Lawyer Joyce Bawa Mogtari earned a degree in Law in 1997 from Holborn College, University of London and was called to the Ghana Bar in 2000. She holds a Master’s in Maritime Law from the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) International Maritime Law Institute (IMLI) in Malta, where she received an IMO Legal Committee Chairman’s Award for Best Overall Performance in International Transport Law. Before joining the Ministry in 2013, she was the Head of the Legal Unit of the Ghana Shippers’ Authority. Joyce is a member of the African Women Lawyers Association (AWLA), the Women in International Shipping and Trade Association, (WISTA) and the Ghana State Alumni.