Mina Ajiboye Pomante

Mina Ajiboye Pomante was born in Jos Nigeria. She attended Essence International School in Kaduna and went on to attend Abilene Christian University where she got a degree in Accounting and Finance. After college Mina started her career at KPMG Dallas as an Auditor, before she left to finish her MBA at Texas A&M University Commerce. She then returned to Nigeria to complete her National Youth Corp. Service, and work for the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission for a few years. In her time there, she was domiciled in the World Bank Project Implementation Unit for Public-Private Partnerships as an Accounting Officer for two years.

Mina has always wanted to help restore the impoverished in Nigeria’s populace to economic independence and dignity and thus has always had an interest in Agriculture and Education.
As such, she returned to the United States of America in 2013 to pursue a Master of Science in Agribusiness and Economics. Upon the completion of that degree, she proceeded to work for JBS USA.

Mina who is also a CPA, has also worked with nonprofit organizations like American Baptist Home Mission Societies and Serge Global Inc. over the years, and is now leading the Finance team at Pottstown Area Health & Wellness Foundation. She has been privileged to be able to launch into serving the Lord through Mutane’s activities in Nigeria and the United States of America.

Mina has also worked as a volunteer with many organizations, taking officer positions in some such as the Rotary Club at Canyon, First United Methodist Canyon, Crossroads Church Equine Therapy, Noah’s Project, Patsies place, Habitat for Humanity, and Bridge Ministries. All the work she puts her energy and time into, reflect her passion for helping vulnerable women and children, restoring socio-economic balance, and showing Christ’s love in action.

Abiola Ebohen

Abiola Ebohen was born in Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria. Abiola and her three sisters were raised by a single mother, who made the tough decision of ensuring her daughters got the best education possible, going against the social norms of the time.

Abiola graduated from Essence International School in Kaduna and from there went on to attend Abilene Christian University in Texas, where she graduated with a Bachelorette degree in Accounting and Finance. Prior to graduation, Abiola was privileged to intern with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Abilene Texas. This experience inspired her to work in the third sector, rather than pursue a career with one of the big four accounting firms.

Immediately on graduation, Abiola was recruited by Boles Children’s Home in Quinlan Texas to serve as the Chief Financial Officer. While working full time at Boles Home, Abiola enrolled for the MBA program at Texas A&M University Commerce. Juggling the two roles was tough, with the support of her family she was able to complete her MBA.

From Boles Home, Abiola transition to work for her Church, Crosspoint Fellowship in Greenville Texas, as the Financial Controls and Compliance Manager. After almost two years in that role, she decided to return home to Nigeria.

Since her return, Abiola has continued to work in the third sector, with various development programs funded by UKAid.

Abiola currently resides in Abuja Nigeria with her husband and their two children. She currently works as the Finance and Operations Manager for the Fleming Fund Country Grant to Nigeria, implemented by DAI, managed by Mott MacDonald, and funded by UKAid through the Department of Health and Social Care. The Grant focuses on increasing surveillance about Antimicrobial use in humans, animals, and the environment. Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) refers to drug-resistant microbes which are seen in the environment, in animals and in humans.

Drug-resistant infections are a major health problem. Working on an intervention that has the potential to directly impact global health, as well as her previous work experiences which were aimed at positively impacting the lives of others, continue to inspire her to believe in the difference that we can all make when we commit to making the world a better place. This conviction is the reason why Abiola is grateful for the opportunity to serve those who are less privileged through the good work Mutane is focused on.

Joe (Mike) Salazar

Joe (Mike) Salazar was born in Corpus Christi. Mike attended Mary Carroll High School and went on to attend the University of Texas and earning his first Degree in Deaf Education. During college he worked for Fluor Construction as an apprentice electrician and helped build the Champlain Oil Refinery in Corpus Christi, Texas.

After college Mike Salazar traveled to Guatemala where he worked at the National School for the Deaf for the next three years. He had the opportunity to travel throughout Central America working with both deaf adults and children. He helped publish a book on sign language for the area, helped set up a training center for the deaf and employers of the deaf, and helped establish closed caption television for the deaf.

In 1982 Mike Salazar returned to the United States and earned a master’s degree in School Administration from the University of Houston. He worked as a public-school teacher at Stevenson Elementary in Houston, Texas, assistant principal of Reagan High School in Houston, Texas, and as a principal of Helms Elementary, and Hogg Middle School. In conjunction with the University of St. Thomas in Houston, Texas, Mike Salazar helped win a lamplighter $250,000 grant from the Annenberg foundation for development of an innovative school system, a $500,000 beacon grant from the Annenberg foundation for innovative schools, and a $500,000 grant from Shell Oil for the development of one of the first dual language schools in Texas. He wrote one of the first charters in Texas and established Oak Cliff Academy, one of the first charter schools in the state of Texas. He served as a scout master for 15 years, treasurer and vice-president of the Houston Association of Hispanic School Administrator’s, and as a deacon in his church.

Working with Duncan Ragsdale, an educational consultant, Mike Salazar, helped pass the legislation that allows the four job corps centers in the state of Texas to operate their own public high schools. He began working in the Job Corps in 2005 as the Academic Manager and principal of Florence Shapiro High School at the North Texas Job Corps and then as the Deputy Center Director for the Albuquerque Job Corps in 2010. In 2012 he served as Deputy Center Director for The Cleveland Job Corps Center.

In 2014, Mike Salazar became the Principal of Africa International College (AIC) in Abuja Nigeria. AIC is a boarding school with grades JS1 (7th grade) through SS3 (12th). The school boards both male and female students and is a Christian School. During his tenure at AIC the schools has gone from 35% passing math and English and three other subjects on the WAEC to 85%.

He is also currently the Center Director of FINCH HENRY JOB CORPS CENTER

Luke Pomante

Luke Pomante was born in the Doylestown area of Pennsylvania. He went to Pacific Palisades High School and has worked in the culinary field for over 12 years in various capacities.

He has a passion for God’s word and service and has volunteered in various capacities to help provide nutritious meals for those in need.

His career started with cooking in restaurants in Philadelphia and transcended into elderly communities. He currently works as the Food Facility Coordinator at Arden Court King of Prussia.

His love of food transcends his career though, as he has spent a substantial amount of time researching food cultures, origins, and language. He has always thought food does more than nourish the body and will be using this skill to enhance the community outlook and growth in Mutane’s work.

Halima Salazar

Halima Salazar was born in Jos, which is in plateau State in Nigeria. She comes from a military family, so they travelled around and finally settled in Kaduna, Nigeria which is where she grew up.

She went to university in Abilene, Texas where she graduated with a degree in Political Science and a minor in Business. During the period when she was getting her degree, she worked at a Shelter called The Noah Project, that catered to women experiencing domestic violence.

Working with women at a disadvantage and growing up in Nigeria where woman and children are more likely to be economically at a disadvantage; she developed a deep keen desire to work with organizations that champion the needs of this disadvantaged demographics.

She worked for the Job Corps, the largest federal education program in the US that trains individuals that are economically disadvantaged and places them in jobs to elevate their lives.
Halima is one of the partners at Justevia LLC, a farm to customer tea business located in Water Valley, MS. She is also on the Oxford Farmers Market Board and works with the Brown Family farm.

She has a deep love for humanity and especially the people that have been economically and geographically disadvantaged due to war, a result of religious differences, or because of an unstable family.