CAREER SUMMARY

Accomplished executive with decades of significant specialist experience in Education, human resources management, administration, and project management. I have a proven record of contributing to sustainable community growth and development, driving profitability as a trusted advisor and program implementation strategist.

RECENT CAREER ACHIEVEMENTS:

PIONEER HUMAN CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT MANAGER, Utanbech Missions Int’l- December 1992 – till date

– Richards has pioneered a Missions Agency,  planted pockets of churches in villages where none had existed and raised natives trained to provide pastoral care over their own tribal groups.

– Successfully pioneered and led an advocacy group that seeks to stop the practice of selling the girl-child into a slave-marriage called ‘Money Marriage’.

– Developed plans and programs for negotiation, funding and releasing of the girl-child sold into marriage at a tender age

– Actively contributed to the successful achievement of scholarships- for rescued girl-child and indigent children in Utanga and Becheve.

– Developed a train-the-trainer (TTT) program for natives enabling technical experts to transfer knowledge as trainers for project training

COMMUNITY SERVICES:

A conference and Tedx speaker

Resource person for Nigeria Evangelical Missions Association (NEMA) Perspectives training

Public Relations Officer, NEMA South-South, Nigeria.

Volunteer Counselor, Pro-Health International – 2000 – date

Patron, Nigeria Christian Corpers Fellowship (Obudu/Obanliku) -1996 – date

President, Joint Campus Christian Fellowship (JCCF), University of Calabar – 2006 – 2007

Member, Independent Electoral Observers, University of Calabar – 2007

President, Christian Union, University of Calabar- 2005 – 2006

Member, Freshmen Orientation Committee, University of Calabar – 2006

Special Adviser, Student Union Government on Christian Matters, University of Calabar – 2006.

Secretary, Guidance and Counseling Department Electoral Committee, University of Calabar – 2006

 QUALIFICATIONS

– B.Ed., 2nd Class Upper Division, Educational Foundation, Guidance and Counseling, University of Calabar

– Certificate in Leadership Studies, Haggai Institute, Jos, Plateau State Chapter

COMPUTER SKILLS:

Proficient in Microsoft Word and PowerPoint presentations

INTEREST AND HOBBIES:

–Song writer, instrumentalist and singer with 3 recorded albums

Creative writing. Published author of:

– “Money Woman (2015)” An exposé into the inhumane practice of marrying out underaged girls to elderly men

– “God’s Hand in Jungle Missionary Work in Africa (2017)” A Chronicle of trials and triumph in rural Christian and community work

Richards leads a growing team of over 20 men and women on his staff list. Some of them encountered Jesus Christ in their early years through Richards’ missionary thrust in their communities. Most of them have been trained and equipped to carry on missions work in their communities. Other volunteer-staff members are graduates:

Eno Udo – a graduate of University of Uyo, Nigeria

Joshua and Adesola Alade – Lecturers at the Federal College of Education, Obudu.

Family Life: Richards is married to Grace, with whom he has spent over 25 years of ministry among the Utanga and Becheve tribes. They are blessed with 3 biological Children- Glorypraise, Preach and Chinonso.