Dr. Turay joined the Coady Institute in 1999. He has over 20 years of experience in the field of development education. Prior to his arrival at the Coady, he was the Director and co-founder of the Centre for Development and Peace Education in Makeni, Sierra Leone. He also has held the position of Director for Caritas Makeni-a non-government organization that provided relief and development support for community-based organizations in the northern province of the Sierra Leone. The primary focus of his work has been in the areas of human rights and advocacy. At the Institute he teaches courses in Adult Education, Community-Based Development, Training of Trainers and Peace and Conflict Transformation.
Dr. Turay received a PhD (Adult Education and Community Development) and a MA (Adult Education and Community Development) from the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto.
Contact: tturay@stfx.ca