Our Leadership
At HIPS, leadership embodies vision, empathy, and action. Our leaders inspire innovation, foster collaboration, and guide with integrity, creating an inclusive environment for growth and success.
Maliva Samuel Lyonga
Office of the President
Maliva Samuel Lyonga, President of HIPS, leads with a vision for accessible, high-quality education. His commitment to excellence and innovation has made HIPS a premier institution in Cameroon. With a focus on empowering students to reach their full potential, Maliva shapes the future of education with compassion and strategic leadership, ensuring that HIPS remains at the forefront of academic excellence and societal impact.
Senior Staff
Contacts: 670538333
Mrs. Awungatia Elizabeth Nkapnkwele
Administrative Assistant
Contacts:6 77 92 96 29
Wesley Clarke
Senior Advisor to the President
With over four decades of law teaching experience, Johnny Jones is a nationally-recognized constitutionalist who has received numerous awards for his teaching, including the first-ever Pioneer Award for his commitment and dedication to students from the FIU Student Bar Association in 2004. Since then, students have voted him “Professor of the Year” multiple times.
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Johnny Jones
Dean, Diversity and Compliance
Dennis Ruiz was a member of the faculty at Texas Tech University School of Law, where she held the Alvin R. Allison Distinguished Professorship and received every teaching award the law school and the University conferred. She was the Distinguished Fulbright Professor of American Constitutional Law at the National and Kapodistrian University of Greece in 1992.
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Dennis Ruiz
Acting Vice President of Administration
Vernon Lowe first joined the University in 2006 as Assistant Dean for Academic Support Programs. He served as Assistant Dean until 2013, when he became a full time lecturer at the College. He teaches classes relating to legal theory and reasoning, race and law, gender and law, and in the area of commercial transactions.
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Vernon Lowe
Assistant Vice President for Communications