Board of Directors
Benjamen A. Azah - Board of Directors Member
President and Chief Executive Officer
Born and raised in Cameroon, Africa, Benjamen Awajia Azah is married to Judith Azah, his wife for over 20 years. Together, they raised three children: Ayoungwe, Ataah, and Fombo. He migrated to the United States in 1989 with the dream of improving his hometown.
Benjamen Azah is the founder, President and Chief Executive Officer of Bonazah Community Development of Africa from 2013 to present. Co-founder of Amigo Logistics Agency, a formidable partner with a worth of leadership experience. Prior to that, he served in the United States Military as a Senior Logistician with over 19 years of federal service; 16 years in supervisory and managerial level. He served in multiple leadership positions in the United States Military to included Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Commander, Operation and Logistics Plans Supervisor. He worked for Atlanta Committee of Olympic Games (ACOG) during the Centennial Olympic Games in Atlanta 1996 in charge of transportation for most foreign dignitaries and managed a staff of over 350 personnel. As the Materiel Management Manager, he contributed to the United States Armed Forces and International Securities Assistance Force in Iraq and Afghanistan where he was very instrumental in the maintenance readiness and the projection of combat power throughout theater of operation. While serving in Europe, he deployed to Kuwait where he was the Liaison Officer; coordinated personnel movement globally and synchronized departures with many Country immigration offices, Embassies, and military attachments at the United States embassies. He was then reassigned as a Writing Instructor where he taught for two years at the Advanced Individual Training Academy in Fort Lee, Virginia.
He travelled the globe extensively and worked in many countries, to include: Cameroon, Egypt, Iraq, Kuwait, Germany, Belgium, Afghanistan, and United States. He is a member of the following organizations; American Planner Association, The International Society of Logistics, The Association of Quartermasters, Honorable Order of Saint Martin, Board of Directors member Amigo Logistics Agency and Bonazah Community Development of Africa. He graduated from Florida Institute of Technology with a Master of Science in Logistics Management; a Bachelor of Science in City and Regional Planning, School of Architecture and Environmental Studies, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; and an Associate of Arts from De Anza College Cupertino, California.
His military education includes: Warriors Leaders Development Course, Primary Leadership Development Course, Basic Non-commissioned Officer Course, Advanced Non-commissioned Officer Course, instructor writer Course and Master Resilience Trainer. He has received numerous awards and decorations ranging from Meritorious Service Medal to Good Conduct Service Medal. Email: Ben@bocodainc.com
President and Chief Executive Officer
Born and raised in Cameroon, Africa, Benjamen Awajia Azah is married to Judith Azah, his wife for over 20 years. Together, they raised three children: Ayoungwe, Ataah, and Fombo. He migrated to the United States in 1989 with the dream of improving his hometown.
Benjamen Azah is the founder, President and Chief Executive Officer of Bonazah Community Development of Africa from 2013 to present. Co-founder of Amigo Logistics Agency, a formidable partner with a worth of leadership experience. Prior to that, he served in the United States Military as a Senior Logistician with over 19 years of federal service; 16 years in supervisory and managerial level. He served in multiple leadership positions in the United States Military to included Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Commander, Operation and Logistics Plans Supervisor. He worked for Atlanta Committee of Olympic Games (ACOG) during the Centennial Olympic Games in Atlanta 1996 in charge of transportation for most foreign dignitaries and managed a staff of over 350 personnel. As the Materiel Management Manager, he contributed to the United States Armed Forces and International Securities Assistance Force in Iraq and Afghanistan where he was very instrumental in the maintenance readiness and the projection of combat power throughout theater of operation. While serving in Europe, he deployed to Kuwait where he was the Liaison Officer; coordinated personnel movement globally and synchronized departures with many Country immigration offices, Embassies, and military attachments at the United States embassies. He was then reassigned as a Writing Instructor where he taught for two years at the Advanced Individual Training Academy in Fort Lee, Virginia.
He travelled the globe extensively and worked in many countries, to include: Cameroon, Egypt, Iraq, Kuwait, Germany, Belgium, Afghanistan, and United States. He is a member of the following organizations; American Planner Association, The International Society of Logistics, The Association of Quartermasters, Honorable Order of Saint Martin, Board of Directors member Amigo Logistics Agency and Bonazah Community Development of Africa. He graduated from Florida Institute of Technology with a Master of Science in Logistics Management; a Bachelor of Science in City and Regional Planning, School of Architecture and Environmental Studies, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; and an Associate of Arts from De Anza College Cupertino, California.
His military education includes: Warriors Leaders Development Course, Primary Leadership Development Course, Basic Non-commissioned Officer Course, Advanced Non-commissioned Officer Course, instructor writer Course and Master Resilience Trainer. He has received numerous awards and decorations ranging from Meritorious Service Medal to Good Conduct Service Medal. Email: Ben@bocodainc.com
Dick Metcalf-Board of Directors Member
Communications and Technology
Dick Metcalf was born in West Virginia and raised in western Pennsylvania, near Erie; he served in the U.S. Army for 24 years, then as a logistician and technical adviser for the Department of the Army Civilian for 18 years. During active-duty, he served as a Chief Warrant Officer in the Ordnance Corps, responsible for huge inventory, shipment and destruction of munitions across the globe. He graduated from Columbia College, Columbia, Missouri with an Associate in Arts degree in Business Management in the early 1980's. His retirement from Federal service occurred in April, 2014. Since retirement, he has stayed actively engaged in his lifelong avocation of reviewing music, and started a small business that assists musicians with technical tasks they have little time to perform.
Dick is the Communications and Technology adviser for Bonazah, also responsible for ensuring full outreach for social media and implementation of Enterprise-level collaborative databases and documentation that provide world-wide/world-class service to customers and donors across the globe. He is totally dedicated to customer service and the greater organizational mission of ensuring the needs of poverty-stricken people are met.
Mr. Metcalf's technical skills were honed during civilian assignments in Korea, where he served as the manager for a 15-man team that ensured U.S. Army logistics and maintenance systems across Korea were operating at peak levels. He later served as the lead for the Washington State Library effort that deployed over 250 computers to state and Native American tribal libraries with Internet services, to include special equipment packages designed to meet the requirements of the American With Disabilities Act (ADA). You can reach Dick by emailing: Dick@bocodainc.com
Communications and Technology
Dick Metcalf was born in West Virginia and raised in western Pennsylvania, near Erie; he served in the U.S. Army for 24 years, then as a logistician and technical adviser for the Department of the Army Civilian for 18 years. During active-duty, he served as a Chief Warrant Officer in the Ordnance Corps, responsible for huge inventory, shipment and destruction of munitions across the globe. He graduated from Columbia College, Columbia, Missouri with an Associate in Arts degree in Business Management in the early 1980's. His retirement from Federal service occurred in April, 2014. Since retirement, he has stayed actively engaged in his lifelong avocation of reviewing music, and started a small business that assists musicians with technical tasks they have little time to perform.
Dick is the Communications and Technology adviser for Bonazah, also responsible for ensuring full outreach for social media and implementation of Enterprise-level collaborative databases and documentation that provide world-wide/world-class service to customers and donors across the globe. He is totally dedicated to customer service and the greater organizational mission of ensuring the needs of poverty-stricken people are met.
Mr. Metcalf's technical skills were honed during civilian assignments in Korea, where he served as the manager for a 15-man team that ensured U.S. Army logistics and maintenance systems across Korea were operating at peak levels. He later served as the lead for the Washington State Library effort that deployed over 250 computers to state and Native American tribal libraries with Internet services, to include special equipment packages designed to meet the requirements of the American With Disabilities Act (ADA). You can reach Dick by emailing: Dick@bocodainc.com
Dr. Omeichu- Board of Directors Member
Medical Coordinator - Cameroon
Dr. Omeichu is the second child of five children. He was born 1989 in a small village in Ngie Subdivision of the North West Region of Cameroon. His parents moved to Buea in the Southwest Region where he attended Primary school at Catholic School Great Soppo he then continued at Government Bilingual primary school (GBPS) Bafoussam when his dad a civil servant was transferred. Here he obtained his first school leaving certificate within 6 years (1999). As a young enthusiastic boy in the French region he made lots of companions and learned the language so fast, he would always follow his mom to the market to shop and stay by her side in the kitchen, that is how he learned how to cook. His father then decided to send him to a secondary boarding school back in Ngie for two reasons; to learn the dialect and stay away from bad companies and concentrate in school.
In 2004 he had the Ordinary levels certificate in PSS Andek-Ngie where he was the time keeper and Education prefect. For Dr. Omeichu five years in Andek, he was the overall best student in his class and since he is a guy motivated by competition, he opted going to PSS Mankon a prestigious school where he could have strong opponents. While in Mankon, he was amongst the top 10 in class. Here he was nicknamed Santos since his peers said his names were long and difficult to pronounce and in 2006, he obtained the Advance Level certificate. Motivated by his Mom ailment and father’s architectural creativity he decided to write the entrance exams for laboratory technologist in the University of Buea. After schooling for just three months the entrance exam for the medical school of the university was launched and without hesitation he embarked on this one and passed.
He graduated from medical school, June 2014. As the Lord would have it, his first job offered came even before graduation; he was employed by PAMOL PLANTATION as a medical officer of the Lobe Estate Hospital and later transfer to the Ndian Estate Hospital. No long after being there he was employed by the Catholic Health-center in Ndop. His current job is with the government stationed in Mamfe District Hospital where he now works as a medical office and coordinator of the HIV/AIDS and Tuberculosis treatment center. You may reach by email: Omeichu@bocodainc.com
Medical Coordinator - Cameroon
Dr. Omeichu is the second child of five children. He was born 1989 in a small village in Ngie Subdivision of the North West Region of Cameroon. His parents moved to Buea in the Southwest Region where he attended Primary school at Catholic School Great Soppo he then continued at Government Bilingual primary school (GBPS) Bafoussam when his dad a civil servant was transferred. Here he obtained his first school leaving certificate within 6 years (1999). As a young enthusiastic boy in the French region he made lots of companions and learned the language so fast, he would always follow his mom to the market to shop and stay by her side in the kitchen, that is how he learned how to cook. His father then decided to send him to a secondary boarding school back in Ngie for two reasons; to learn the dialect and stay away from bad companies and concentrate in school.
In 2004 he had the Ordinary levels certificate in PSS Andek-Ngie where he was the time keeper and Education prefect. For Dr. Omeichu five years in Andek, he was the overall best student in his class and since he is a guy motivated by competition, he opted going to PSS Mankon a prestigious school where he could have strong opponents. While in Mankon, he was amongst the top 10 in class. Here he was nicknamed Santos since his peers said his names were long and difficult to pronounce and in 2006, he obtained the Advance Level certificate. Motivated by his Mom ailment and father’s architectural creativity he decided to write the entrance exams for laboratory technologist in the University of Buea. After schooling for just three months the entrance exam for the medical school of the university was launched and without hesitation he embarked on this one and passed.
He graduated from medical school, June 2014. As the Lord would have it, his first job offered came even before graduation; he was employed by PAMOL PLANTATION as a medical officer of the Lobe Estate Hospital and later transfer to the Ndian Estate Hospital. No long after being there he was employed by the Catholic Health-center in Ndop. His current job is with the government stationed in Mamfe District Hospital where he now works as a medical office and coordinator of the HIV/AIDS and Tuberculosis treatment center. You may reach by email: Omeichu@bocodainc.com
George Eyakoh - Board of Directors Member
Treasurer and Community Outreach
GEORGE EYAKOH has been a board member with Bonazah Community Development of Africa, July, 2013 to present. He have been very instrumental to the team and putting the organizational goals first.
He migrated to the United State in quest for more knowledge from Cameroon, Africa. Graduated secondary education at Government High School Andek and moved to Cameroon College of Arts, Science and Technology Bambili for higher education. Being motivated by the agricultural background of the family (cattle farming) and aspiring for a career, he seek admission with the National Center for Animal Husbandry and Veterinary training where he graduated in 2006 as a Vet-Tech.
He is experienced in management of agricultural and animal production activities including health, nutrition and marketing. He had worked with Ropapharms USA, LLC Rock Island. IL, Chipman Farm, Harlan IA, Abrapharm Ltd Douala-Cameroon and MINEPIA-NWR-Cameroon. He has been national and Iowa state PAS member, treasurer, Alpha sigma mu, member Phi theta kappa and had been very involve with developmental activities within his community. Email: George@bocodainc.com
Treasurer and Community Outreach
GEORGE EYAKOH has been a board member with Bonazah Community Development of Africa, July, 2013 to present. He have been very instrumental to the team and putting the organizational goals first.
He migrated to the United State in quest for more knowledge from Cameroon, Africa. Graduated secondary education at Government High School Andek and moved to Cameroon College of Arts, Science and Technology Bambili for higher education. Being motivated by the agricultural background of the family (cattle farming) and aspiring for a career, he seek admission with the National Center for Animal Husbandry and Veterinary training where he graduated in 2006 as a Vet-Tech.
He is experienced in management of agricultural and animal production activities including health, nutrition and marketing. He had worked with Ropapharms USA, LLC Rock Island. IL, Chipman Farm, Harlan IA, Abrapharm Ltd Douala-Cameroon and MINEPIA-NWR-Cameroon. He has been national and Iowa state PAS member, treasurer, Alpha sigma mu, member Phi theta kappa and had been very involve with developmental activities within his community. Email: George@bocodainc.com
