Delane Boakye is a former NPSIA student who studied the International Organizations and Global Public Policy (IOGP) stream. She was interested in studying at NPSIA because of her captivation for international affairs that began at an early age. Specifically, Delane was fascinated at the prospect of promoting peace and security around the world and saw that NPSIA would provide her the necessary tools to engage in these conversations. She also 
recognized that entering the IOGP stream that NPSIA offers would better prepare her to gain employment with a focus on international affairs.
During her time at NPSIA, Delane worked in the Office for International Affairs at Environment and Climate Change Canada. Currently, she is working in the Office for International Affairs for the Health Portfolio at the Public Health Agency of Canada and is responsible for Canada’s engagement with the International Association of National Public Health Institutes (IANPHI). Delane also helped develop Canada’s Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Theresa Tam’s public health engagement strategy and supported her in its implementation.
Although Delane had a limited public health background going into her career, she wanted to step out of her comfort zone and test the transferable skills that she acquired during her time at NPSIA. Her advice to those considering a master’s degree at NPSIA is that if you are interested in working in international affairs and developing public policy, that it will help prepare you for this career. She also stated that despite having five years of professional work experience before starting at NPSIA, attending the school and learning from cutting-edge professors enriched her experience significantly.