About INFN8 VZN: Who We Are and Why We Built This Organization

V'zion Griffith is the spark behind INFN8 VZN. It was V'zion who first brought Ghana's mercury and water contamination crisis to her family's attention, setting in motion everything that followed. Her decision to share what she had learned rather than look away is the reason this organization exists. As Co-Founder and namesake, her role in the founding of INFN8 VZN is the foundation the entire mission is built on.

Teqami Griffith Teqami Griffith is the person who took V'zion's founding idea and built an organization around it. As Co-Founder and Executive Director, Teqami conducted the foundational research that shaped INFN8 VZN's technical and operational direction, architected the organization's structure, developed its web presence and promotional materials, steered federal incorporation through Corporations Canada, and established the financial infrastructure that underpins the organization's accountability at every level. As joint signatory on all organizational accounts, she maintains direct oversight of how resources are managed. Her attention to detail and commitment to environmental justice are present in every part of how INFN8 VZN operates. She also contributed significant hours to the research, development, and refinement of GalaSat, INFN8 VZN's satellite-based contamination intelligence platform.

Stephanie Griffith is the financial backbone of INFN8 VZN, bringing more than three decades of professional experience in large-scale logistics management and financial oversight to the organization. Her career spans 17 years managing complex operational logistics at the Toronto Transit Commission and 15 years as an underwriter working within the compliance and risk frameworks of RBC and PC Financial.

As Director and Treasurer and signatory on all organizational accounts, Stephanie maintains direct oversight of every financial operation INFN8 VZN runs. Every dollar contributed to this mission is tracked, every expenditure is justified, and every financial decision is made in direct service of the organization's environmental mandate. That standard of accountability is what donors, grant-making bodies, and institutional partners can rely on at every stage of this work.

Anisah. K brings years of experience as a dental assistant to her role with INFN8 VZN, and the precision that clinical work demands translates directly into how she approaches organizational operations. As Director and Secretary, she manages the record-keeping, administrative processes, and behind-the-scenes organizational structure that keeps the team coordinated and accountable. Her background in patient care and health support aligns naturally with a mission focused on restoring the environmental conditions that community health depends on.

Nii. L is a native Ghanaian who built a decade of heavy machine operation and maintenance expertise in Canada and is now committed to bringing that knowledge back to his homeland. His mastery of Canadian safety standards and construction protocols gives INFN8 VZN a direct pathway to implementing rigorous operational standards in Ghana's field environment. His mechanical skills mean fewer delays and faster resolution when equipment demands attention in conditions that test every system on site.

Beyond his technical capability, Nii brings something no manual can provide. He understands Ghana's land, its people, and its communities in ways that can only come from having grown up there. He knows how to build trust with people who have watched too many outside organizations come and go without delivering anything lasting. For Nii, this mission is not a career move. It is a personal commitment to the country that raised him.

Robert. M provides strategic oversight of INFN8 VZN's digital systems, data governance, and technical infrastructure. His professional background spans complex systems integration in high-stakes environments including large-scale banking and legal systems, giving him the technical precision and leadership experience that building a resilient organizational digital backbone requires. At INFN8 VZN, Robert ensures that technology supports effective operations, data-driven decision-making, and the long-term sustainability of the organization's environmental remediation programs. Based in Toronto, he applies his expertise in service of communities whose environmental challenges demand both technical innovation and lasting institutional support. Robert also played a central role in the development of GalaSat, INFN8 VZN's satellite-based contamination intelligence platform, contributing significant hours to its coding, architecture, and technical refinement.

George. Z immigrated to Canada from Greece at 17 and spent his formative years at York University developing a deep engagement with social and political movements, particularly the global campaign against apartheid in South Africa. During that time he had the opportunity to meet Sam Nujoma, who later became the first President of Namibia, an encounter that reinforced a commitment to African liberation and self-determination that has stayed with him throughout his career.

Today George serves as President of EcoPainting Inc., a Toronto-based painting contracting company. His connection to INFN8 VZN came through Stacy Griffith, and when he learned about the organization's mission to address Ghana's mercury contamination crisis, he recognized it immediately as the kind of work his values had been pointing him toward for decades. As Director of Strategic Partnerships and Industry Relations, George brings his business leadership and long-standing commitment to social responsibility to bear on building the institutional relationships that will accelerate INFN8 VZN's deployment.

Omega. J is a first-generation Canadian born and raised in Montreal to parents from Trinidad and Tobago. She studied community recreation and leadership at Dawson College and went on to complete a Bachelor of Arts in Applied Human Sciences at Concordia University, specializing in therapeutic recreation with a minor in Theology Studies. She currently serves as Director of Wellness at a retirement residence, where she has spent five years designing and leading programs that support the emotional, cognitive, and social wellbeing of seniors living with dementia.

At INFN8 VZN, Omega brings a perspective that bridges community development, wellness programming, and compassionate leadership. Her experience working closely with vulnerable populations strengthens the organization's commitment to ensuring that environmental remediation work in Ghana is designed around the dignity and long-term wellbeing of the communities it serves, not just the technical outcomes of contamination removal.

Stacy Griffith is the operational architect of INFN8 VZN's deployment strategy and will lead all field operations in Ghana. A business owner with 15 years in the construction industry and a certified welder, she brings 19 years of heavy equipment expertise and deep knowledge of OSHA safety protocols to the organization's planning and execution. She developed the comprehensive equipment list that defines the deployment package, researched and designed the remediation methodology that will guide field operations, and continues to drive critical initiatives including fiscal partnership development, fundraising strategy, CRA compliance, in-kind donation outreach, and volunteer recruitment.

Stacy serves as the primary liaison between INFN8 VZN's Canadian leadership and its Ghanaian partners and stakeholders, bridging both sides of the mission with the operational precision and accountability that deployment at this scale demands. When operations reach the ground in Ghana, Canadian safety standards go with them.

Dennis. F brings over 20 years of sustainable mining expertise built in Guyana's demanding extraction industry. He is a multi-disciplinary operator who can run heavy machinery, haul equipment across rough terrain, and grade devastated land back to its original condition with the kind of precision that only comes from decades of hands-on remote field work. His extensive knowledge of mercury-free mining methods makes him central to INFN8 VZN's training program for local operators in Ghana, equipping communities with sustainable extraction practices that protect both people and environment long after the initial deployment is complete. In conditions where plans shift and resources run thin, Dennis is the person you want in the field.

Micah. T brings over five years of professional diving and dredging experience to INFN8 VZN's remediation operations, providing the underwater assessment and extraction capability that surface-based systems cannot reach. His value extends well beyond the water. Mechanically gifted and resourceful under pressure, he can diagnose equipment problems, execute field repairs, and keep operations running in remote environments where the nearest support is hours away and stopping is not an option. In unpredictable field conditions across Ghana's mining regions, that combination of technical depth and practical adaptability is exactly what sustained operations require.