Who We Are

MEET OUR STAFF

Jonathan Johnson

Chief Operating Officer

Jonathan P. Johnson has served as Chief Operations Officer of Atlantic Essential Development, Inc (AED) since inception.

Jonathan brings over 23 years’ experience of business entrepreneurship with starting and running multiple companies.  The early companies focused on helping corporations run more efficiently and speed up the product lifecycle through integration and automation.  The latest companies focused on helping companies as well as the individual.  He has realized that he has a passion to serve the individual and make a difference in their lives.

Jonathan has run many successful projects for clients such as UPS, Georgia Pacific, Staples, USAA, Cardinal Health, Bank of Montreal and many other companies.  These projects included logistical, warehousing, data security and others both domestic and foreign.  Jonathan is known for analyzing business processes then streamlining and automating them. 

Jonathan has served as CEO of ETech Solutions, Infection Prevention Specialists and JonSons Marketing Systems.  He has also served as CFO for Xion One.

Stephen Aboagye

Chief Executive Officer
President Board of Directors

Stephen O. Aboagye has served as CEO and President of Atlantic Essential Development, Inc (AED) since inception.

Stephen brings over 20 years’ experience of business entrepreneurship, international relations, and management of non-profit operations across the globe with passion to make a difference in people’s lives.

Stephen Aboagye opened regional area and managed ACS in Ghana which processes all the hospital medical claims across the United States and across the globe for ( United Healthcare, Blue Cross Blue Shield, AmeriChoice, Humana, Empire and many more clients.) Under Stephens Leadership and guidance, ACS Ghana grew to 1,500 employees. His strategic implementation of OCR( optical character recognition) earned him “Make a difference award” for the entire organization for 2001.

Early roles as CEO of Eternal Water which produces a very high-quality sachet drinking water each day — using a very modern State of the Art Reverse Osmosis Water Purification Technology to extract the water from underground and process it for consumption.

Chief Development Officer(CDO) – Feeding Caribbean – Development strategy to source for the organization needs and increase productivity and donors’ relationship.

Area Operations Director North America Southeast Area Welfare Operations Humanitarian Aid Organization(LDS) – Directed 20 field offices in Southeast and Southwest. Managed wide relief efforts after major disasters, such as hurricanes, tornados, earthquakes, mudslides, wildfires, and flooding. Oversaw 20 warehouses with millions in humanitarian aid and disaster relief supplies and operations. At Deseret Industries in the west coast of United states, oversaw 45 locations and streamlined automated systems. Managed infrastructure design, flow, and efficacy testing.

Director of Operations of Humanitarian aid organizations in Atlanta from 2020 to 2022.

BS Degree in Information Systems – Brigham Young University – Hawaii

MBA candidate – Western Governor University

Linda Howe

Volunteer Program Director

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Larry Becknell

Director of Marketing, Partnership and Communications

Larry A Becknell brings over 30 years of experience in marketing, business development and providing professional presentations to local, state and federal governments.  Specific experience includes successfully leading a winning team for the design and management of the $1.5 billion reconstruction of I-15 in Salt Lake County, Utah, Serving as Vice President and Area Marketing Manager for Parsons Brinckerhoff.

Larry has managed funding (approximately $50 million) from the Federal Emergency Agency for declared flood disasters. 

He has volunteered and managed the annual fund-raising charity golf tournaments raising $40,000 for a one-day event.

He has prepared numerous Public Involvement Plans for Engineering Construction Projects.

He delivered numerous presentations to local City Councils and Planning Commissions, State Transportation Departments as well as several subcommittees in the State Legislature.    

He was an instructor at a Junior College of Business, Partnering Facilitator, and member of the national board for the American Society of Civil Engineers.

Master’s Degree in Civil Engineering – Brigham Young University

Business Management Certificate – University of Utah.

Nicole Ethington

Development Director

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Lynn Dallin

Director of Special Initiatives and Finance

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Rebecca Knott

Administrative Assistant

OUR BOARD

Eric Ansah-Antwi

Eric Ansah-Antwi has over 15 years of experience working in higher education and SaaS industries. He currently serves as a Success Manager for Imagine Learning, the largest educational technology company in the US. He lives in Utah with his wife and three beautiful children. He has a business degree in International Business Management and two master’s degrees in business (MBA) and Educational Technology. He and his wife also volunteer for Bountiful Children’s Foundation, serving as the Africa Regional coordinators and managing their own humanitarian foundation, Ansah-Antwi Foundation. 

Winston Bandoh

Winston Bandoh is an experienced Certified Public Accountant (CPA) with a demonstrated history of working in the accounting and finance sector. He has provided dedicated service to a variety of clientele including multinational institutions, small to medium size clients, individual high net worth clients, and families. He is skilled in accounting, audit, finance, internal controls, risks & compliance management, process improvement, and tax law. Winston has worked in different industries including insurance, nonprofit organizations, law, medical, investment companies, real estate, private equity, banking etc.

He founded the Gwinnett Business Consultants, LLC (GBC) in 2018, where he focuses on providing small businesses with accounting, tax, and business solutions. Prior to founding GBC, he worked as an experienced auditor for 11 years with firms like PricewaterhouseCoopers, and Ernst & Young. He also worked in the Wall Street bank BNY Mellon, where he managed global product development strategy and delivery as a vice president. He has served on various boards of directors and industry technical panels. Winston holds a bachelor’s degree in Accounting and a Master of Business Administration. He also holds several distinguished certificates and licenses in finance and accounting, including:
Certified Public Accountants (CPA), Certified Government Financial Manager (CGFM), Certified Global Managerial Accountant (CGMA), Certified Financial Services Auditor (CFSA), and QuickBooks Pro Advisor. In his leisure time, he enjoys spending time with his family and friends.

Walter Carmack

Walter Carmack served as a Non-Commissioned Officer in the United States Air Force, from 1965 -1969. Mr. Carmack is also a Serviced Disabled Vietnam Veteran. He attended Pace University majoring in Business Management and graduated from the National Center of Paralegal Training as well. Continuing education and additional training include Certifications in Project Management from George Washington University, he is a Certified Settlement Consultant for Mediation and Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), he also holds a Mastery Certification in Corporate Senior Management Leadership, as well as credentials as a Personal Profile System Dimensions of Behavior Facilitator. For more than 40 years, Mr. Carmack worked in the Telecommunication Industry 10 of which he served as a Senior Global Operations Manager, a senior member of the Global Customer Care Service Team and a member of the Core Executive Management Team. Additionally, he provided training and development in a variety of areas relating to policy, procedure, practices, and change implementation. As a Senior Global Operations Manager, he was responsible for overseeing direct day-to-day activities of Nortel Networks, Optical Fiber Transmission Networks, more especially, the Engineering, Installation and Network Testing, of services and products, ensuring that systems, services, and infrastructure work reliably and securely. Other responsibilities as the Senior Global Operations Manager were to manage and provide guidance and leadership to the Organization and its technicians, and also directly supported end users, by handling escalations, resolving user issues, and monitoring the performance of business-critical systems to prevent delays and outages and quickly resolve ongoing issues.
Mr. Carmack is also actively involved with a host of community service groups and for the past 17 years, Mr. Carmack has volunteered and worked as a consultant for the DeKalb County Juvenile Court “Rebound Program”. Mr. Carmack has also been involved with the Georgia Bureau of Investigations (GBI) “Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force and continues to deliver presentations at Schools, Parent/Teacher Associations (PTA), as well as other community and faith-based organizations. More recently, Mr. Carmack has become a certified Veterans Benefit Advocate. With a combination of over 40 years of service in Corporate America, Government Institutions, judicial systems, and the community at large, Mr. Carmack has garnered a wealth of experience from which he continues to serve his community and County.
In 2009 Mr. Carmack founded the Georgia Community Resource Center which provided, programs and services to Georgia communities, schools, and families throughout the State. In 2013, Mr. Carmack was honored and presented the “Hero Award” from The Judicial Council and Administrative Office of the Accountability Courts of Georgia.

Brian Hardrick

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Tony Hardiz

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Karen Moosman

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