Our Team

Michael Sonneyboy Gboneh

Michael Sonneyboy Gboneh is the CEO / Executive Director of Providence Development Group, Inc. and a data scientist, mathematics educator, researcher, and development professional with extensive experience in data analysis, monitoring and evaluation, institutional leadership, STEM education, and evidence-based decision support.

His professional background includes national food-security analysis, evaluation frameworks, indicator development, survey and administrative data analysis, university academic leadership, curriculum development, statistical education, STEM advocacy, and institutional capacity development.

He holds a Master of Science in Mathematical Sciences from Stellenbosch University and the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS), South Africa, and a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics from the University of Liberia.

Michael has contributed to food-security and resilience analysis, supported the development of academic programs in mathematics and statistics, strengthened access to computational resources for teaching and research, and promoted science, technology, and evidence-based decision-making.

His technical background includes Python, R, SQL, SPSS, STATA, statistical modelling, data visualization, machine learning, monitoring and evaluation, dashboard development, and survey-data analysis.

At Providence Development Group, Inc., Michael provides strategic leadership across the company’s multidisciplinary work in technology, research and data, education and training, applied innovation, green energy, and institutional solutions.

Fredrick P. Sam

Fredrick P. Sam is a Geospatial Analyst at Providence Development Group, Inc. and a Liberian meteorologist, researcher, lecturer, and geospatial specialist with expertise in aviation meteorology, climate science, mathematics, remote sensing, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), and coastal vulnerability.

His professional experience includes aviation meteorology, university-level mathematics teaching, weather forecasting, satellite meteorology, climate analysis, and applied geospatial research.

Fredrick holds a B.Sc. in Mathematics with a minor in Physics from the University of Liberia. He has completed postgraduate professional training in Weather Forecasting and holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Satellite Meteorology and Global Climate. He is currently completing an M.Sc. in Offshore Science and Blue Economy, specializing in Marine Meteorology, at the University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria.

His professional and research interests include climate variability and extreme weather, rainfall and flood analysis, satellite meteorology, GIS and remote sensing, coastal vulnerability, marine meteorology, and sustainable environmental management.

At Providence Development Group, Inc., Fredrick contributes technical expertise relevant to geospatial services, environmental and climate analysis, remote sensing, aviation and weather systems, applied innovation, and sustainable development solutions.