

Our Team
Dedication. Expertise. Passion.

Founder, President and CEO
Esther C. Byll
Esther C. Byll is Founder, President, and CEO of Cardey in Lome, Togo, West Africa.
Esther is a Native of Lome’, residing in new Jersey (US). She is a Chaplain, Prison Minister, and Co-Author of two books, "The Girl from Lome" and "Journeying to your Inner Child."
As well as being CEO of Cardey, Esther has also created the Non- Profit Unseal the truth Inc. in the US.

Vice-President/Executive Director
Edem Komlavi Akpaton
Consultant in social and human development, with skills in leadership, training, entrepreneurship and communication, trained in sociology (Bachelor's degree) at the University of Lomé (Togo) and Master 1 in Human Resources Management at the Ecole Supérieure des Affaires (Togo) I have worked with non-profit associations and with state agencies as a supervisor, Facilitator and development project manager.

Co-ordinator
Jay Goldman
Bachelor of Arts, Teaching Certification, Artist, designer. Co Author: The Girl from Lome and Journeying to your inner child.

Facilitator
Berthe Ahiatsi
Berthe AHIATSI was born on November 15, 2002 in Lomé, Togo West Africa. Berthe has variety of professional skills in Education and expertise in coordinating groups with many backgrounds in community projects.
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She is a facilitator in an association “To go or not Togo”, (special project), which aims to help children and provide them with moral and financial support to enable them to have access to education.
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She is a dynamic, active, dedicated, open-minded person who cares about the well-being of children (especially the most disadvantaged). She is ready to learn and discover new cultures and to help children so that they can flourish.

Financial Advisor
Edwige Colley Mensah Tozoun
Edwige Colley Mensah Tozoun is the Financial Advisor for Cardey. Edwige is the owner of a travel agency in Lome, Togo. She has a masters degree in Language arts and skilled in logistics, budgeting, Scheduling and coordinating travel.

Adviser
Awoyo Ayité
Trained and worked for the Police Department of Togo.
Administrative assistant at the Department of Central Police Judiciary DPJ.

Co-ordinator
Koudjo Jean-Claude Godwin ATINYO
Koudjo Jean-Claude Godwin ATINYO, Creative Director for Cardey, his training is in Graphic Design. Business owner, graphic design, and silkscreen printing.
Creativity is Jean-Claude’s passion, available to non-profits to help them with creative direction.