Dauda Sesay
Dauda Sesay (he/him) is the National Network Director for African Communities Together. A refugee from Sierra Leone, Dauda fled his homeland at 16 due to war and resettled in the U.S. He earned a degree in Applied Science in Process Technology and is currently pursuing his Bachelor's in Administrative Management with a concentration in International Business at the Louisiana State University-Shreveport. Before joining ACT, Dauda worked at Dow Chemical Company and volunteered with various local and national nonprofit organizations. A community advocate and founding member of the Louisiana Organization for Refugees and Immigrants, Dauda is also a member of Mayor Sharon Weston Broome's International Relations Commission and Chairperson of the Commission of Culture and Art Engagement. He was appointed as the U.S. Advisor at the UNHCR High-Level Officials Meeting on Global Impact on Refugees, recently served as the refugee Advisor on the U.S. Delegation at the Annual Tripartite Consultations on Resettlement in Geneva, Switzerland, and is presently Vice-Chairman of Refugee Congress’s Board of Directors.