Jefferey Nketiah with Club Member Ken Germain
This week, our newest member Jefferey Nketiah told us a little about himself and what drew him to Rotary. Jefferey told us that he grew up in Ghana, West Africa as the oldest of five children. He said that his parents valued education and ensured that they gave their children the best education they could. He said that shortly after he had graduated from the Natural Resource Management Program his father fell ill with what turned out to be cancer. The trials his family went through in trying to get timely testing, diagnosis and treatment for his father in Africa forever changed his direction in life. He realised that improving access to health and medical treatment was much more aligned with his new goals in life and he transitioned into the non-profit field of Health advocacy.
Along the way he was asked to pick up someone from Canada from the airport one day, and this was how he first met his future wife. Two years later they moved to Canada. At first he found our cold winters to be quite a shock, but he slowly adjusted.
Jefferey told us that he loves music, he plays piano and sings. He also said that he and his wife have released two recordings of their music on You Tube.
He now works at the University of Alberta Hospital Foundation and it was there that he first learned about our Rotary club through the daughter of Rotary member Eric Germain. He told us that he loves the impact of Rotary. One of his goals in life is to set up an educational fund back in Africa. He said that he thinks that the meaningful relationships that we leave behind us are the most important things in life.
We would like to thank Jefferey for his insightful talk and to welcome him to Rotary.