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Dr. Ranney B. Jackson Sr. was born in Bong County, Liberia. He graduated from the University of Liberia in 1978 and traveled to the United States in 1979 for his Master's Degree. He enrolled at Oklahoma City University, where he earned an MBA degree in Finance in 1984. In 1986, Dr. Jackson returned home. In Liberia, he served as Senior Financial Analyst at the Liberia Electricity Corporation and later as Deputy Comptroller for Debt Management at the Ministry of Finance. In 1990, Dr. Jackson fled to the United States as a refugee due to the civil war in Liberia. Dr. Jackson worked with the Maryland State Highway Administration until his departure to Ghana in 2003 in such of peace for Liberia. Upon his return to the U.S., Dr. Jackson was asked by Liberians in the Diaspora to represent them at the Liberian Legislature. Dr. Jackson served two years at the Legislature, five years as Superintendent (Governor) of Bong County, and two years as Deputy Minister at the Ministry of Internal Affairs. In 2015, Dr. Jackson returned to the U.S. and enrolled at Walden University in 2017, where he earned a Ph.D. in January 2022 in Public Policy and Administration. Positions held by Dr. Jackson include Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Union of Liberian Associations in the Americas (ULAA), President of People's Community Lutheran Church Council, Maryland, USA, a Member of the Board of Trustees of the University of Liberia and a Member of the Board of Trustees of the Cuttington University, Bong County, Liberia.
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