During his fencing career, Sankofa trained under
Tanya Adamovich,
Csaba Elthes, Peter Frohlich,
Szabo Adrosh,
Christian Bauer and
Lazlo Szepesi. A graduate of
New York University with a BA in Economics, Sankofa is a former publicist who has worked for firms such as
Ernst & Young,
Grey Advertising, Kirshenbaum,
Bond & Partners and
Shandwick International. From 1990 - 2009, Sankofa served as co-founder, director of athletics and fencing coach for the
Peter Westbrook Foundation. He was responsible for running a year-round class for over 200 participants, including a number of elite-level athletes. Sankofa's students have included three
NCAA champions, five national champions, six junior world team members, the 2005
Junior Olympic men's cadet and junior sabre champions, the 2005 Junior Olympic women's sabre champion and the 2005 national cadet men's sabre champion. Sankofa also serves as head fencing coach at the United Nations International School as well as the head sabre coach at the Ross School's summer program in
East Hampton, New York. He runs the Sankofa Sabre Camp in East Hampton, conducts clinics and does color commentary for fencing competitions around the country. In 2006, Sankofa received his Maestro’s degree with honors from
Semmelweis University in Budapest, Hungary. Sankofa served as the head coach for the
Stevens Institute of Technology men's fencing team 2005-09. Sankofa served as an analyst for
NBC Sports' coverage of
fencing at the 2008 Summer Olympics. He currently owns and coaches a fencing academy in Nyack, New York. == Records ==