Team
Our team combines expertise in management, technology, finance, and development logistics.
Work with us.
Team members join us at every stage in their career, from a wide variety of sectors. We hope you’ll join us.
We actively seek to recruit individuals from the communities we serve, and use DEI as a lens in our hiring practices, programs, and initiatives. We recruit from all career backgrounds, including non-profit, education, medicine, consulting, tech, & more.
About our culture & values
Our goal is to maintain a workplace where everyone can bring their authentic selves to work, and feel valued and respected for who they are.
We strive to be inclusive of all cultures and experiences while upholding our values globally. Day to day, we aim to live by our value to “Create Positive Energy” – we take care of one another, have fun, aim to maximize flexibility and accessibility in our roles, and pursue professional development opportunities to stay engaged & challenged in our work.
In the spirit of our “Know Yourself & Grow” value, we recognize there is always room to improve; we survey our full team biannually to collect feedback and ideas on how we can improve our team’s working experience.
Meet the team
Board of directors
Aly Jeddy
Chairman (US)
Michael Faye
Executive Chair, Co-founder
Rohit Wanchoo
Director
Secretary
Treasurer (US)
Paul Niehaus
Director (US)
Leadership
Samuel Mwamburi Mwale
Interim President
Carolina Toth
Senior Chief of Staff
Joe Huston
Managing Director
Jamila Abass
Country Director, Morocco
Endegena Ashenafi
Country Director, Ethiopia
Mouna Boujmal
Chief of Staff
Will Bishop
Country Director, Mozambique
Namita Desai
Director, Partnerships
Becca Frank
Vice President, Technology
Shaunak Ganguly
Country Director, Malawi
Simon Grinsted
Director, Growth
Tyler Hall
Director, Communications
Tyler Hatch
Director, Development
Stephanie Hill
Vice President, People
Stephen Kalungu
Programs Director, Kenya
Ammar Karimjee
Director, Internal Audit
Ariana Keyman
Director, Partnerships
Doug Kirke-Smith
Vice President, Programs
Sam Kreter
Director, Program Technology
Miriam Laker
Director, Research
Stella Luk
Regional Director, North and West Africa
Sarah Moran
Vice President, Development
Grace Mwihia
Accounting Director, Finance
Yvonne Namala-Murindiwa
Programs Director, Malawi
Gloria Ngabire
Country Director, Rwanda
Ivan Ntwali
Country Director, Uganda
Daniel Quinn
Director, Humanitarian
Lamia Rashid
Regional Director
Harris Roberts
Director, Growth
Matej Skenderovic
Country Director, Kenya
Caroline Teti
Director, Recipient Safeguarding and Advocacy
Rachel Waddell
Director, Partnerships
Ilan Wallentin
Chief of Staff
Lydiah Wangechi
Regional Director, East Africa
Yolande Wright
Vice President, Partnerships
Joseph Yarsiah
Country Director, Liberia
Dustin Palmer
Country Director, US
Country office boards
Rachel Sibande
Board Member (Malawi)
Advisors
Rory Stewart
Paul Brest
Joshua Rugema
Hemant Taneja
William Meehan (In Memoriam)
Director Emeritus
Staff
Kamal Abdi-Rashid
Creative Content Manager
Mohammed Abdulqader
Field Manager
Lucy Abulo
Senior Manager, Talent & External Relations
Tosin Adeyini
Office and Procurement Manager
Ruchi Agarwal
Senior Global Treasury Manager
Sarah Afraz
Senior Manager, India
CJ Angrist
Platform Data Engineer
Concy Ayet
Procurement Manager, Uganda
Jamie Backhaus
Global Partnerships Manager
Chisomo Banda
Associate Field Manager
Noor Baobeid
Assistant Field Manager
Yazmin Baptiste
Data Associate
Fede Barreras
Humanitarian Manager
Karoline Becker
Research Fellow
Pearl Bitanhirwe
Human Resources Manager, Uganda
Mary Blair
Growth Associate
Diana Bosibori
Recruitment Associate
Nathaniel Burbank
Senior Data Scientist
Marie Cadelina
Senior Manager, Talent Acquisition
Jacob Carmichael
Manager, Growth
Driss Chaouki
Associate Field Manager, Morocco
Sara Chedad
Office and Procurement Manager, Morocco
Olivia Chen
Technical Marketing Manager
Daniel Chenoweth
Senior Engineer
Trevor Connolly Carbo
Senior Technical Program Manager
Thomas Counsell
Senior Engineer
Edoardo De Paoli
Global Partnerships Manager
Nirali Desai
Associate, US
Roshni Desai
Technical Program Manager
Julien Devos
Senior Manager, Safety and Security
Hamza Ezzaim
Associate Field Manager, Morocco
Kayla Fishman
Aquisition Marketing Manager
Elisa Gabellieri
Humanitarian Senior Manager
Pranathi Ganni
Technical Program Manager
Ali Ghaleb
Assistant Field Manager
Mohammed Ghazi
Program manager
Nicholas Githinji
Finance Manager
Esnatt Gondwe-Matekesa
Senior Manager, Programs
Jacqueline C. Greene
Associate Field Manager, Safeguarding
Julia Guerra
Donor Experience Manager
Feri Gwata
Global Partnerships Manager
Jon Hall
Engineer
Melissa Harpool
Outreach Coordinator
Walid Herzallah
Senior Manager, Growth
Heidi Hirvonen
Senior Manager, People Engagement
William Howe
Cluster Finance Manager, West & North Africa
Salome Hussein
Program Manager, Kenya
Grace Jackson
Senior Manager, Humanitarian
Sarina Jain
Manager, US Programs
Miguel Jambo
Program Manager, Mozambique
Jendayi Jones
Donor Experience Associate
Saidi Juma
People Operations Manager
Faustah Kago
Office and Procurement Manager, Kenya
Raissa Kalinganire
Human Resources Manager, Rwanda
Swaliho F. Kamara
Senior Manager, Liberia
Agnes Kanjala
Senior Manager, Flex International
Omalha Kanjo
Senior Manager, Flex International
Kamesha Kasolo
Program Manager, Safeguarding
Nsubuga Kasozi
Senior Engineer
Yusuf Katushabe
Senior Manager, IT and Information Security
Laura Keen
Senior Manager, US
Emma Kelsey
Senior Manager
Sarah Kenkuyu
External Relations Manager, Rwanda
Peter Kibet
Data Coordinator
Lilian Kimuya
Senior Manager, Finance
Teddy Kinyoro
Senior Manager, Kenya Programs
Pamela Kirabo
Metrics and Quality Associate Field Manager, Rwanda
Leila Lahlou
Associate Field Manager, Morocco
Linda Lamya
Field Manager, Malawi
Kristen Lee
Sr. Manager, Data/Tech
Michael Levy
Senior Data Scientist
Yonah Lieberman
Senior Manager, Press and Communications
Michael Lillis
Humanitarian Manager
Vera Lummis
Senior Manager, Innovation
Bennis Dahn Madave
Field Manager, Liberia
Violet Magoba
Government Relations Manager
Tanvir Mangat
Data Associate
Nicke Mario
Field Manager, Mozambique
Diego Martin
Research Manager
Rachel Mellby
Finance Manager
Lalena Meyerson
Compliance and Grants Manager
Jasmine Miller
Research Manager
Chris Mjima
Program Manager, Malawi
Gianmarco Morassutti Vitale
Humanitarian Manager
Chikondi Mphonde
Human Resources Manager
Tom Mtenje
Senior Manager, External Relations
Rudy Mudakikwa
Senior Manager, Finance
Percis Mukyala
Accounting Officer
Sharon Munyazikwiye
Field Manager, Rwanda
Cecilia Mvula
Associate Field Manager, Safeguarding
Mary Nakibirango
Field Manager, Uganda
Vincent Ndegwa
Data Associate
Ndim-Ejor Ndifon
Program Manager, Nigeria
Jerome Ngoga
Data Coordinator
Liana Nierenberg
Compliance Coordinator
Venuste Niyitanga
Associate Field Manager, Rwanda
Moise Niyitegeka
Tech Associate Field Manager, Rwanda
Roben Nshimiyimana
Follow-up Associate Field Manager, Rwanda
Cedric Ntwali
Associate Field Manager, Rwanda
Patience Nuwagira
Office and Procurement Manager, Rwanda
Zondwayo Nyirenda
Associate Field Manager, Malawi
Ronny Obunga
Finance Associate
Derrick Okoth
Recruitment Associate
David Onyango
Program Manager, Recipient Advocacy
Calvin Opiyo
IT Manager
Francis Opol
Field Manager, Safeguarding
Mohamed Asif Panduvan
Senior Data Architect
Camille Parker
Research Manager
Andrés Parrado
Senior Manager, Research
Roger Pharr
Technical Program Manager
Marie Sophie Pocha
Senior Manager, North and West Africa
Kazmyn Ramos
Program Manager, US
Paula Romero
Technical Program Manager
Salem Sahaim
Security Manager
Anna Schuck
Senior Manager, Safeguarding
Cristina Sharpe
Recruitment Associate
Amber Shelton
Human Resources Manager, U.S
Prenier Shihemi
People Operations Associate
Maggie Shun
Senior Manager, US Programs
Gilda Simbine
Finance Manager
Winnie Situma
Recruitment Associate
Amanda Souza
Salesforce CRM Lead
Nikhil Swaminathan
Technical Program Manager
Zack Tarhouni
Data Coordinator
Sita Tayal
Safeguarding Associate
Ash Taylor-Beierl
Program Manager, Safeguarding
Samantha Tinkamanyire
Program Manager, Uganda
Graham Tyler
Sr. Manager, Data/Tech
Gabriel Varela
Data Associate
Andrew Vaziri
AI Software Engineer, Innovation
Winnie Vivian
Field Manager, Kenya
Jean Wafula
Associate Field Manager, Safeguarding
John Wanjau
Field Manager, Kenya
Benjamin West
Global Partnerships Manager
Dash Wieland
Growth Data Analyst
Julie Xia
Software Engineer
Rohullah Zarif
Executive Assistant
Natasha Buchholz
Senior Manager
Michelle Mathenge
Senior Finance Manager
Sophie Namulema
Senior Finance Manager
Tallulah Manalo-LaManna
Growth Associate
Gabrielle Alicino
Senior Philanthropy Officer
Murugi Gathu
Partnerships Associate
Patrick Kathambana
Creative Content Manager
Geoff Tam
Technical Program Manager
Benyam Endale Woldeselasie
Senior Finance Manager
Ellen Fitton
Acting Program Director
Eugene Peng
Partnerships Manager
Seán Halpin
UX/UI Design Lead