Emerald Vanderpuye-Orgle is a fashion illustrator with over 8 years experience in fashion illustration and teaching. As a fashion illustrator Emerald has worked and created accurate images using ideas, representing a diverse range of products, she has worked closely with fashion designers and art directors to produce artistic, unique and creative visual images with the aid of traditional and digital media. Emerald has the experience in teaching students how to create designs for garments, shoes, fashion accessories, and other apparels with the use of imaging software programs like Photoshop and Illustrator.   She has taught as a fashion illustrator with Ruck Fashion and Elike Fashion Institute over the past 3 years, she has coach students to sketch drawings using various mediums including paint, charcoals, coloured pencils, and computer software programs, produce drawings and layouts that has been used in catalogues, magazines, brochures, flyers, commercials and other advertising media.   She has successfully created and managed the EVANO brand, which as part of it portfolio has; develop fabric patterns and designs, which are used for manufacturing garments and wardrobes.  Currently, the EVANO brand has created a new niche for the Ghanaian fashion market with suitable fabrics for workingwomen and related tailored garments for comfortable fit. Emerald holds a Bachelor degree in Fashion and Design from Radford University College, Ghana and a Senior High School Certificate (WAEC) from Anum Presbyterian Senior High.        

Augustine Maris is a fashion designer with over 8years experience in   Machine Techniques training and designing and producing of clothing. He has taught both in Ghana and Nigeria in machine techniques and tailoring, He has successfully introduce students to the machine by teaching them the different parts of machine and how to use it properly, the maintenance and dangers associated with it how to operate or tend the sewing machine to perform garment sewing operations, such as joining, reinforcing, or decorating garments or garment parts in Wendy Trendy Fashion and Katagioh Fashion  in Nigeria and Afra-K fashion in Ghana. He has managed the Markins fashion brand for the past 3 yrs. As part of his portfolio he has designed and produce clothing for the Dangote group in Nigeria. Maris hold a diploma certificate in fashion design from Lux Lucet Fashion Collage in Nigeria

Owusu Kofi is currently the Head of Department at Okurufi Fashion Training Center. He is a Fashion Designer with specialization in tailoring and has over 12 years’ experience. As a tailor, Michael has worked with several production houses and created accurate designs using various dimensions of patterns, representing a diverse range of products. He has been a contract worker for Christy Brown making suits, worked with GTP at the Cut, Make and Trim department, and also with Studio 189. He served as an intern at the UN ITC Ethical Fashion Initiative as a Fashion Designer. Owusu Kofi has experience in teaching students how to compute dimensions of patterns according to sizes, considering stretching of material. Also on how to create a master pattern for each size within a range of garment sizes, using charts, drafting instruments, computers, and/or grading devices.  As well as how to discuss design specifications with designers, and convert their original models of garments into patterns of separate parts that can be laid out on a length of fabric. He has  also taught student how to mark samples and finished patterns with information such as garment size, section, style, identification, and sewing instructions. He has participated in several fashion shows including the International Fashion Show under the UN’s Ethical Fashion Show in Italy(IED MODA 2014), Radford University Fashion Show, Ghana Fashion and Design Week (2x), and the Holland King’s Day Celebration at the Holland Embassy in Ghana , all as a Fashion Designer under the Owusu Kofi Tailoring brand. He is the creative director at Owusu Kofi Tailoring, a brand he has managed since 2013,which as part of its portfolio has done productions for several clothing lines including Afriqan Apeirol, Christy Brown and the Papa Oppong brand. He also doubles as a tailoring and pattern making lecturer at Dreams College of Creative Art, and a freelance Fashion Designing lecturer. He holds a degree in fashion design from Radford University Collage.