{"id":1172,"date":"2021-09-15T15:54:24","date_gmt":"2021-09-15T15:54:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cumulusasso.wpengine.com\/?page_id=1172"},"modified":"2021-11-13T11:00:56","modified_gmt":"2021-11-13T11:00:56","slug":"cumulus-plus-grantees","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cumulusassociation.org\/member-portal\/programs-initiatives\/cumulus-plus-grant-program\/cumulus-plus-grantees","title":{"rendered":"Cumulus Plus Grantees"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/div><!-- \/ Wrapper -->\n<section class=\"page-hero entry  has-featured-img\">\n\n\t<div class=\"wrapper\">\n\t\n\t\t<hgroup>\n\t\t\t\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cumulus Plus Grantees<\/h1>\n\n\n\t\t<\/hgroup>\n\t\t\n\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cumulusassociation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/program-grant-thumb.png\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"wrapper entry\">\n\n\n\r\n<div class=\"tab-nav-outer\">\r\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"tab-nav people-year-tab-nav\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<li><span>2025<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t<li><span>2024<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t<li><span>2023<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t<li><span>2022<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t<li><span>2021<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t<li><span>2020<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t<li><span>2019<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t<li><span>2018<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t<li><span>2017<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t<li><span>2016<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t<li><span>2015<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t<li><span>2026<\/span><\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t <div class=\"people-outer people-year-tab-content\">\r\n\t\t\t \t<div class=\"people-grid layout-standard\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\r\n<article >\r\n\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t<figure>\r\n\t\t<span style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/cumulusassociation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Photo_AshleyStewart_sq.jpg)\"><\/span>\r\n\t<\/figure>\r\n\t\r\n\t<div class=\"people-content\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"role\">Cumulus Plus Grantee<\/p> \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Ashley Ajumoke Stewart, PhD<\/h5>\r\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"title\">University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"toggle-content\">\r\n\t\t\t<p>Lecturer, Department of Fine Arts and Design <\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t\r\n\t\r\n<\/article>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\r\n<article >\r\n\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t<figure>\r\n\t\t<span style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/cumulusassociation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Photo_WalterChipambwa_sq.jpg)\"><\/span>\r\n\t<\/figure>\r\n\t\r\n\t<div class=\"people-content\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"role\">Cumulus Plus Grantee<\/p> \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Walter Chipambwa<\/h5>\r\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"title\">Chinhoyi University of Technology (School of Art and design), Zimbabwe<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"toggle-content\">\r\n\t\t\t<p>Departmental Chair, Lecturer <\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t\r\n\t\r\n<\/article>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\r\n<article >\r\n\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t<figure>\r\n\t\t<span style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/cumulusassociation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Photo_Guilherme_Meyer_sq.png)\"><\/span>\r\n\t<\/figure>\r\n\t\r\n\t<div class=\"people-content\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"role\">Cumulus Plus Grantee<\/p> \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Guilherme Englert Correa Meyer, PhD<\/h5>\r\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"title\">University of Vale do Rio dos Sinos \u2013 UNISINOS, Brazil<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"toggle-content\">\r\n\t\t\t<p>Associate Professor &#038; Coordinator, Graduate Program in Design<br \/>\nVisiting Professor, Master\u2019s in Product Design &#038; Innovation, Pontificia Universidad Cat\u00f3lica del Ecuador (PUCE)<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t\r\n\t\r\n<\/article>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\r\n<article >\r\n\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t<figure>\r\n\t\t<span style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/cumulusassociation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Claudia_Libanio_forweb.jpg)\"><\/span>\r\n\t<\/figure>\r\n\t\r\n\t<div class=\"people-content\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"role\">Cumulus Plus Grantee<\/p> \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Cl\u00e1udia de Souza Lib\u00e2nio<\/h5>\r\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"title\">Federal University of Health Sciences of Porto Alegre (UFCSPA), Brazil<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"toggle-content\">\r\n\t\t\t<p>Assistant Professor of Healthcare Management and Innovation<\/p>\n<p>Claudia is Assistant professor at the Federal University of<br \/>\nHealth Sciences of Porto Alegre (UFCSPA) in Brazil, teaching and supervising students at both graduate and undergraduate levels. She is member of the Inclusion and Diversity Committee at UFCSPA, member of the Editorial Board of the UFCSPA Publishing House, Member of the Advisory Committee of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion at FAPERGS, convenor of Global Health Special Interest Group at Design Research Society, editorial board member of CoDesign Journal, and Fellow of Loughborough University. Her areas of interest are design for health, inclusive design, diversity, equity, accessibility and social innovation in healthcare design, focusing her research on minorities, vulnerable communities, people with disabilities, women, and populations in LMICs.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t\r\n\t\r\n<\/article>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\r\n<article >\r\n\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t<figure>\r\n\t\t<span style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/cumulusassociation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/OsorioGrettel_forweb.jpg)\"><\/span>\r\n\t<\/figure>\r\n\t\r\n\t<div class=\"people-content\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"role\">Cumulus Plus Grantee<\/p> \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Grettel\u00a0Osorio Hern\u00e1ndez<\/h5>\r\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"title\">Eduvos, South Africa<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"toggle-content\">\r\n\t\t\t<p>Principal Lecturer for Graphic Design<\/p>\n<p>Grettel was born in Cuba and immigrated to South Africa at the age of 3 years old. Obtained a Bachelor of Visual Arts (BVA) and Bachelor of Technology (BTech) cum laude and graduated in April 2023 with an MA degree in Fine Arts from Nelson Mandela University. She was awarded the Rupert Family Trust Award, Best BTECH Graduate: Social Sciences &#038;<br \/>\nHumanities, Nelson Mandela University (2020). She held a contract position at NMU as the coordinator of the Writing, Research, Intensive program for 1st-year BVA degree from 2023-2024. Currently, she is permanently employed at EDUVOS higher institute of education in the position of principal lecture in Graphic Design. Showcased work in both regional and national art exhibitions including the Sasol New Signatures competition (2018; 2019; 2021); the National Arts Festival (2018; 2021); the 14th National Conference of the South African Journal of Art History (and presented a student track paper in 2020); and exhibited her first Solo show in 2023 in collaboration with the Faculty of Business and Economics at Nelson Mandela University, for the public lecture by Martina Bienne.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t\r\n\t\r\n<\/article>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\r\n<article >\r\n\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t<figure>\r\n\t\t<span style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/cumulusassociation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Photo_Oduro_Brobbey.jpg)\"><\/span>\r\n\t<\/figure>\r\n\t\r\n\t<div class=\"people-content\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"role\">Cumulus Plus Grantee<\/p> \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Mark Oduro Brobbey<\/h5>\r\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"title\">Kumasi Technical University, Ghana <\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"toggle-content\">\r\n\t\t\t<p>Lecturer, Design and Publishing<\/p>\n<p>Mark is a Lecturer and an expert in the field of Design and Publishing. He is currently a lecturer and examination officer in his department at the Kumasi Technical University, Kumasi &#8211; Ghana, West Africa. He specializes in Printing, branding, packaging, interactive design, and cultural identity. He has extensive practical knowledge as a seasoned senior graphic designer with sixteen years of experience. He holds a Master of Philosophy in Communication Design. As a dedicated educator, he strives to ignite a passion for the power of communication design both in the classroom and the design studio.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t\r\n\t\r\n<\/article>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t <div class=\"people-outer people-year-tab-content\">\r\n\t\t\t \t<div class=\"people-grid layout-standard\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\r\n<article >\r\n\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t<figure>\r\n\t\t<span style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/cumulusassociation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Monica_web_byNico-Wolkowicz.jpg)\"><\/span>\r\n\t<\/figure>\r\n\t\r\n\t<div class=\"people-content\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"role\">Cumulus Plus Grantee<\/p> \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>M\u00f3nica Pujol, PhD<\/h5>\r\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"title\">National University of Rosario (UNR), Argentina<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"toggle-content\">\r\n\t\t\t<p>Director of the International Design Center (CID-UNR) at National University of Rosario. Founder and Permanent Secretary of Institutional Management of DiSUR, &#8220;Latin American Network of Design Programs in Public Universities.&#8221; Organizer of &#8220;Making Design Today\u201d National Days of reflection on the field of current Design.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t\r\n\t\r\n<\/article>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t <div class=\"people-outer people-year-tab-content\">\r\n\t\t\t \t<div class=\"people-grid layout-standard\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\r\n<article >\r\n\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t<figure>\r\n\t\t<span style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/cumulusassociation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/PlusGrantee_Mashal.jpg)\"><\/span>\r\n\t<\/figure>\r\n\t\r\n\t<div class=\"people-content\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"role\">Cumulus Plus Grantee<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t<h5>Mashal Junaid<\/h5>\r\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"title\">Lecturer, School of Fine Arts, Design, and Architecture (SFADA) \r\nGIFT University, Pakistan<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"toggle-content\">\r\n\t\t\t<p>Mashal Junaid is Lecturer and Thesis Supervisor at the prestigious School of Fine Arts, Design, and Architecture (SFADA) within GIFT University, located in Gujranwala, Pakistan. She holds bachelor\u2019s degree in Fashion and Textile Design and currently pursuits a MPhil in Arts and Design by gathering insights into students&#8217; preferences and behaviors in the realm of fashion education.<\/p>\n<p>She was engaged in several collaborative projects, including co-teaching fashion forecasting in collaboration with Polimoda and the presentation of a fashion collection at Runway Dubai. Mashal is also a skillful contributor to the organization of workshops, thesis displays and exhibitions.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t\r\n\t\r\n<\/article>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\r\n<article >\r\n\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t<figure>\r\n\t\t<span style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/cumulusassociation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/PlusGrantee_Rubab.jpg)\"><\/span>\r\n\t<\/figure>\r\n\t\r\n\t<div class=\"people-content\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"role\">Cumulus Plus Grantee<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t<h5>Rubab Afzaal<\/h5>\r\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"title\">Lecturer and Department Coordinator of the School of Fine Arts, Design, and Architecture at GIFT University, Pakistan<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"toggle-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t\r\n\t\r\n<\/article>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\r\n<article >\r\n\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t<figure>\r\n\t\t<span style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/cumulusassociation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/PlusGrantee_Saraswati.jpg)\"><\/span>\r\n\t<\/figure>\r\n\t\r\n\t<div class=\"people-content\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"role\">Cumulus Plus Grantee<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t<h5>Smriti Saraswat, PhD<\/h5>\r\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"title\">Assistant Professor in the Department of Architecture and Planning\r\nDepartment of Design, IIT Roorkee, India<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"toggle-content\">\r\n\t\t\t<p>Dr. Smriti Saraswat is trained as an architect and interior designer. She is currently Assistant Professor in the Department of Architecture and Planning, and a joint faculty member in the Department of Design, at IIT Roorkee. She was awarded with a Letter of Merit for academic excellence in Master of Interior Architecture and Design, from the CEPT University, Ahmedabad. Her Ph.D. (completed at IIT Roorkee) is an attempt to explore and investigate material culture, traditional architecture and building crafts of the Himalayan state of Uttarakhand in India, with a focus on community-based knowledge systems. <\/p>\n<p>She has received research grants from Indian Ministries of Education, Culture, Tourism, Housing and Urban Affairs; National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development; DAAD and BMBF Germany. She has a work experience of fifteen years, combining research, teaching and consultancy. She loves to travel; document; read; create photo essays; collaborate; and tell stories.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t\r\n\t\r\n<\/article>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\r\n<article >\r\n\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t<figure>\r\n\t\t<span style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/cumulusassociation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Javier_300_300.jpg)\"><\/span>\r\n\t<\/figure>\r\n\t\r\n\t<div class=\"people-content\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"role\">Cumulus Plus Grantee<\/p> \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Javier Lorca Alvarez<\/h5>\r\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"title\">Assistant Professor, Escuela de Diseno, Universidad de Talca, Chile<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"toggle-content\">\r\n\t\t\t<p>Professor Javier Lorca is a Designer, graduated in the P. Universidad Cat\u00f3lica de Chile and Master in Product Design from the UPC-BCN, Catalunya Esp., currently being Assistant Professor at the University of Talca \u2013 Chile. His work is concentrated in Final Degree Project Workshops, with 4th and 5th year students and the Thesis work and the Final Project, having guided more than 250 student projects. His work area focus on the application of Systemic methodologies, as a tool for the detection and analysis of Design opportunities, as well as the addition of value in agribusiness.<\/p>\n<p>For the development of projects, he coordinates various short series techniques with rapid production technologies supported by CAD-CAM systems.<\/p>\n<p>Currently, Professor Lorca is studying a PhD in Law, Economics and Business at the University of Girona, in which he investigates how you can effectively connect entrepreneurs with design service providers.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t\r\n\t\r\n<\/article>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t <div class=\"people-outer people-year-tab-content\">\r\n\t\t\t \t<div class=\"people-grid layout-standard\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\r\n<article >\r\n\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t<figure>\r\n\t\t<span style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/cumulusassociation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/JAmewu.jpg)\"><\/span>\r\n\t<\/figure>\r\n\t\r\n\t<div class=\"people-content\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"role\">Cumulus Plus Grantee<\/p> \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Joseph Amewu<\/h5>\r\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"title\">Lecturer of Graphic Design, Department of Industrial Art\r\nFaculty of Art& Design, Ho Technical University (HTU), Ghana<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"toggle-content\">\r\n\t\t\t<p>Joseph holds a BFA in Graphic Design and Masters in Communication Design degree from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST). He joined academia in 2016 as an assistant lecturer at Ho Technical University (formerly Ho Polytechnic), where he was involved in teaching various courses in Graphic design and conducting research. In 2020, he was promoted to the rank of a lecturer to teach courses such as Packaging Design, Printing, Advertising, Introduction to Graphic Design, Typography.<\/p>\n<p>His research interest is to extensively explore issues of ethics, standards and practices surrounding Graphic Communication design education and sustainable packaging design practices. He is an active member of Design Institute of Ghana (DesignGhana &#8211; a professional body championing design education and practices in Ghana), and a member of the Pan Afrikan Design Institute (PADI) and Ghana Art Teachers Association (GATA).<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t\r\n\t\r\n<\/article>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\r\n<article >\r\n\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t<figure>\r\n\t\t<span style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/cumulusassociation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/LvStaden.jpg)\"><\/span>\r\n\t<\/figure>\r\n\t\r\n\t<div class=\"people-content\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"role\">Cumulus Plus Grantee<\/p> \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Liandra van Staden<\/h5>\r\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"title\">Programme Co-Ordinator of the BA Degree in Visual Communication\r\nthe Stellenbosch Academy of Design and Photography, South Africa\r\n<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"toggle-content\">\r\n\t\t\t<p>Liandra holds a National Diploma and BTech in Textile Design &#038; Technology from Tshwane University of Technology as well as a Post Graduate Diploma in Sustainable Development at the University of Stellenbosch. <\/p>\n<p>After a career as a textile designer in one of Africa\u2019s biggest fashion &#038; homeware retailers, Liandra became aware of the vast negative impacts of the fashion and textile industry. She joined the social movement organisation Fashion Revolution, from a volunteer to becoming a director of the South African office. She has been educating and lobbying towards a just transition. While studying, she had the opportunity to explore a variety of topics pertaining to the complex dynamics of planning for just and equitable futures in South Africa, Africa and beyond. Finally, she narrowed her focus and energy to the field of creative education as a pivotal leverage point for change. She believes that education can be a tool for empowerment and transgression of the normative behaviors of societies that fail to serve the most vulnerable members of our collective social systems.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t\r\n\t\r\n<\/article>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\r\n<article >\r\n\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t<figure>\r\n\t\t<span style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/cumulusassociation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/MFNoori.jpg)\"><\/span>\r\n\t<\/figure>\r\n\t\r\n\t<div class=\"people-content\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"role\">Cumulus Plus Grantee<\/p> \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Muhammad Fawad Noori<\/h5>\r\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"title\">Assistant Professor & Manager Industry Linkages\r\nGIFT University, SFADA - School of Fashion Design, Arts and Architect, Pakistan<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"toggle-content\">\r\n\t\t\t<p>MF Noori is the international fashion designer, fashion choreographer &#038; fashion academic professional. He got a 4-year BA(Hon\u2019s) fashion design degree from Le Ecole La Chambre de Syndicale Paris, France in care of (PIFD) Pakistan Institute of Fashion and M.Phil. in Management Sciences (specialized in Fashion Marketing) from GIFT University, Pakistan. Since December 2007 he is working as an Assistant Professor at the fashion design faculty and thesis supervisor in SFADA School of Fine Art, Design &#038; Architecture of GIFT University. <\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t\r\n\t\r\n<\/article>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t <div class=\"people-outer people-year-tab-content\">\r\n\t\t\t \t<div class=\"people-grid layout-standard\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\r\n<article >\r\n\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t<figure>\r\n\t\t<span style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/cumulusassociation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Natacha-Poggio.png)\"><\/span>\r\n\t<\/figure>\r\n\t\r\n\t<div class=\"people-content\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"role\">Cumulus Plus Grantee<\/p> \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Natacha Poggio<\/h5>\r\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"title\">Assistant Professor of Graphic Design, University of Houston Downtown (uhd.edu), USA<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"toggle-content\">\r\n\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Natacha Poggio is a social impact educator, TEDx speaker, and advocate of design for social change.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><div class=\"more-text-outer \"><div class=\"more-content\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> In her teaching at the University of Houston-Downtown, she concentrates on the role nature plays in our lives and encourages students to find solutions that will inspire positive change in society. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She is the founding director of Design Global Change (2008), a creative collaborative designing planet-centered solutions to address global health, environmental, and social justice problems. She has over two decades of professional practice, and her work has reached hundreds of communities in Latin America, Africa, and Asia, garnering recognition as a two-time recipient of the Sappi \u201cIdeas that Matter\u201d award. Since 2011, she has been on the Winterhouse Institute Advisory Council (working on the teaching and practice of social innovation in higher education). When not teaching, Natacha is judging competitions; contributing to books and publications on social design, global health, and sustainability; and volunteering for AIGA \u2013the professional association of design. Natacha earned a B.F.A. in Graphic Design from the University of Buenos Aires, Argentina, and an M.F.A. in Experience Design from The University of Texas at Austin, United States. She is a native of Buenos Aires, Argentina but considers herself a citizen of the world.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/div><a href=\"#\" class=\"more-toggle arrow-down\">Read <span>more<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t\r\n\t\r\n<\/article>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\r\n<article >\r\n\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t<figure>\r\n\t\t<span style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/cumulusassociation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Jose\u0301-Ignacio-Lo\u0301pez-Rami\u0301rez-Gasto\u0301n.png)\"><\/span>\r\n\t<\/figure>\r\n\t\r\n\t<div class=\"people-content\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"role\">Cumulus Plus Grantee<\/p> \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Jos\u00e9 Ignacio L\u00f3pez Ram\u00edrez Gast\u00f3n<\/h5>\r\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"title\">Director of Innovation and Technology Transfer, Universidad Nacional de Musica, Lima, Peru<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"toggle-content\">\r\n\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jos\u00e9 Ignacio L\u00f3pez Ram\u00edrez Gast\u00f3n holds a PhD in Computer Music from the University of <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">California San Diego (UCSD) where he studied under the supervision of Miller Puckette. <\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"more-text-outer \"><div class=\"more-content\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He is <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">currently a lecturer at the Universidad Nacional de M\u00fasica (ex Conservatorio Nacional de <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">M\u00fasica), where he is in charge of the music and technology courses, coordinates the Laboratorio de M\u00fasica Electroac\u00fastica y Arte Sonoro and is Director de Innovaci\u00f3n y Transferencia Tecnol\u00f3gica. He also lectures on Sound Arts and Popular Music at the Pontificia Universidad Cat\u00f3lica del Per\u00fa. In 2019 he published the book La Guardia Nueva, Visiones Sobre la M\u00fasica Electr\u00f3nica en el Per\u00fa.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/div><a href=\"#\" class=\"more-toggle arrow-down\">Read <span>more<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t\r\n\t\r\n<\/article>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\r\n<article >\r\n\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t<figure>\r\n\t\t<span style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/cumulusassociation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/people-1.jpg)\"><\/span>\r\n\t<\/figure>\r\n\t\r\n\t<div class=\"people-content\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"role\">Cumulus Plus Grantee<\/p> \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Noha Essam, PhD<\/h5>\r\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"title\">Assistant Professor\r\nInterior Architecture and Interdisciplinary Design\r\nGerman University of Cairo, Egypt<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"toggle-content\">\r\n\t\t\t<p>Dr. Noha Essam is a Design Educator, Interior Architect, Interdisciplinary Designer, Creative Trend Consultant, Futurist and a certified Environmental Psychologist.<\/p>\n<div class=\"more-text-outer \"><div class=\"more-content\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Learn more about Noha in her Linkedin profile <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/noha-essam-132bb146\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/div><a href=\"#\" class=\"more-toggle arrow-down\">Read <span>more<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t\r\n\t\r\n<\/article>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\r\n<article >\r\n\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t<figure>\r\n\t\t<span style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/cumulusassociation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/people-2.jpg)\"><\/span>\r\n\t<\/figure>\r\n\t\r\n\t<div class=\"people-content\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"role\">Cumulus Plus Grantee<\/p> \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Ralitsa Diana Debrah<\/h5>\r\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"title\">Designer, Educator and Researcher\r\nKwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Ghana, West Africa<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"toggle-content\">\r\n\t\t\t<p>Ralitsa is a design researcher affiliated with the Design Research Activity Workgroup network (DRAWn) \u2013 Afrika at KNUST and the Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT), South Africa.<\/p>\n<div class=\"more-text-outer \"><div class=\"more-content\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Learn more about Ralitsa in her Linkedin profile <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/ralitsa-diana-debrah-545b9733\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/div><a href=\"#\" class=\"more-toggle arrow-down\">Read <span>more<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t\r\n\t\r\n<\/article>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\r\n<article >\r\n\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t<figure>\r\n\t\t<span style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/cumulusassociation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/people-3.jpg)\"><\/span>\r\n\t<\/figure>\r\n\t\r\n\t<div class=\"people-content\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"role\">Cumulus Plus Grantee<\/p> \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Schalk van Staden<\/h5>\r\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"title\">Acting Section Head: Department of Visual Communication, and Lecturer, Integrated Communication Design Tshwane University of Technology, Johannesburg, South Africa<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"toggle-content\">\r\n\t\t\t<p>Schalk is a design educator interested in philosophy, art and design, and design education, completing doctoral studies on a new epistemology of design.<\/p>\n<div class=\"more-text-outer \"><div class=\"more-content\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Learn more about Schalk in his Linkedin profile <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/schalk-van-staden\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/div><a href=\"#\" class=\"more-toggle arrow-down\">Read <span>more<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t\r\n\t\r\n<\/article>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t <div class=\"people-outer people-year-tab-content\">\r\n\t\t\t \t<div class=\"people-grid layout-standard\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\r\n<article class=\"no-entries-info\">\r\n\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t<div class=\"no-entries-content\">\r\n\t\t<p>Please note the program was paused in 2020 due to the global COVID-19 Pandemic and the postponement of Cumulus Conferences. <\/p>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t\r\n\t\r\n<\/article>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t <div class=\"people-outer people-year-tab-content\">\r\n\t\t\t \t<div class=\"people-grid layout-standard\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\r\n<article >\r\n\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t<figure>\r\n\t\t<span style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/cumulusassociation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Screenshot-2021-11-15-at-13.57.52.png)\"><\/span>\r\n\t<\/figure>\r\n\t\r\n\t<div class=\"people-content\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"role\">Cumulus Plus Grantee<\/p> \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Kenan Zekic<\/h5>\r\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"title\">Head of Department, associated professor, Faculty of Art and Social Sciences, International University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"toggle-content\">\r\n\t\t\t<p>Kenan Zekic is a design educator and multidisciplinary designer particularly interested in social impact design. In recent years Kenan\u2019s academic and professional focus is set on design and technology relationships and practices in underdeveloped regions.<\/p>\n<div class=\"more-text-outer \"><div class=\"more-content\"><\/p>\n<p>Since 2017, he is a local leader of the IxDA Interaction Design Association Chapter in Bosnia and Herzegovina.<\/p>\n<p><\/div><a href=\"#\" class=\"more-toggle arrow-down\">Read <span>more<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t\r\n\t\r\n<\/article>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\r\n<article >\r\n\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t<figure>\r\n\t\t<span style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/cumulusassociation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Screenshot-2021-11-15-at-13.58.35.png)\"><\/span>\r\n\t<\/figure>\r\n\t\r\n\t<div class=\"people-content\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"role\">Cumulus Plus Grantee<\/p> \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Andreia Menezes De Bernardi<\/h5>\r\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"title\">Doctoral student in design and professor, State University Minas Gerais (UEMG), Design School, Brazil<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"toggle-content\">\r\n\t\t\t<p>Andr\u00e9ia De Bernardi is a Brazilian art-educator who works at the intersections of art, cultural heritage, and design. Doctoral student working at the Social Design Integrated Center (CIDS);<\/p>\n<div class=\"more-text-outer \"><div class=\"more-content\"><\/p>\n<p>her current interests consist of deep mapping, art education, creative economy, cultural heritage and social museology.<\/p>\n<p><\/div><a href=\"#\" class=\"more-toggle arrow-down\">Read <span>more<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t\r\n\t\r\n<\/article>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\r\n<article >\r\n\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t<figure>\r\n\t\t<span style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/cumulusassociation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Samuel-Kwame.png)\"><\/span>\r\n\t<\/figure>\r\n\t\r\n\t<div class=\"people-content\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"role\">Cumulus Plus Grantee<\/p> \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Samuel Kwame<\/h5>\r\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"title\">Head of Printing and Photography, lecturer in Graphic Design Department, Ho Technical University, Ghana<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"toggle-content\">\r\n\t\t\t<p>Samuel Kwame\u2019s research interests focus on Rhinoceros 3D, Computer Aided Learning, Idea development from nature, illustrated cartoons.<br \/>\n<div class=\"more-text-outer \"><div class=\"more-content\"><\/p>\n<p>He is a member of Ghana Art Teachers Association (GATA), Design Ghana (DG) and Pan Afrikan Design Institute (PADI).<br \/>\n<\/div><a href=\"#\" class=\"more-toggle arrow-down\">Read <span>more<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t\r\n\t\r\n<\/article>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\r\n<article >\r\n\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t<figure>\r\n\t\t<span style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/cumulusassociation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Biljana-Jovic.png)\"><\/span>\r\n\t<\/figure>\r\n\t\r\n\t<div class=\"people-content\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"role\">Cumulus Plus Grantee<\/p> \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Biljana Jovic, PhD, MSc, Dipl.eng.<\/h5>\r\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"title\">Deputy Chair, Head of Master Studies, Faculty of Forestry, Department of Landscape Architecture and Horticulture, University of Belgrade, Serbia<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"toggle-content\">\r\n\t\t\t<p>In her work, Biljana Jovic deals with geometry, graphics, new technologies, and interventions in space. She combines the approach of landscape architects as well as engineers and an artistic approach to geometric principles to find beauty and expression.<br \/>\n<div class=\"more-text-outer \"><div class=\"more-content\"><\/p>\n<p>A member of the Serbian Association for Geometry and Graphics (SUGIG) and the International Association for Geometry and Graphics (International Society for Geometry and Graphics &#8211; ISGG).<br \/>\n<\/div><a href=\"#\" class=\"more-toggle arrow-down\">Read <span>more<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t\r\n\t\r\n<\/article>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\r\n<article >\r\n\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t<figure>\r\n\t\t<span style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/cumulusassociation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Edward-Appiah-DTD.png)\"><\/span>\r\n\t<\/figure>\r\n\t\r\n\t<div class=\"people-content\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"role\">Cumulus Plus Grantee<\/p> \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Edward Appiah DTD<\/h5>\r\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"title\">Coordinator in Research and Postgraduate Studies\r\nDepartment of Communication Design, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana <\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"toggle-content\">\r\n\t\t\t<p>Edward Appiah is committed to the philosophy and practice of sustainable, socially responsive (and responsible) design and recognizes its potential in promoting equity and quality of life in Africa and beyond.<br \/>\n<div class=\"more-text-outer \"><div class=\"more-content\"><\/p>\n<p>His research area of expertise: Design Education, Technology in Education and Design for Social Innovation. He represents the Pan Afrikan Design Institute.<br \/>\n<\/div><a href=\"#\" class=\"more-toggle arrow-down\">Read <span>more<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t\r\n\t\r\n<\/article>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\r\n<article >\r\n\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t<figure>\r\n\t\t<span style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/cumulusassociation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Sofi\u0301a-Alamo.png)\"><\/span>\r\n\t<\/figure>\r\n\t\r\n\t<div class=\"people-content\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"role\">Cumulus Plus Grantee<\/p> \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Sof\u00eda Alamo<\/h5>\r\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"title\">Profesora Investigadora, Escuela de Comunicaci\u00f3n y Dise\u00f1o Multimedial, Universidad Maim\u00f3nides, Buenos Aires, Argentina<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"toggle-content\">\r\n\t\t\t<p>Sof\u00eda Alamo is a teaching researcher in new media and digital culture at the School of Communication Studies and Multimedia Design (Maim\u00f3nides University) and a teaching assistant at the University of Buenos Aires (UBA).<br \/>\n<div class=\"more-text-outer \"><div class=\"more-content\"><\/p>\n<p>Fields of interest: social uses of technologies, digital methods in multimedia and social research, and university teaching based on transmedia game-designed learning projects.<br \/>\n<\/div><a href=\"#\" class=\"more-toggle arrow-down\">Read <span>more<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t\r\n\t\r\n<\/article>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\r\n<article >\r\n\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t<figure>\r\n\t\t<span style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/cumulusassociation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Venny-Nakazibwe.png)\"><\/span>\r\n\t<\/figure>\r\n\t\r\n\t<div class=\"people-content\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"role\">Cumulus Plus Grantee<\/p> \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Dr. Venny Nakazibwe<\/h5>\r\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"title\">Deputy Principal, College of Engineering Design Art and Technology, Makerere University, Kampala Uganda<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"toggle-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t\r\n\t\r\n<\/article>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t <div class=\"people-outer people-year-tab-content\">\r\n\t\t\t \t<div class=\"people-grid layout-standard\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\r\n<article >\r\n\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t<figure>\r\n\t\t<span style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/cumulusassociation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Aditi-Deshpande.png)\"><\/span>\r\n\t<\/figure>\r\n\t\r\n\t<div class=\"people-content\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"role\">Cumulus Plus Grantee<\/p> \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Aditi Deshpande<\/h5>\r\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"title\">Associate Professor, Dept. of Industrial Design, In-Charge, International Cell, SID Symbiosis Institute of Design, Pune, India<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"toggle-content\">\r\n\t\t\t<p>Aditi Deshpande is a passionate architect and designer; she has worked on projects with a variety of typologies though her love is residential and interior architecture. She has been a design practitioner for the past 20 years and has a rich experience of over 12 years in teaching architecture and design.<br \/>\n<div class=\"more-text-outer \"><div class=\"more-content\"><\/p>\n<p>She is currently Associate Professor in the Department of Industrial Design and the In-charge of International cell with Symbiosis Institute of Design, Pune, India.<br \/>\n<\/div><a href=\"#\" class=\"more-toggle arrow-down\">Read <span>more<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t\r\n\t\r\n<\/article>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\r\n<article >\r\n\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t<figure>\r\n\t\t<span style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/cumulusassociation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Pablo-Bercovich.png)\"><\/span>\r\n\t<\/figure>\r\n\t\r\n\t<div class=\"people-content\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"role\">Cumulus Plus Grantee<\/p> \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Pablo Bercovich<\/h5>\r\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"title\">Coordinador General, Plan Nacional de Dise\u00f1o, Secretar\u00eda de Industria y Servicios, Ministerio de Producci\u00f3n de la Naci\u00f3n, Buenos Aires\u2019 University, Argentina<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"toggle-content\">\r\n\t\t\t<p>Pablo Bercovich is an Argentine specialist in strategic design management for the industry. Designer, Professor and Researcher of the Buenos Aires\u2019 University. General Coordinator of the National Plan of Design of the Ministry of Production of the Argentine Nation.<br \/>\n<div class=\"more-text-outer \"><div class=\"more-content\"><\/p>\n<p>It is dedicated to the planning of public policies of design for development of the national industry, for innovation and productive transformation. He is currently writing his thesis of expertise on the quantitative and qualitative impact of insertion of innovation and design tools in the productive SMEs.<br \/>\n<\/div><a href=\"#\" class=\"more-toggle arrow-down\">Read <span>more<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t\r\n\t\r\n<\/article>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\r\n<article >\r\n\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t<figure>\r\n\t\t<span style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/cumulusassociation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Polise-Moreira-De-Marchi.png)\"><\/span>\r\n\t<\/figure>\r\n\t\r\n\t<div class=\"people-content\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"role\">Cumulus Plus Grantee<\/p> \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Polise Moreira De Marchi, PhD<\/h5>\r\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"title\">Associate Professor\r\nDepartment of Digital Design, University Center Senac \u2013 Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"toggle-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t\r\n\t\r\n<\/article>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\r\n<article >\r\n\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t<figure>\r\n\t\t<span style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/cumulusassociation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Dhafer-Ben-Khalifa.jpg)\"><\/span>\r\n\t<\/figure>\r\n\t\r\n\t<div class=\"people-content\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"role\">Cumulus Plus Grantee<\/p> \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Dhafer Ben Khalifa<\/h5>\r\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"title\">Assistant Lecturer, ISM (Institut Su\u00e9prieur de la mode), University of Monastir, Tunisi<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"toggle-content\">\r\n\t\t\t<p>Dhafer Ben Khalifa is a teacher, designer and founder of \u2019Collective Creatif\u2019 association aimed at promoting culture through creative industries. He tries to contribute to the promotion of Tunisian Design through his coaching activity as a university assistant, and through his personal work and various collaborations with international funders.<br \/>\n<div class=\"more-text-outer \"><div class=\"more-content\"><\/p>\n<p>His work is based on the renewal of the artisanal activity by creative centered approach and the emancipation of the semantic clich\u00e9s.<br \/>\n<\/div><a href=\"#\" class=\"more-toggle arrow-down\">Read <span>more<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t\r\n\t\r\n<\/article>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\r\n<article >\r\n\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t<figure>\r\n\t\t<span style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/cumulusassociation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Gordana-Vrencoska-PhD.png)\"><\/span>\r\n\t<\/figure>\r\n\t\r\n\t<div class=\"people-content\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"role\">Cumulus Plus Grantee<\/p> \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Gordana Vrencoska, PhD<\/h5>\r\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"title\">Associate Professor, Vice Dean, Faculty of Art and Design\r\nEuropean University, Republic of Macedonia<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"toggle-content\">\r\n\t\t\t<p>Gordana Vrencoska is an interdisciplinary artist, designer and educator. Vrencoska is one of the founding members of the Faculty of Art &amp; Design at the European University in Skopje, R. of Macedonia and serves as its Vice Dean for academic affairs since 2011.<br \/>\n<div class=\"more-text-outer \"><div class=\"more-content\"><\/p>\n<p>She teaches Design Methodology, Methodology of Research, Visual Communication, Design Concept and Fashion Design Basics, among others. She was an artistic director, mentor and curator for numerous exhibitions and projects. She has had 13 solo shows and has participated in numerous group exhibitions in Macedonia, Poland, UK, Italy, Germany, Croatia, Austria, US, China, and other countries.<br \/>\n<\/div><a href=\"#\" class=\"more-toggle arrow-down\">Read <span>more<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t\r\n\t\r\n<\/article>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t <div class=\"people-outer people-year-tab-content\">\r\n\t\t\t \t<div class=\"people-grid layout-standard\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\r\n<article >\r\n\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t<figure>\r\n\t\t<span style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/cumulusassociation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Johnson-Kwame-Wor.png)\"><\/span>\r\n\t<\/figure>\r\n\t\r\n\t<div class=\"people-content\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"role\">Cumulus Plus Grantee<\/p> \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Johnson Kwame Wor<\/h5>\r\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"title\">Lecturer, Department of Graphic Design Technology, Takoradi Technical University, Ghana<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"toggle-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t\r\n\t\r\n<\/article>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\r\n<article >\r\n\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t<figure>\r\n\t\t<span style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/cumulusassociation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Patrick-Sserunjogi.png)\"><\/span>\r\n\t<\/figure>\r\n\t\r\n\t<div class=\"people-content\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"role\">Cumulus Plus Grantee<\/p> \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Patrick Sserunjogi<\/h5>\r\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"title\">Assistant Lecturer, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"toggle-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t\r\n\t\r\n<\/article>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\r\n<article >\r\n\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t<figure>\r\n\t\t<span style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/cumulusassociation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Yassaman-Khodadadeh-PhD.png)\"><\/span>\r\n\t<\/figure>\r\n\t\r\n\t<div class=\"people-content\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"role\">Cumulus Plus Grantee<\/p> \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Yassaman Khodadadeh, PhD<\/h5>\r\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"title\">Associate Professor, Head of Department of Industrial Design & Visual Communications, Head of Students Affair, Kish International Campus, University of Tehran, Kish Island, Iran<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"toggle-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t\r\n\t\r\n<\/article>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\r\n<article >\r\n\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t<figure>\r\n\t\t<span style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/cumulusassociation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Patrique-de-Graft-Yankson.png)\"><\/span>\r\n\t<\/figure>\r\n\t\r\n\t<div class=\"people-content\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"role\">Cumulus Plus Grantee<\/p> \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Dr Patrique de Graft-Yankson<\/h5>\r\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"title\">Acting Head, Department of Graphic Design, University of Education, Winneba, Winneba, Ghana<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"toggle-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t\r\n\t\r\n<\/article>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t <div class=\"people-outer people-year-tab-content\">\r\n\t\t\t \t<div class=\"people-grid layout-standard\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\r\n<article >\r\n\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t<figure>\r\n\t\t<span style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/cumulusassociation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Ezrena-Marwan.png)\"><\/span>\r\n\t<\/figure>\r\n\t\r\n\t<div class=\"people-content\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"role\">Cumulus Plus Grantee<\/p> \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Ezrena Marwan<\/h5>\r\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"title\">Academic Staff, Faculty of Design and Built Environment, the First City University College, Malaysia<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"toggle-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t\r\n\t\r\n<\/article>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\r\n<article >\r\n\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t<figure>\r\n\t\t<span style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/cumulusassociation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Guillerma-L.-Mendoza.png)\"><\/span>\r\n\t<\/figure>\r\n\t\r\n\t<div class=\"people-content\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"role\">Cumulus Plus Grantee<\/p> \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Guillerma L. Mendoza, MBA<\/h5>\r\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"title\">Assistant Professor, College of Fine Arts and Design, University of Santo Tomas, Manila, Philippines<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"toggle-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t\r\n\t\r\n<\/article>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\r\n<article >\r\n\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t<figure>\r\n\t\t<span style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/cumulusassociation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Maya-Koyava-\u2013-Kipiani.png)\"><\/span>\r\n\t<\/figure>\r\n\t\r\n\t<div class=\"people-content\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"role\">Cumulus Plus Grantee<\/p> \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Maya Koyava \u2013 Kipiani<\/h5>\r\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"title\">Head of Foreign Affairs Department, Tbilisi State Academy of Art, Georgia<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"toggle-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t\r\n\t\r\n<\/article>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t <div class=\"people-outer people-year-tab-content\">\r\n\t\t\t \t<div class=\"people-grid layout-standard\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\r\n<article >\r\n\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t<figure>\r\n\t\t<span style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/cumulusassociation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Screenshot-2021-11-15-at-13.32.43.png)\"><\/span>\r\n\t<\/figure>\r\n\t\r\n\t<div class=\"people-content\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"role\">Cumulus Plus Grantee<\/p> \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Collins Makunda<\/h5>\r\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"title\">Lecturer Design theory, School of the Arts and Design, University of Nairobi, Kenya<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"toggle-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t\r\n\t\r\n<\/article>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\r\n<article >\r\n\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t<figure>\r\n\t\t<span style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/cumulusassociation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Plus-icon-teal-lime.png)\"><\/span>\r\n\t<\/figure>\r\n\t\r\n\t<div class=\"people-content\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"role\">Cumulus Plus Grantee<\/p> \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Jamal Jamaludin<\/h5>\r\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"title\">Lecturer Interior Design, Faculty of Visual Art and Design, Institut Teknologi Nasional (Itenas) Bandung, Indonesia<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"toggle-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t\r\n\t\r\n<\/article>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\r\n<article >\r\n\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t<figure>\r\n\t\t<span style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/cumulusassociation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Screenshot-2021-11-15-at-13.33.02.png)\"><\/span>\r\n\t<\/figure>\r\n\t\r\n\t<div class=\"people-content\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"role\">Cumulus Plus Grantee<\/p> \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Imran Mahmood<\/h5>\r\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"title\">Associate Professor and Course Coordinator, Pakistan Institute of Fashion and Design, Lahore, Pakistan<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"toggle-content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t\r\n\t\r\n<\/article>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t <div class=\"people-outer people-year-tab-content\">\r\n\t\t\t \t<div class=\"people-grid layout-standard\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\r\n<article >\r\n\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t<figure>\r\n\t\t<span style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/cumulusassociation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Ben_300_300.jpg)\"><\/span>\r\n\t<\/figure>\r\n\t\r\n\t<div class=\"people-content\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"role\">Cumulus Plus Grantee<\/p> \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Benjamin Amissah<\/h5>\r\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"title\">Assistant Lecturer, University of Education, Winneba, Ghana<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"toggle-content\">\r\n\t\t\t<p>Benjamin Ebo Amissah is a Design educator and enthusiast from Ghana. At<br \/>\nKwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, he earned both a Bachelor of Arts with honors and a Master of Philosophy in Communication Design. He has four years of professional experience as a senior graphic designer in the industry. In Ghana, West Africa, he is currently an Assistant Lecturer at the University of Education, Winneba and a PhD<br \/>\ncandidate at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi. Branding, Packaging Design, Interactive Design, and Cultural Identity are his areas of interest and research. Benjamin is a formidable force in his workplace, using his optimistic outlook and boundless energy to inspire people to work hard and achieve success.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t\r\n\t\r\n<\/article>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\r\n<article >\r\n\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t<figure>\r\n\t\t<span style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/cumulusassociation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Sethi_300_300.jpg)\"><\/span>\r\n\t<\/figure>\r\n\t\r\n\t<div class=\"people-content\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"role\">Cumulus Plus Grantee<\/p> \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Muhammad Hussnain Sethi, PhD<\/h5>\r\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"title\">Assistant Professor and Head of School of Fine Arts, Design and Architecture, GIFT\r\nUniversity, Pakistan<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"toggle-content\">\r\n\t\t\t<p>Dr. Muhammad Hussnain Sethi is an Assistant Professor and Head of the School of Fine Arts, Design, and Architecture at GIFT University, Gujranwala Pakistan. He is the first Pakistani to hold a doctoral degree in fashion design. He pursued his Ph.D. in fashion design from Jiangnan University in China. <\/p>\n<p>From 2017 to 2021, he was at the Fashion Design and Branding Studio of the School of Design at Jiangnan University in Wuxi, China. Before that he received his Master&#8217;s degree in fashion design from Wuhan Textile University, where he was awarded a Master&#8217;s scholarship for his outstanding undergraduate thesis on a new concept for military camouflage clothing based on owl skin patterns.<\/p>\n<p>After completing his Master&#8217;s degree, he returned to Pakistan and joined the National Textile University as a Lecturer and Program Coordinator of the Fashion Design Department. He has extensive experience in academia, research, and the corporate sector, having worked with a variety of Pakistani, Chinese, and international brands.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t\r\n\t\r\n<\/article>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\r\n<article >\r\n\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t<figure>\r\n\t\t<span style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/cumulusassociation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/ICI-photo.jpg)\"><\/span>\r\n\t<\/figure>\r\n\t\r\n\t<div class=\"people-content\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"role\">Cumulus Plus Grantee<\/p> \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Ingrid Calvo Ivanovic<\/h5>\r\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"title\">Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Design Department, Universidad de Chile, Chile<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"toggle-content\">\r\n\t\t\t<p>Colour Designer, Researcher &#038; Consultant. PhD in Design Research, Politecnico di Milano. MA in Image Studies, UAH. Member of the Executive Committee of the International Colour Association (AIC). Member of the Editorial Board of the Color Research &#038; Application, WoS Journal. Member of the Steering Committee of the AIC+ISCC Colour Literacy Project. Member of Study Group on Colour Education (SGCE) and the Study Group on Environmental Colour Design (ECD) of AIC. Assistant Professor of the Design Department of Universidad de Chile. Since more than 15 years, is a full time researcher in the field of colour, developing methodologies for its study, teaching, and application in design, architecture, and art concerning other research areas such as visual and curatorial studies. She has presented specialized conferences and workshops in different countries in America, Asia, Europe and Oceania.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t\r\n\t\r\n<\/article>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\r\n<article >\r\n\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t<figure>\r\n\t\t<span style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/cumulusassociation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/photo-3x4-1.jpg)\"><\/span>\r\n\t<\/figure>\r\n\t\r\n\t<div class=\"people-content\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"role\">Cumulus Plus Grantee<\/p> \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Xayaphone Vongvilay<\/h5>\r\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"title\">PhD, DipArch Vice Dean of Academic Affair, Faculty of Architecture, Souphanouvong University, Lao PDR\/ Laos<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"toggle-content\">\r\n\t\t\t<p>He graduated in Doctor philosophy degree of Architectural Design, Faculty of Architecture and Engineering, University of Ulsan, South Korea. Registered of Asian Architect (AA\/LA12) and Association of Lao Architects and Civil Engineers. Since 2016 he is promoted from head of the department of architecture to vice dean of academic affair. In charge of 2 departments (Architectural Department and Interior Architecture Department) with 4 programs such as: architectural design program, Interior Architecture design, architectural construction management and Lao Architecture. His Research interested is Urban Planning and Smart City, Architectural Conservation, His previous article published in Journal of Asian Architecture and Building Engineering, Journal of Asian Architecture and Building Engineering, and Architectural Institute of Korea.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t\r\n\t\r\n<\/article>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\r\n<article >\r\n\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t<figure>\r\n\t\t<span style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/cumulusassociation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Mrs.-Danh-Tran-1.png)\"><\/span>\r\n\t<\/figure>\r\n\t\r\n\t<div class=\"people-content\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"role\">Cumulus Plus Grantee<\/p> \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Tran Ngoc Danh<\/h5>\r\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"title\">Vice President of VDAS Design Association HCMC, Vietnam <\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"toggle-content\">\r\n\t\t\t<p>Ms. Danh Tran is the Vice President of VDAS Vietnam Design Association | Hochiminh city. She is also the Founder &#038; CEO of VMARK Vietnam Design Award, the anchor event of VDAS Association celebrated in VMARK Vietnam Design Week annually. Its main mission is to build a connection between Designers, Entrepreneurs, and International Organizations. It redefines the local Design Community identity with a fresher look to the world. With over 30 years of management experience in the design industry, Ms. Danh Tran is a seasoned professional well-versed in every facet of her field. <\/p>\n<p>As a keynote speaker at prestigious design conferences both domestically and internationally, Ms. Tran shares her insights and experiences, contributing to the advancement of the Vietnamese design landscape. Collaborating with the Association, she endeavors to establish a strong and recognizable identity for the Vietnamese Design and Creative Community on a global scale. <\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t\r\n\t\r\n<\/article>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\r\n<article >\r\n\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t<figure>\r\n\t\t<span style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/cumulusassociation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Pic_Oduro.jpg)\"><\/span>\r\n\t<\/figure>\r\n\t\r\n\t<div class=\"people-content\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"role\">Cumulus Plus Grantee<\/p> \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Mark Oduro Brobbey<\/h5>\r\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"title\">Kumasi Technical University, Ghana<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"toggle-content\">\r\n\t\t\t<p>Lecturer, Design and Publishing<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t\r\n\t\r\n<\/article>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":1165,"menu_order":10,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1172","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Cumulus Plus Grantees - Cumulus Association<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Cumulus has awarded Cumulus Plus+ Grants since 200?. 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