Dr. Max-Kyne was appointed the first Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation in the political history of Sierra Leone in July 2023, a position she currently holds. She obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology and History from Fourah Bay College, University of Sierra Leone, and proceeded to the Obafemi Awolowo University in Nigeria where she obtained a Master of Science degree in Sociology and Anthropology, specializing in Social Change and Development.
She also holds a Master’s in Business Administration from the University of Maryland, USA, and a PhD in Public Policy and Development (African Studies and Research) from Howard University, Washington DC, USA. She recently graduated with a Bachelor of Law Honors Degree from Fourah Bay College, University of Sierra Leone in 2024.
She lectured at Fourah Bay College and the Institute of Public Administration and Management, both constituent colleges of the University of Sierra Leone, Njala University Sierra Leone and the University of Liberia at under graduate and post graduate levels. She has been a research consultant in several studies, assessments and evaluations exercises relating to various aspects of development, public policy and poverty reduction commissioned by the Government of Sierra Leone, World Bank, UN Agencies, DFID (Now FCDO) and many international and national NGOs.
As a development expert, Dr. Max-Kyne served as Urban WASH Consortium Coordinator at Oxfam Great Britain, Poverty and Decentralization Expert with ENCISS/CARE UK and Poverty Expert in the team that prepared the first PRSP for Sierra Leone. She later became the Assistant Director General of Policy and Technical Cooperation at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation in Sierra Leone. She was appointed Deputy Commissioner of the National Commission for Social Action (NaCSA), later became Commissioner, a position she held until her appointment as Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation.