Joseph Hanson Email & Phone Number

New York, New York, United States

Assist in developing and curating programs and events designed to build community and support the overall success of Columbia’s international student population.

Ghana

• Notable Achievements:
• Creator of Society’s Angels documentary series focused on social impact projects aligned to SDG goals
• Published articles for Reuters News Agency, Fox Sports, and X-box on Soccer prodigies
• Digital Media Concept Creation and Development; Television Anchor for award-winning Sports Magazine show
• Convener for Ghana-Malta business forum, Economic Counsellor’s dialogue, and Ghana-Brazil business seminar

Greater Accra Region, Ghana

• Notable Achievements:
• Led partnership with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Office in Ghana on opportunities for rural investment and poverty reduction leading to a $5m investment in biomass stove production in rural areas in.
• Official representative for international roadshows for investment in Ghana; main speaker and panelist at 2022 "Memphis in May" Festival and representative at the 2021 Offshore Tech. Conference (OTC) in Houston.

Ghana

• Notable achievements:
• GIPC representative on policy formulating team for Ghana Covid-19 Alleviation and Revitalization of Enterprises program – a $100 million scheme for post-Covid-19 economic recovery
• Hosted webinars, seminars, meetings, events for the CEO in Ghana, Denmark, Brazil, and the United States
• Created, authored, and revised communication and marketing materials (blogs, social media content, press releases).

Ghana

• Notable Achievements:
• Registered 45 new businesses accounting for over $25 million of investment and creation of 500+ jobs
• Founding member and editor of the Centre’s inaugural business quarterly newsletter issued to corporate clients
• Co-created content for the “Think Ghana, Make it Happen” promotional campaign, used on 50+ Presidential missions

Ghana

• Notable achievements:
• Designed and supervised regional office rebranding leading to improved visibility and investor patronage
• Convened the Inaugural Regional Investment Conference with 22 new businesses registered
• Supervised official regional site visits leading to the registration of multimillion-dollar businesses in the energy sector

New York, New York, United States

Responsibilities: Facilitation of Ivy League and conference multidisciplinary events for Columbia University male and female teams

New York, New York, United States

• Role(s):
• Assist international students from 150+ countries, ensuring compliance with visa regulations, offering guidance on employment, travel, and tax-filing requirements
• Resource, panelist for campus resource International student webinars focused on student health, finance, insurance and residential topicsImplemented Projects:
• Designed a dynamic data collection tool to track student queries, responses, and follow-ups
• Initiated, developed, and executed the inaugural and successful NCAA bracket competition for ISSO staff

New York, New York, United States

• Responsibilities:
• Created content for the SPS website, profiling key members of the SPS community (staff, students, alumni, faculty); conducted a series of interviews and crafted feature articles
• Updated content decks for SPS programs to align program communication objectives with curated content

Ghana

Host- Kwese Sports Xtra - sports highlights show

Ghana

Host- Italian Serie A Highlights Magazine Show: 2014 - 2015 season

Ghana

• Notable achievements:
• Host, Producer of Sports Xtra - Multiple award nominated sports highlights show
• Interim Host, Producer of Football 360- Weekly Soccer Highlights show (twice nominated in the sports program of the year category)
• Presenter of Sports Segment on THIS MORNING( flagship program of VIASAT 1)
• Content Manager of Social Media pages of Sports Xtra, Football 360

Ghana

• Notable achievements:
• Host/ Producer of content for Television – Sports Xtra (2x nominated for National Sports show of the year); Football 360(2014 program of the year); Sports Segment on THIS MORNING (2013 Breakfast Show of the year)
• Created advertising concepts and promos for television programming (commercials), billboards, and newspaper publications resulting in peak viewership numbers of 200,000 per episode of content
• Developed internal and external media marketing and communication strategy and digital marketing campaigns leading to a 300% increase in subscribers and followers

Ghana

Creation of a weekly 24-hr schedule for the then startup Joy Sports Channel; creator of weekly promotional articles, creative scripts, voice-overs on ad’s for radio and Television; writer for myjoyonline.comPresenter and Producer of LIVE television shows including:- The Football Show (biweekly football only news, highlights) - NBA Highlights Show (2012.

Master Of Science - Ms, Strategic Communication

Bachelor Of Science - Business Administration, Business Administration

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Botany

Sssce, Biological Sciences, General