H.E Dr. Getahun Garedew 

Profile summary: Dr. Getahun Garedew Wodaje has a PhD in Environmental Sciences from University of South Africa, and an MSc in Environmental Sciences from Addis Ababa University. As of December 2021, Dr. Getahun Garedew has been appointed as the Director General of the Ethiopian Environmental Protection Authority (EEPA) of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (FDRE). Prior to his appointment, he was the State Minister of the Ministry of Education from June 2022 to November 2022. With the Rank of the Vice-President, he had also led the Regional Education Bureau of the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples’ Region for two years. He has also served in different capacities at Wolaita Sodo University, including as Assistant Professor, Academic Dean, Academic Programs Officer and Department Head for Natural Resources Management from (2009 to 2016). Furthermore, he has worked as a reviewer for peer-reviewed journals as well as published more than five articles in peer reviewed journals.