Summary

Motivating and talented regional/community development planner, driven to inspire students to pursue academic excellence.  Consistently strive to create community-based planning and socio-economic projects management learning environment in which students and community members experience, effective skills training and employment opportunities.  Exceptional track record of research, and project management successes published articles and books.

                                    Accomplishments

Ameyaw, S.K. (2000), “Appreciative Planning: An Approach to Planning with Diverse Ethnic and Cultural Groups in Surrey, B.C.”, “in Urban Planning in a Multicultural Society edited by Michael Burayidi, West Port, Praeger Publishers (Book Chapter).

Ameyaw S.K. 1997, "Introduction to Ghana Country Study", in H. Campfen (Ed),"The World Experience in Community Development", Published by University of Toronto Press, 1997).  (Book Chapter)

Ameyaw S.K. 1997, "A Theoretical Perspective of Community Development in Ghana", in H. Campfen (Ed),"The World Experience in Community Development", Published by University of Toronto Press, 1997).  (Book Chapter).

Ameyaw S.K.(1992) "Sustainable Development and Community Lessons from Botswana", The Environmentalist Journal, Vol. 12 Number 4, 267 – 275 (1992).

Ameyaw, S.K, (1987) Female Entrepreneurship and Indigenous Food Market in Ghana unpublished Ph.D. Thesis, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, and Ontario, Canada.

Dr. Stephen Ameyaw,,(1987), Visiting Fellow, Centre for Cross Cultural Studies in Women, (CCRW). Queen Elizabeth House, The University of Oxford. England.

Ameyaw, S.K, (1990), “Dynamics of Female Entrepreneurship" in Women in International Development series No. 205 Lansing, Michigan State University, USA p. 306

WORK EXPERIENCE

President Can- African Development Associates: Specializes in Regional/Community Planning and Development Research and Projects. Based in Coquitlam   Based in British Columbia Canada

Coordinator NVIT/SFU Aboriginal community Economic Development (CED) degree program

Faculty Instructor, Community Economic Development Centre Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada

Assistant Professor, Faculty of Environmental Design, University of Alberta, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Teaching Assistant, University of Waterloo

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

Ph.D. Regional Planning and Resource Development, University of Waterloo (1987)

M.A. Rural Planning and Community Development, University of Guelph (1986)

M.A. Political Science, University of Waterloo (1985)

B.A. Political Science, Sir Wilfred Laurier University (1984)

Birthplace:  Techiman –Ghana

Education:  Techiman Methodist School and Takoradi Polytechnic Completed in 1966.

Contact:  s.ameyaw@shaw.ca