Adwoa K. Addomah-Gyabaah,
B. ED ’06, MSc. ’20, Board Member
Adwoa K. Addomah-Gyabaah, has rich experience in the fashion retail sector with valuable skills in visual merchandising, business development and sales. She has worked with renowned brands such as Gap Inc. (Banana Republic, Old Navy) and Loft by Ann Taylor. She recently added on to her store of knowledge by obtaining a master’s degree in International Fashion Marketing from the Glasgow Caledonian New York College (GCNYC), focusing on profitable sustainability; Adwoa believes that fashion trends, production, consumption and recycling must not be solely profit oriented but environmentally friendly. In her research on the business of secondhand clothing market in Africa and its influence on the local apparel industry: Ghana as a case study, she delves deeper into this assertion.
Adwoa also holds a Bachelor of Education degree in Family and Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education from the University of Cape Coast, Ghana, topping it up with a Food and Protection Hygiene certificate from the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.
Currently, she is a full-time employee with the City of New York, Human Resource Administration (HRA), Department of Social Services as a Case Manager.