Fellow

Patricia S. Tarplah is a PYPP Class X Fellow currently working as a Administrative Assistant in the Office of the Chairman of the National Investment Commission. Before joining the Office of the Chairman, she was assigned in the Investment Promotion Department, where she contributed to the LIFT Project, a $40 million World Bank portfolio geared towards providing a line of credit for Small and Medium Enterprises, as well as building their capacity to access markets over the next five years. In the Chairman’s office, Patricia attends high-level conferences and meetings, serving as rapporteur, and further advises the Chairman on making key decisions on behalf of the National Investment Commission.

Fellow

Solomon K. Jarpah, Jr. is a PYPP Class X Fellow currently placed at the National Public Health Institute of Liberia, where he serves as Technical Assistant to the Deputy Director General for Technical Services as well as an Event-based Surveillance Analyst. As Technical Assistant, he provides regular technical updates from the five divisions in the Department of Technical Services. As an Event-based Surveillance Analyst, he supports the Cross-Border Surveillance Enhancement Project, where he works with bordering communities to enhance surveillance activities. He also provides weekly support to the Disease Lead to update Liberia’s epi-bulletin, showcasing the number of cases detected as well as the government’s intervention. Additionally, Solomon conducts daily, weekly and monthly scans on Liberia’s digital surveillance platform to detect diseases earlier to enable prompt response.

Alumni

Kortee Baysah (Class VI) was promoted as Border Patrol Officer in the Customs Department in the Customs Risk Intelligence Management and Compliance Section at the Liberia Revenue Authority. In his new role as Border Patrol Officer, he conducts risk analysis on all shipments imported into the country through the Freeport of Monrovia and other major ports of entry in Liberia. His role is critical to national development and security as he is responsible for monitoring inconsistencies in customs declarations at various ports of entry in Liberia, helping to determine which shipments warrant further inspection.

Alumni

Dr. Joseph Lavela Saysay (Class I) and Mr. J. Alben Greaves (Class III) had a mini PYPP reunion on the sidelines of the Multi-Country Workshop to Promote the Ratification and Implementation of the Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade In Tobacco Products In the WHO African Region in Dakar, Senegal. Joseph is a Project Officer at the United Nations, while Alben heads the Child Justice Division at the Ministry of Justice in Liberia.