Suma Garmai Massaley is the Program Officer at the Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Presidential Center for Women and Development (EJS Center). Suma is a communications and public policy professional with seven years of experience across NGOs, multilateral institutions, and corporate governance. She holds a Master of Public Policy from the University of Oxford and a bachelor’s degree in International Security and Conflict Resolution from San Diego State University.

Suma has led and supported high-impact initiatives in strategic communications, policy development, and youth empowerment, including roles with the World Bank Group and the Africa Gender Innovation Lab. Outside of work, she serves as Project Director for the Miss Inter-University Liberia Pageant, while also holding governance and advisory roles at South Atlantic Capital Group and Scholarly Path.

Before Oxford, Suma played a key role at the Gbowee Peace Foundation Africa, where she led communications and advocacy initiatives that empowered underprivileged women and girls, contributing to national conversations on gender equality, peacebuilding, and women’s economic empowerment. She is also a co-founder of Sleepless in Monrovia, a youth-led platform advancing social justice and gender equity through community engagement and digital advocacy.

Suma is passionate about leveraging communications and policy to expand opportunities for young people, especially women, and is committed to building a more inclusive and equitable Liberia.