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 Stephen Hayes,
President
Stephen Hayes is the president and CEO of The Corporate
Council on Africa (CCA). During his nine-year tenure as
president, he has established himself as a leading authority
in Washington, D.C., on U.S.-Africa trade and investment
issues. Through strategic positioning and constructive
dialogue, Mr. Hayes has led CCA to become effectively engaged
in most business issues affecting commerce between the United
States and the nations of Africa. These complex issues range
from intricate trade legislation and small business
development to workplace HIV/AIDS concerns. Mr. Hayes astutely
promotes CCA’s primary purpose, “… to increase and support US
business involvement in Africa,” while creating a formidable
organization that recognizes a “one world” concept through the
provision of a credible international business forum.
Mr. Hayes’ career in international development began in 1968
with a volunteer stint in a Middle East refugee camp. He
subsequently worked for Winnington Limited, a privately-owned
European holding company, and Cohen and Woods, International,
Inc. In 1985, Mr. Hayes founded the American Center for
International Leadership (ACIL), a non-profit organization
that initiates dialogue between emerging leaders of the United
States and other nations whose previous relationships with the
U.S. were non-existent or poor. Mr. Hayes’ efforts established
dialogues with a network of emerging leaders in parts of the
former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, China, Vietnam and
Japan, as well as in Canada and Mexico. In 1995, ACIL
organized the first delegation of Vietnamese leaders to visit
the United States since the end of the Vietnam War. From 1993
to 1999, Mr. Hayes also made several trips to Libya to help
lay the groundwork for the eventual resolution of the Pan Am
103/Lockerbie case.
Mr. Hayes is a tireless advocate of U.S.-Africa trade. He has
traveled to more than 140 nations, underscoring his innate
respect for peoples and cultures around the world. He has
received numerous awards for his international work and
compelling leadership ability. Recently, the Africa Chamber of
Commerce of the United States presented Mr. Hayes with its
annual award for outstanding contributions to U.S.-Africa
relations. In 2004, the Transnet Foundation, South Africa’s
largest foundation, chaired by Archbishop Desmond Tutu,
presented Mr. Hayes with the coveted Phelophepa Humanitarian
Award in recognition of CCA’s contributions to economic
development in South Africa. Hayes also has been honored by
the Hungarian Government for his work in “bringing down the
Iron Curtain”, and by the Uganda YMCA for his work with
refugees during the rule of Idi Amin. In 1984, AFS
International recognized Hayes for his efforts to move AFS
beyond bilateral programs by developing numerous multilateral
programs. He has also received commendations the United
Nations Development Programme.
Mr. Hayes was a principal founder of the Infant Formula
Campaign, often popularly known as the “Nestle Boycott”. It
remains the only successful global citizens’ campaign. The
conclusion of the campaign was featured on the front page of
the New York Times in 1983.
He resides in Maryland with his wife and Labrador retriever.
Staff Directory
Stephen Hayes
President
Timothy S. McCoy
Vice President for Member Services
Robert C. Perry
Vice President for International Programs
Mbayang Diouf Diop
Chief Financial Officer
Asfaw Alemayehu
Director,
Membership Services
Victor Barnes
Director, HIV/AIDS & Health Initiative
Tim Bergstrom
Director, Senior Program Manager, SAIBL program
Joyce Cacho
Director, Agribusiness Initiatives
Adina
Ellis
Director, Communications & Marketing
John Jakulevicius
Director, Technology
Vivienne
Sequeira
Director, Infrastructure Program
Peter Abe
Senior
Program Analyst, Agribusiness Initiatives
Marie Baptiste
Program Manager, HIV/AIDS & Health Initiative
Haben Berhe
Associate, SAIBL, Research Analyst
Mfundo Hlatshwayo
Research Analyst
Caroline
Hope Griffith
Senior
Program Manager, HIV/AIDS & Health Initiative
Innocent Isichei
Research Analyst
Hillary Lucas
Executive Assistant
Melissa Moussodou
Receptionist
Kennia Somerville
Sector Coordinator/Communication Manager, SAIBL program
Daniel
Wolf
Sector Coordinator/Finance Manager, SAIBL program
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