Work History

Leadership Experience

Hon. Williams has served in several positions in the Catholic Church, rendering voluntary services in youth activities, parish councils and his fraternity as well as on several committees. Hon. Williams is a former President of the Catholic Young Adults Association at the Holy Innocents Catholic Church located in New Matadi, Sinkor, Monrovia, Liberia. Hon. Williams became a member of the National Student Christian Council (NSCC), the Student Christian Movement of Liberia (SCM Liberia) in 2006 in Cape Palmas, and was appointed Deputy Regional Coordinator for Southeastern Liberia.

Hon. Williams was later elected National Secretary-General of SCM Liberia where he managed and coordinated the National Secretariat from 2013-2015. In 2014, he was elected by the World Student Christian Federation to represent Liberia at the 35th General Assembly held in Bogota, Colombia. Hon. Williams is the Founder and First President of the River Gee University Student Association at Stella Maris Polytechnic. He is a founding member of the River Gee University Student Union – a platform that provides the space for students and youth to have constructive dialogues with policymakers and local authorities of the County.

Hon. Williams is credited for organizing and hosting the First General Assembly of the River Gee University Student Union at the Stella Maris Polytechnic main Campus on Capitol Hill. Hon. Williams has worked for the Catholic Church of the Diocese of Cape Palmas from 2001-2007, serving in several positions before becoming Head of Caritas Field Office for River Gee County. While serving in this role, he managed several socio-economic development projects in the agriculture, health, WASH, social welfare development and education sectors worth more than US$350,000. Beneficiaries of these services included: Webbo, Tuobo, Sarbo, Potupo, Gbaepo, and Chedepo Districts. In January 2012, Hon. Williams was admitted through a national competitive process as the first River Gee Citizen into the President’s Young Professionals Program (PYPP), a flagship programme of former President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf aimed at recruiting the next general of civil servants, and placed at the Department of Budget, Ministry of Finance as Budget Analyst, a position which he occupied until he was promoted to the highest level in the Civil Service as Director for Budget Policy and Coordination. His roles as Director for Budget Policy were to develop fiscal frameworks and coordinate the processes for the formulation of the National Budget of the Government of Liberia. Throughout his tenure, has overseen the development and production of nine national budgets and several pieces of the fiscal policy instruments and reports.

Contributions to Society

Hon. Williams leadership capabilities and project management skills brought reliefs to thousands of River Gee citizens and other residents in the county when he was Head of Caritas Field Office from 2006-2007; his influence brought about the renovation of the Gbaweleken Market in Tuobo, construction of hand pumps in Sarbo, construction of shelters in Fish Town, Pronoken, Jarkaken, etc., distribution of thousands of households materials, agricultural inputs and tools for farmers, including female farmers, etc. across the district.

Hon. Williams supported RIGUSU student representatives at the 2015 County Development Sittings held in Webbo Statutory District which result into the allocation of more than US$40,000 in scholarships and financial aid covering all public and private universities and colleges in the Country. Additionally, the holding of the first General Assembly of the River Gee University Student Union raised thousands of United States Dollars in scholarship grants from NOCAL and other donors which helped many struggling River Gee citizens studying at the various universities and colleges. Hon. Williams continues to support several River Gee citizens at various public and private schools as well as universities and colleges across the Country. Hon. Williams has made immense contributions towards community development projects including education (provided assorted cartons of MOE prescribed textbooks senior secondary school in Webbo and assisted the reopening of a pre-primary school in Kaibo-Worté since 1964 with MOE prescribed textbooks and initial stipend for volunteer teachers; provided 100 classroom desks for the public school in Glarro U-Bor; contributed L$100,000 towards to the rehabilitation of the Nyenebo Kabuken Elementary School), health (provided chemicals that prevented the collapse of the Jimmyville Clinic in Webbo and medical supplies), roads infrastructure (provided substantial financial contributions for roadside brushing, roads maintenance and bridge construction in Nyenebo, Gyetu and Glarro) and water and sanitation (provided financial contributions for rehabilitation of several water wells and pumps in the District. Other contributions include support to community radio stations and religious institutions. Hon. Williams has supported and continues to support peace and reconciliation efforts in the Deabo Chiefdom and the entire District #3 at large.