Angela Bannerman Ankoma

Angela Bannerman Ankoma is a strategic leader with nearly 25 years of public health and health policy experience. She leads the Rhode Island Foundation’s Equity Leadership Initiative.

Angela has Masters Degrees in both Public Health and Social Work from Columbia University and has varied experience in innovative program design, public policy, and building strategic cross-sector partnerships. She’s currently a Doctoral student at the University of North Carolina, Gillings School of Public Health. Angela is actively engaged in local community investment efforts. She has served on the board of West Elmwood Housing Development Corporation (WEHDC) in Providence’s West End neighborhood; a community she has lived in for over 40 years. Angela is one of the founding members of WEHDC’s nationally recognized Sankofa Initiative. The Sankofa Initiative is a multimillion-dollar project that combines housing, a world market, and farms to improve health outcomes among the City’s growing immigrant community. Angela has also served on the Advisory Board of the Latino Policy Institute, Amos House, the Community College of Rhode Island Foundation, and Leadership Rhode Island.