Season: 2 Episode: 6

Zanifa Payne - Associate Dean & Professor, Financial Management PhD Candidate

Guest: Zanifa Payne



In this episode, Arlene speaks with Zanifa about the importance of pursuing and achieving higher education, finding your ‘people’ and providing support for those after you when at university abroad and finding a way to push through, even when in doubt.

We hope you enjoy the journey on today’s Pathway!

Ms Zanifa Payne is an Associate Professor and Deputy Chair in the Department of Business and Management Studies and Associate Dean in the School of Arts and Sciences at St. George’s University. She currently lectures undergrad and graduate students in the areas of finance and accounting, as well as project risk management and construction financing.

In addition to all this, Zanifa also serves as the director of the Accreditation and Quality Assurance Unit (AQAU), where she is responsible for monitoring compliance with accreditation standards, overseeing submissions and developing and documenting continuous quality improvement initiatives.

Prior to joining SGU, Zanifa’s background was heavily Math-based, although she always had a great interest in Architecture as well. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration and Actuarial Science from Georgia State University, a Master of Science in Actuarial Science from the University of Central Florida, a Master of Science in Finance from Johns Hopkins University, and is currently working on her PhD in Financial Management at Northcentral University, to be completed in 2022. Over the years and between degrees, Zanifa has managed to rack up a range of job experiences just about as overwhelming as her academic resume. She has worked as a pricing analyst, an actuary, a construction project manager, a draftsperson and a high school teacher in addition to all the hats she currently wears at SGU.

Reach out to Zanifa through:

Email: zanifa.payne@gmail.com 

Show Notes:

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Pathways is produced and edited by Grenadian STEAM Inc.

Your host is Arlene Hayes

Theme song produced by Andrew ‘Hitz’ Phillip

The thoughts and ideas expressed on this podcast are those of the guest(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views or opinions of the host, Grenadian STEAM, or its members.


The thoughts and ideas expressed on this podcast episode are those of the host and her guest(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views or opinions of, Grenadian STEAM or its members.

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