Nana-Anna Abaka Cann

Experienced professional with a strong background in legal roles and company secretarialship. Results-oriented individual with a passion for continuous learning and innovation. Strong work ethic, adaptability, and exceptional interpersonal skills.

• Gender Equality, Urban Property and the Law in Ghana, Department of African Studies and Anthropology, University of Birmingham, England, 03/2019, 06/2019
• Natural Assets Mapping, assessment, and socio-economic transformation of Cape Coast Ghana, ICLEI-Africa, 12/2021, 2023

• Organizing team member for the July Global Southern Forum held from July 1-5, 2024 at Nelson Mandela University, Gqeberha, South Africa
• Administrative assistant to the Law and Governance in Higher Education Round Tables held on May 13-16, 2024 at Penn State University
• Organizing team member for Nelson Mandela Lecture series held at Penn State in Fall 2023
• Initiated and help established a working relationship between Penn State Law and the Law Faculty of University of Cape Coast, Ghana. As a result of the collaboration, five students from University of Cape Coast, Ghana have been awarded varied forms of scholarships to pursue their Master Of Law programs at Penn State Law. I still serve as a volunteer liaison between the two schools.
• Led the legal team to secure a judgment in favor of Prof. Ghartey Ampiah(the then Vice-Chancellor of UCC), Mr. Philip Ntim Owusu ( the Director, Directorate of Physical Development an Estate Management, UCC) and Mr. Solomon Faakye ( Head, legal Section, UCC) in a contempt case brought against them. (March, 2020)
• Obtained five judgements in five cases involving commercial encroachers on UCC lands over in 2021.
• Obtained four judgements in four commercial cases involving UCC.
• Drafted and reviewed about a hundred MOUs, Contracts, and other agreements
• Prepared all legal documents associated with regulatory compliance of the UCC Enterprises Limited.
• Prepared, organized and maintained business records of UCC Enterprises Limited
• Member of the team that developed the Business and Enterprise Development Policy document (November 2020) which was launched at a ceremony chaired by a representative of the Chancellor and some Council members of the University of Cape Coast on 17th November 2020.
• Member of the team that developed the novel Gender Policy document of the University of Cape Coast. (July 2021).

• Cadbury Workshop 2019: Law, Custom and Urban Property in Africa, University of Birmingham, England, 06/03/2019, 06/04/2019
• Professional Development in the 21st Century University Administration, SMS Auditorium, UCC, 07/13/2021, 07/13/2021
• Annual Jurists’ Confab, SMS, UCC, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021
• Sexual Harassment Training Workshop, Institute of Education Conference Room, 02/22/2022, 02/23/2022
• Education Law Conference, Orlando, USA, 11/03/2022
• Association of American Educational Research (AERA) Conference, Philadelphia, 03/2024,

Cadbury Fellow, Cadbury Research Fellowship Scheme, Department of African Studies and Anthropology, University of Birmingham, England, 04/2021, 06/2021

• Member of the Committee that developed the Legal Framework for United Nations Education Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Category 2 project between UNESCO, Government of Ghana and African Institute of Mathematical Sciences Ghana (AIMS Ghana) – January 2020 – April 2020
• Participated in the development and reviewing of several policies and working documents of the University of Cape Coast such as Gender Policy (2021), Training and Development Policy and Manual (2021), Conditions of Service for Internally Generated Fund Units (2021), Code of Conduct (2021), Human Resource Manual (2021), Business and Enterprise Development Policy (2020).
• Affiliated to Centre for Gender Research, Advocacy and Documentation (CEGRAD) of the University of Cape Coast. Supports CEGRAD to achieve its mandate to provide a safe and inclusive space where gender rights are fully protected mainly through research and advocacy.
• Affiliated to the Department of Gender, Central Region of the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection in providing mentorship for young girls in the region. Regularly speaks at the region’s Mentorship and Girls’ Empowerment Summit.
• Lectures upon request on legal issues such as the concepts of marriage, divorce, letters of administration and probate, and the need for drafting wills to social groups such as Lecturers’ Wives Association (UCC), Scripture Union – Western Region, The Methodist Church – Sekondi Diocese, The Presbyterian Church –Takoradi, Excellent Youth Outreach – Agona Nkwanta.
• Pro bono legal advice and legal representation to students and staff of UCC and their families for their private issues.
• Western and Central Regions’ Representative to the Women’s Forum of the Ghana Bar Association
• Central Regional Coordinator of the Legal Departments/In-house Lawyers Forum of the Ghana Bar Association
• Regional Secretary, Scripture Union, Western Region – 2016 to Date

(814) 9968090

• nqa5423@psu.edu
• nanaannac@gmail.com

• Monitoring and Evaluation Training Workshop, The Palm by Eagles, Takoradi, 01/24/2021, 01/27/2021
• Training on Public Lands Protection, Ridge Royal hotel, Cape Coast, 06/18/2021, 06/19/2021
• Sexual Harassment Training Workshop, Institute of Education Conference Room, 02/22/2022, 02/23/2022

• Board of Directors, and Company Secretary of UCC Enterprises, 12/2018
• Disciplinary Committee Senior Members, UCC, 12/2018
• Transport Committee, UCC, 01/2019
• University Printing Press Management Board, UCC, 01/2019
• Tender Opening Committee, UCC, 01/2019, 12/2021
• Ad-hoc Committee of Council to investigate into contract discrepancies, UCC, 04/2019, 05/2019
• Sexual Harassment Committee, UCC, 08/2020
• Committee for Developing Business, and Enterprise Development Policy, UCC, 08/2020, 11/2020
• Entrepreneurship, Enterprise Development, and Business Incubation Team, UCC, 11/2020
• Ad-hoc Committee for Development of a maiden Gender Policy for the University of Cape Coast, 04/2021, 07/2021
• Ad-hoc Committee to formulate framework for Public-Private Partnerships of the University of Cape Coast, 04/2021, 07/2021
• Centre for Gender Research, Advocacy, and Documentation (CEGRAD) maiden Advisory Board of UCC, 08/2021
• Disciplinary Committee of the Atebubu College of Education, 11/2021
• Committee for Policy Making in UCC Basic School, 01/2022

• Certificate -State University of New York at Buffalo CLOE Global Academy, March 2023
• 7 law concentrations in Corporate, Commercial and Public Law from Penn State University - March 2023
• Certificate of Volunteer Service to Pan-APA's Give Back to Africa Initiative for 2022/2023 and 2023/2024 Academic years
• Solicitor's License, Ghana- January 2024
• Online Teaching Certificate from Penn State University - June 2024

• Ghana Bar Association (GBA)
• Ghana Association of Certified Mediators and Arbitrators (GHACMA)
• Ghana Association of University Administrators (GAUA)
• Chartered Institute of Administrators and Management Consultants-Ghana (CIAMC)
• Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply Chain (CIPS), UK
• Education Law Association (ELA), USA