without re-traumatizing.
- EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing)
- Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT)
- Psychedelic Assisted Therapy
- LifeStar Sex Addiction Treatment
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Connections
- Complex Trauma
- Faith Transition
- Adoption & Infertility
She is married and has 4 children and 3 grandchildren.
Tracy began his programming career by sneaking onto his older brother’s Atari 400 to learn BASIC when he was about 11. This early experience shows learning is a combination of curiosity, opportunity, and work. Eventually, he earned a B.S. in Mathematics from Utah Valley University and has worked for 35 years applying math and programming in fields ranging from video games, consumer statistical analysis, and radar analysis and tracking.
He has a special interest in teaching methodology, especially in math and computer science. Experiences in tutoring teenagers in math revealed how many people think they are bad at or don’t like math, when almost always there was just some gap that went unnoticed. He is passionate that this should not have to be the case.
Shauna Sloan is the co-founder of Kid to Kid, an international franchise company with 100+ children’s resale stores in the United States, Portugal, Canada and Spain. Shauna served as President of the Kid to Kid Franchise System – during which time the company was consistently listed in the Franchise 500. She retired from the franchise company in 2024 but continues to operate 3 Kid to Kid stores across the country.
As one of the country’s leading authorities in the resale industry, Shauna has been honored as the Woman Business Owner of the Year by NAWBO Salt Lake, and was a finalist in the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year award for Utah. She has been a speaker at the National Association of Resale and Thrift Stores (NARTS) convention, and at various Women in Business conventions. She has mentored and trained hundreds of franchisees and store employees and loves developing systems to help each franchise location be successful.
Shauna graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of Utah with a Bachelor of Music degree. She loves teaching – especially teaching music to children.
She and her husband Brent have 6 children and 12 grandchildren. Together they are very involved with a variety of charitable organizations including the Discovery Gateway Children’s Museum and Hale Center Theatre. They served an inner-city Spanish-speaking mission in Salt Lake and continue to work with Hispanic immigrants. Shauna loves to play tennis, scuba dive, ski, waterski and travel.
Stori Fearing is a seasoned executive with over 25 years of leadership experience in Customer Success, IT Service Management (ITSM), and enterprise SaaS operations. Currently serving as Senior Director of Global Client Success at PRGX, she leads cross-functional teams across the Americas, EMEA, and APAC, delivering measurable results in customer satisfaction, onboarding excellence, and digital transformation.
Her leadership extends beyond the corporate realm. Stori has served in numerous callings within The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints—including as Relief Society President, Primary President, Camp Director, and Youth Leader—demonstrating a lifelong commitment to service, faith, and community building.
She has raised seven children and is a proud grandmother of five. A natural connector, Stori has led fundraising efforts for organizations such as Make-A-Wish, has volunteered at the Boys & Girls Club, and is actively involved in women-in-tech initiatives and community mentorship. In 2022, she was named one of the Top 50 Women Leaders of Utah by Women We Admire, recognizing her impact in technology and leadership.
Stori brings to the board a rare combination of operational rigor, spiritual grounding, and a heart for service. She is passionate about uplifting underserved communities through technology enablement, training, and service, aligning closely with CTR Ghana’s mission. In her free time, she travels the world, writes about her experiences, and explores her love of genealogy and jewelry ma_
As an advocate for students with exceptionalities, Sandra emphasizes professional development for staff, continuous improvement of special education services, and cultivating a culture of collaboration across general and special education. Her leadership reflects a deep commitment to ensuring that all students receive high-quality instruction, support, and opportunities to thrive.
Sandra has received a Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education, a Master’s in Educational Leadership, and a Master’s in Communication and Counseling from Northern Arizona University. She is also a certified Principal in the state of Arizona.
Sandra has held positions as a paraprofessional, principal’s secretary, vocational director, teacher, special education director, principal, and currently serves as the Superintendent at Achieve School for Autism.