DR. JOEL SONNE, DR. (PH.D)

DR. JOEL SONNE, DR. (PH.D)

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I am the Chief Executive Officer of Tourism Networks Limited, a registered company with a focus on tourism and hospitality related planning, development, management, research, capacity building and training, monitoring and evaluation, and advisory services. 

I am a tourism, development planning and management specialist with in-depth academic knowledge and working experience, spanning over three decades both in the Ghana Civil Service and Academic landscapes. My expertise encompasses Public Administration Restructuring; Development Policy and Planning; Project Planning and Management; Monitoring and Evaluation; Training and Capacity Building; and Research, Statistics and Information at the local, national and global levels. I have comprehensive theoretical and working knowledge in Sustainable Development, Poverty Reduction, Pro-Poor, Public Policy, Stakeholder Analysis and Participation, Local Economic Development, Gender Analysis and Empowerment, Governance and Networking in the tourism and hotel industry.

I hold a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD.) in Tourism (University of Bedfordshire, Luton, UK);Masters Degree in Local Economic Development (Institute of Social Studies, The Hague, Netherlands); Bachelor of Arts Degree (Hons.) in Geography with Political Science (University of Ghana, Legon); Post-Graduate Diploma in Tourism Management (Institute of Tourism and Hotel Management, Salzburg Austria); Post-Graduate Certificates in Public Administration and Management(Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration); and, Post-Graduate Certificates in Tourism Planning (University of Haifa, Israel), among others. I am a member of the Ghana Institute of Management, Associate Member of the Ghana Institute of Planners, Member of the Board of Directors of Ghana Tourism Authority, Member of the Technical Committee to restructure the Hotel, Catering and Tourism Training Institute (HOTCATT) and the President of Benkum Old Students Association (BOSA).

I have written and submitted several technical tourism and development papers to form basis for donor and government funded projects and programmes. I have professionally worked with donor partners including the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), the United Nations Development Organization (UNDP), the European Union, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the World Bank.


            

 

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Industry experience

Education: PhD

Seniority: Board director, CEO, COO, CFO, President, Provost

Years of experience: 20 years or above

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