LaNiece Flagg is part owner and COO of Sankofa Ventures Management Inc. (SVM), a for profit corporation based in Chicago, IL. Sankofa US Travel Agency (a SVM subsidiary) offers specialized and targeted tours of Ghana, West Africa. Flagg has provided strategic support and coordination of the Ghana tours for over a decade. Ms. Flagg utilizes her background in the chemical regulatory industry, faith-based community organizing and corporate management to provide unique and memorable experiences for travelers of the African diaspora. Flagg taps into her own lived experience as an African American woman when arranging tours that many travelers refer to as “awe-inspiring” and “unforgettable.”She has consulted with travelers and travel agents from around the world to better inform her own best practices of providing that perfect touch to each Ghana visit. Flagg has created a niche in the travel industry by providing Sankofa US travelers with an exhilarating immersion experience that focuses on cultural historicity, community engagement, personal reflection, and mission service opportunities. Concurrently, Ms. Flagg serves as the Manager of Ministry Services for the Evangelical Covenant Church; an international Christian denomination consisting of over eight-hundred thousand members among nearly one thousand churches. In this role, Flagg organizes and manages the work of the denomination’s Develop Leaders Mission Priority. Flagg’s department oversees the care, discipline and development of nearly 2,500 pastors. Additionally, Flagg serves as a consultant for several industrial regulatory chemists in the State of Illinois. Her areas of expertise include but is not limited to Federal and State regulatory practices, as well as shipping, storing and distribution compliance standards.is an advisor to religious and corporate executives in the areas of strategic planning, as well as time and staff management. Due to her depth of knowledge and experience, Flagg is able to navigate both worlds of faith-based and corporate structures. Flagg has designed specialized tours for over 500 travelers to Ghana and has lead Sankofa US with grit, ingenuity and zeal. She has worked tireless in the field of tourism to provide travelers of the African diaspora with a better sense of self-identity and a more in-depth knowledge of their true beginnings and history. Finally, Ms. Flagg serves as a bi-vocational minister and parent coach within the community where she resides. She is the treasurer for the African American Ministers Association and the Administrative Director for Building Our Own Community (BOOC, Inc.); a nonprofit organization that provides family advocacy services for the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services as well as youth development programs. She also serves on the Board of Directors for the African Diaspora Sixth Region Association of Illinois.Ms. Flagg is a proud mother of four brilliant children, the wife of a supportive husband, Dorsey Flagg, and the business partner of Bishop Lance Davis.