Thaddeus Ulzen was educated at St. Augustine‘s College, Cape Coast, Kabulonga School for Boys Lusaka, Zambia and Ghana Secondary Technical School, Takoradi.

He graduated from the University of Ghana Medical School in 1978 and completed his post graduate education in psychiatry at the University of Toronto. He has had a career as an academic physician for over 35 years. He is currently Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Professor and Chair of Psychiatry and behavioral medicine at the College of Community Health Sciences, University of Alabama. His many professional awards include being a Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association, a Foundation Fellow of the Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeons and past president of the Ghana Physicians and Surgeons Foundation of North America.

His academic appointments include those at the University of Cape Coast School of Medical Sciences and the Northern Ontario School of Medicine.

He is co-founder of Toronto’s Afrofest, the largest African music festival in North America. He is also Chairman of the Board of the Edward Ulzen Memorial Foundation which operates the Elmina – Java Museum and the EAUMF healthcare volunteer program responsible for supporting over 200 medical volunteers to the KEEA District for over 15 years. EAUMF has awarded scholarships to numerous youth from the KEEA District for tertiary education.

He is an author, essayist and commentator on the social and political scene in Ghana. Dr. Ulzen has engaged in extensive volunteer work in medical practice and medical education in Ghana. He is married with three adult children and three grandchildren.

Responsibilities

• Provides board leadership and strategic direction.
• Supports policy thinking on health, education, and social development.
• Promotes service, accountability, and public leadership.