The LCS Board of Trustees is responsible for the overall health and long-term future of the school. This governance role is essentially strategic rather than operational, with broad responsibility for:

• Establishing policies that guide school operations.
• Maintaining a long-term financial plan and approving an annual budget for the school.
• Hiring, evaluating, and providing feedback to the Head of School.
• Ensuring that the school’s Mission is reflected in its programs, and is adequately resourced.

While they help steer the strategic decisions that chart our school’s course, the Board is also part of the LCS community. All current board members are parents with students enrolled at the school. As such, they understand the importance of involving parents, teachers, and staff in decision-making.

The nine-member Board of Trustees is made up of four trustees who are elected by parents, two who are appointed by the Board members, and three who are appointed by the U.S. Ambassador.

Governance Structure

The governance structure of the Board of Trustees consists of four (4) standing committees: Finance, Trusteeship, Facilities, and Executive. They are made up of a combination of members of the Board, Administration, and members of the community.

The role of the Finance Committee is to exercise oversight over school finances, recommend draft annual budgets for Board approval, and develop a rolling seven-year financial plan for LCS.

The role of the Trusteeship Committee is to sustain an effective Board at LCS to carry out its mission using good governance practices and to ensure that a strong pool of candidates stands for election each year.

The role of the Facilities Committee is to exercise oversight over LCS school facilities and make recommendations to the Board on any facility maintenance or development.

The Executive Committee is composed of the four (4) Board Officers and the Head of School, and its role is to facilitate communication between and among Board committees, as well as with Board membership as a whole. As needed, the committee may also serve to support and provide guidance to the Head of School.

In any given year, the Board may create ad hoc committees to perform specific tasks or goals. Such committees will normally exist for a predetermined period of time, but will follow the same guidelines as standing committees.

Meet the Board

Emily Slota, Board Chair – Elected by the LCS Community

Emily Slota was born in California. Ghana has been home for ten years. She began at McKinsey and went on to found a digital financial institution in Ghana and serve as President of Hugo Technologies, which creates AI operations jobs across Africa. Now she works with funders and builders on AI resilience, and sits
on financial services boards. She studied at Stanford, Harvard Business School, and the Harvard Kennedy School, and she keeps a reading list she has no hope of finishing. She and her husband have two daughters at LCS, both in elementary school, both full of questions. As Chair of Lincoln’s board, she is excited to build on academic excellence, a school where every family feels at home, and sustainable
growth.

Jennifer Kmiecinski, Vice-Chair – Appointed by the U.S. Ambassador

Jennifer hails from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, where she worked as a Physician Assistant in Family Medicine.
With a background as a High School Biology teacher and a passion for teaching children to be lifelong learners, Jennifer hopes to work with the LCS Board to improve all of our children’s learning experience.
Jennifer is the Medical Provider at the U.S. Embassy Accra and spends her time exploring with her husband
and three children.

Wilson Korol, Governance Committee Chair – Appointed by the U.S. Ambassador

Wilson Korol is the Deputy Political Counselor at the U.S Embassy in Accra, Ghana and a Foreign Service Officer since 2014. Prior to Ghana, Wilson worked as the Transatlantic Migration Officer in 2024 to 2025 and as the Regional Migration Officer for Africa from 2022 to 2024. Prior to that role, he worked in the Africa Bureau as a desk officer on the Nigeria Desk and Advisor to the Special Envoy for the Sahel. Previously, Wilson first served in The Bahamas as a consular officer, then in Ethiopia as a political officer and most recently in Egypt, where he studied Arabic before returning to the US. Prior to the State Department, Wilson traveled with his wife Muriel for almost two years across fifty countries. Before the extended travel, he managed global sustainability programs for multinational telecommunication firms Avaya and Nortel. Wilson’s academic background includes a Master’s in Public Policy and a Master’s in Environmental Management from Duke University, with undergraduate studies in History and Economics at Claremont McKenna College.
Wilson loves playing and watching sports, outdoor recreation including trail running, biking, climbing, and skiing, and time with his wife (Muriel), their precocious daughter (Elle – 6th grader), and their beloved pets.

Maryam Salman, Facilities Chair – Elected by the LCS Community

Maryam Salman is originally from Pakistan and has spent the past seven years abroad, living in culturally diverse places like South Korea and Kazakhstan. She holds a Master’s in English Literature and has worked as a lecturer at the University of Karachi and later led the content writing department at a multinational company. Maryam moved to Accra two years ago and is an active member of the LCS community, with two daughters in Grades 8 and 12. She is deeply committed to the school’s wellbeing and is dedicated to supporting its multicultural spirit, goals, and inclusive vision.

Susan Nimo DeBor, Communications Chair – Appointed by the US Ambassador

Nimo calls America home while remaining connected to her roots in Kenya. She holds a Bachelor of Commerce in Finance from the Catholic University of Eastern Africa and brings valuable experience in
logistics and operations. As a dedicated parent to two children at LCS, one in 8th grade and the other in the 2nd-grade LCE program. Nimo is deeply committed to the continued growth and success of the school.
She looks forward to serving with warmth, collaboration, and a shared dedication to the values that make LCS a special place for all families.

Raghav Mandhana – Appointed by the Board of Trustees

Raghav Mandhana is an Indian by birth and has been in Ghana with his family since 2018. His daughter, Aarna, will be joining back in sixth grade and has been in Lincoln since Kindergarten. He’s a Chartered Accountant from The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and also holds a B.Com. (Hons.) graduation degree from Delhi University, India. Through his 15 years plus of work experience, he’s held
senior leadership roles in Finance with various large Corporates. With the intention of being able to contribute to Lincoln’s financial well-being and also to be able to learn in turn, he has been a member of the Board Finance Committee for the last 5 years.

Charles Quao – Appointed by the Board of Trustees

Charles Quao is a Ghanaian entrepreneur and the founder of Quao Realty, one of Ghana’s leading real estate development firms. He brings valuable expertise in business leadership and growth.

As a dedicated parent of three boys, two of whom attend LCS, in Grades 5 and 4. Charles is committed to supporting the school’s mission and values. He is committed to working with fellow board members to support academic excellence, strengthen community, and advance the school’s vision for the future.

Jason Nana Yaw Mohan – Elected by the LCS Community

Jason Nana Yaw Mohan is a Ghanaian-British entrepreneur, healthcare executive, filmmaker, and third-generation steward of the Unichem Group, a family enterprise that has contributed to improving lives through healthcare across Africa for more than half a century.
As CEO of Unichem Industries, he works at the intersection of healthcare, innovation, manufacturing, and leadership, helping to build institutions designed to serve both present and future generations. Together with his wife, Vanya, he co-founded Sustain-A-Bean, an initiative advancing health, education, clean water, and opportunity within underserved cocoa-growing communities. He also serves as Chapter Chair of the Young Presidents’ Organization (YPO Pan Africa), a global community of leaders committed to learning, leadership, and service.
A proud father to Naina and Lara, Jason believes education is among society’s most powerful forces for shaping the future. He is passionate about helping young people cultivate not only the knowledge to succeed, but also the character, curiosity, and sense of purpose to make a meaningful contribution to the world around them.

Mansa Nettey – Elected by the LCS Community

Mansa Nettey is an accomplished enterprise leader and board director with close to three decades of experience in corporate banking, financial markets, strategy, governance, and organizational transformation. She has held senior executive positions with Standard Chartered Bank at country, regional,
and multi-market levels, building extensive expertise in strategic leadership, risk management, institutional performance, and stakeholder engagement. She also serves on corporate and non-profit boards, bringing strong practical experience in governance, accountability, and sustainable institutional growth.
A pharmacist by training with an MBA from Manchester Business School, Mansa combines multidisciplinary thinking with a purpose-driven approach to leadership. She brings valuable strengths in strategic planning, financial oversight, risk management, leadership development, innovation, diversity and inclusion, and stakeholder engagement. Her commitment to mentoring future leaders and advancing social impact, together with her extensive governance experience and leadership recognition, positions her to make a meaningful contribution to a school’s strategic direction, institutional development, and long-term sustainability.

Lesley Tait, Head of School

Lesley has had a long career in education both in her home country of New Zealand and within the international schooling world. Prior to coming to Accra, she served as the Director of Teaching & Learning and Interim Head of School at the American School of Brasilia in Brazil. She has a Masters degree in Educational Leadership from the University of Auckland, New Zealand. Apart from focusing on all aspects of educational leadership, she enjoys hiking, traveling and reading. She is excited to continue to work with the LCS Board bringing to life LCS’s amazing new mission, vision and values.