Sefakor Komabu-Pomeyie, Ph.D., is the founder of Enlightening and Empowering People with Disabilities in Africa. She has delivered presentations at the American Educational Research Association, New England Educational Organization, African Studies Association, and the European Conference on African Studies in Switzerland. Dr. Komabu-Pomeyie also collaborated with advocates in Ghana to establish the Disability Law (Act 715).

An international disability rights advocate whose experiences as a woman of color with a physical disability have fueled her advocacy for marginalized groups, especially individuals with disabilities, Dr. Komabu-Pomeyie was recognized as the sixth most influential disabled person in the world in 2016.

Dr. Komabu-Pomeyie also serves as Director of Inclusive Excellence (IE) within the University of Vermont’s College of Nursing and Health Sciences and is a lecturer in Public Health Sciences.