Dr. Toga Gayewea McIntosh, PhD
Executive Director
Toga served as Vice President of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) for four years, where he coordinated the work of 13 Commissioners that were engaged in overseeing development work for the 15 member countries in West Africa. On the national stage, he served in various technical, administrative, professional, and managerial positions for a total of 26 years with five of those years serving respectively as Minister of Planning and Economic Affairs, and Minister of Foreign Affairs for Liberia. On the international stage, Toga was Executive Director for two years representing 22 African countries on the Board of the World Bank Group. He also worked for nearly ten years as a Senior Economic Officer at the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, advising African governments and building senior-level staffing capacities for the better management of their development agendas. Toga brings to the ADMA Team a high degree of dedication, commitment and a rich basket of experiences and competencies in (a) socio-economic research and analysis; (b) policy and institutional reform; and (c) designing and executing workshops, policy seminars and conferences. He has written several technical papers and publications on development management and human resources development and utilization.
B. Elias Shoniyin
Managing Director
Elias is an international affairs, development, and policy professional, with over 20 years in public service and nonprofit, where he made significant contributions to the post-war recovery and development of Liberia. He was a World Fellow at Yale University in 2019. Elias’ extensive professional expertise spanned multiple executive-level portfolios including, Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs, Deputy Foreign Minister, Deputy Minister for International Economic Cooperation and Integration, as well as Assistant Foreign Minister for Int’l Cooperation and Economic Affairs, respectively in Liberia; Board Chair of Foreign Service Institute, Board Member of Liberia National Commission on Small Arms (LINSA), Starz University, Liberia, etc. His leadership inspired strategic reforms in Liberia’s Foreign Ministry, and he played a pivotal role in deepening Liberia’s post-conflict ties with the comity of nations and expanded cooperation on new frontiers. Elias coordinated Liberia’s resource mobilization efforts during West Africa Ebola outbreak in 2014, resulting to the earliest containment of the virus in Liberia. His multilateral work includes over eleven years as Advisor to the Liberian delegations to the United Nations General Assembly and lead negotiator at the Second, Third and Fourth Committees, African Union, ECOWAS, etc. He is a lecturer in International Relations at the University of Liberia graduate school. Elias brings to ADMA Team, the combination of drive, dedication, creativity, technical competence, experience, and leadership in contemporary diplomacy, investment policy, global trading system, policy analysis, negotiations and mediation, public sector management and capacity building.
Dr. Anthony Barclay, PhD
Head of Publication
Anthony has over 40 years of experiences in policy planning and management, analytical research, fiscal policy and banking, and capacity building. He served as Senior Advisor to the Executive Director, World Bank Africa Group I for 8 years, working with 22 African countries. Prior, he was the Human Development and Poverty Alleviation Advisor in the ECOWAS Commission and served as Program Officer at the African Capacity Building Foundation with headquarters in Harare Zimbabwe. Anthony served as the Executive Director for Planning and Research at the Central Bank of Liberia. He was National Economist/Economic Specialist at UNDP/Liberia and an Assistant Professor in Regional Planning and Institutional Development at the University of Liberia. Over the years he accumulated knowledge and skills in development economics, finance, regional development and public policy and administration at national, regional, and international levels. Anthony brings to the ADMA Team his experiences in (a) providing excellent skills in combining intellectual and analytical rigor with strategic operational focus; (b) advising on improving operational efficiency and processes within public institutions; and (c) conducting development-oriented research and studies. He has published at least five books and many professional articles.
OUR TEAM
Dr. Ibrahima Kaba, PhD
Head of Relations
Brahima Kaba’s distinguished career has spanned over 40 years in education, administration, diplomacy, and development consultancy. His professional background also includes research work both in public service and insurance agency operation. In the course of Brahima’s career, he acquired high level competency in both quantitative and qualitative research design and analyses, human resource development and management, project design and implementation, life and health insurance product delivery, as well as public policy formulation, planning and diplomacy.
His career success is complimented by an extensive international exposure, giving him a profound multicultural worldview and multilingual proficiency in English, French and Mandingo, as well as a working understanding of spoken Spanish and Arabic.
Brahima brings wealth of highly skilled experience and insights to ADMA and its clients.
Dr. Moses Blokanjay Jackson
Senior Associate
Dr. Moses Blonkanjay Jackson is a distinguished development specialist, education engineer, and Senior Associate at the Africa Development Management Associates, widely recognized for his transformative contributions to education reform, institutional strengthening, and capacity building across Liberia and the African region. With exceptional academic credentials from Ivy League and Jesuit institutions, including Harvard, Yale, UPENN, and Saint Joseph’s University, he brings a rare blend of global scholarship and practical leadership to advancing sustainable development. His work is anchored in improving access, quality, and equity in education systems, particularly in underserved and post-conflict contexts. Dr. Jackson has extensive international development experience, having worked with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS), where he contributed to program design, implementation, and systems strengthening. He has also served as a Senior Development and Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) Project Manager on several USAID-funded initiatives, leading results-based management, performance tracking, and impact evaluation. Earlier in his career, he served as field staff with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), gaining critical experience in humanitarian response, community resilience, and protection services in complex environments.