She succeeds Rev. Jonathan Bettey who was transferred to the Central Region as punishment for allegedly forging his promotion letter.

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The new appointee, Ms Ampofo, is a professional teacher. Until her appointment, she was the Ashanti Regional Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the Service.

She holds a Master of Arts in Communication from the University of Cape Coast, Bachelor of Arts Degree in Communications Studies (with specialisation in Public Relations) from the Christian Service University College, a Diploma in Journalism from the Institute of Business Management and Journalism in Kumasi.

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She also obtained her Post Sec Teachers Certificate from Holy Child College, Takoradi and joined the Ghana Education Service in 2004

Ms Ampofo is also a member of the Institute of Public Relations, Ghana.