Doris Yaa Korantenmaa Dartey (died 19 July 2020) was a

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communication educator, consultant and onetime member and chairperson of GJA Awards Committee. She was the former chairperson of the

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in Ghana.

Education

Dartey studied at the

University of Cape Coast The University of Cape Coast is a public collegiate university located in the historic town of Cape Coast. The campus has a rare seafront and sits on a hill overlooking the wide Atlantic Ocean. It operates on two campuses: the Southern Campus (O ...

, where she graduated with BA in education. She also obtained a graduate diploma in journalism and mass communication from the School of Communication Studies at

University of Ghana The University of Ghana is a public university located in Accra, Ghana. It the oldest and largest of the thirteen Ghanaian national public universities. The university was founded in 1948 as the University College of the Gold Coast in the Br ...

, and an MA in international affairs (development communication), a graduate diploma in women's studies and a PhD in organizational communication from

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in the US.

Career

She was a communication consultant and worked for donor-funded projects such as

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, African Development Bank,

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, GIZ, among others. She also served as a member on the National Media Commission before she became a chairperson of the board of directors of GCGL. She taught communication courses in the

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and

Ghana Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, and To ...

at the

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, and GIJ. She was a journalist and hosted some programs in Ghana for some years. She also wrote a column in The Spectator newspaper in Ghana called The WatchWoman which talked about environmental issues, sanitation, health, children and other societal issues. She was a mentor of many journalists, communicators and public relations practitioners in Ghana.

Death

She died at KBTH in

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on Sunday, 19 July 2020 after succumbing to complications of breast cancer. She was laid to rest at the Lashibi Funeral Home, a place near

Tema Tema is a city on the Bight of Benin and Atlantic coast of Ghana. It is located east of the capital city; Accra, in the region of Greater Accra, and is the capital of the Tema Metropolitan District. As of 2013, Tema is the eleventh most popul ...

References

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