Our Board members
Adele Aubrey
Chairperson
Adele Aubrey
ChairpersonAR DUCAO
Vice-Chairperson
AR DUCAO
Vice-Chairperson Ducao is also a co-founder and principal at Multimer, a bio-spatial analytics spinoff from MIT Media Lab and National Science Foundation SBIR award winner. A federally-certified EDWOSB (economically disadvantaged woman-owned small business) with patented technology (USPTO# 11666217), Multimer has worked with marginalized communities in Africa, Asia, Europe and North America. Ducao is a research affiliate and instructor at MIT, and an adjunct professor at NYU Tisch School of the Arts, NYU School of Engineering, and the NYU Prison Education Program. Their writing and design has been published in journals including Bright Lights Film Journal, the Journal of Intelligent Buildings, and International Journal of Community Well-being; and books including Data, Architecture, and the Experience of Place and Instrumental Intimacy: EEG Wearables and Neuroscientific Control. Ar Ducao is a member of the Fulbright Specialist Program, recent co-chair of the UAW 9A Human & Civil Rights Council, and technical advisor for the Black maternal health startup Birth By Us.
SUSAN OSICHE
Secretary
SUSAN OSICHE
SecretaryWork History
- Founder/Executive Director | INUA KIKE | Jan 2015 - Present
- Administrator- Grant-making and Program Support | LIFE Organization | Jan 2017 - Aug 2017
- Fellow / Finance Administrator | MINDS Organization | Feb 2016 - Dec 2016
- Administration Assistant | PAWA254 Organization | Jan 2011 - Dec 2014
Education
- Bachelor of Science in Community Health and Development | 2018-2021
- Certificate in Computer Studies | Computer College | 2014
- Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) | 2013
- Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) | 2002-2005
- General Administration
- Leadership and Mentorship
- Program Management
- Social Entrepreneurship
- Communication and Relationship Management
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
- Ability to work with diverse backgrounds.
- Team player, honest, self-confident, and detail-oriented.
- Adaptable to change and open to criticism.
- Thrives under pressure with minimal supervision.
- Attentive to detail, honest, and respectful.
- Proficient in computer skills.
NANCY MWALI
Treasurer
NANCY MWALI
Treasurer Nancy has a BBA – Accounting with a special emphasis on small businesses and entrepreneurship, an MBA in Financial Management, certification in Design Thinking for Innovation and Foundations of Business Strategy, both from Darden School of Business, University of Virginia. A certificate in Child Safeguarding and another one in Technology for Transformative Pedagogy. She is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Finance at St. Paul’s University. Her broad research area of interest is in the Profitability of Banks, Financial Innovation, Financial Access for Persons with Disabilities and Development Finance - access to credit for economic development in African Economies. Other areas of interest include Financing, Fundraising, and Sustainability Strategies of donor-funded organizations and Disability Inclusion. Areas of mentorship:
- a) Background of the study.
- b) Justification of the study.
- c) Scope of the study.
- d) Conceptualization of the study - Linking the topic to the objectives, to the research questions, to the variables, to the theories and the conceptual framework.
- Adjunct lecturer - Paul’s University
- Financial Advisor - Resource Centre for Women & Girls
- Board Member - Embulbul Catholic Dispensary
- Board Member - St. Monica Academy - Kitengela.
- Board Member - The Accelerator Project
- Member of Association for Faculty Enrichment in Learning and Teaching
Joab Okanda
Board Member
Joab Okanda
Board MemberOur Senior Staff
SUSAN OSICHE
Founder / Executive Director
SUSAN OSICHE
Founder / Executive DirectorWork History
- Founder/Executive Director | INUA KIKE | Jan 2015 - Present
- Administrator- Grant-making and Program Support | LIFE Organization | Jan 2017 - Aug 2017
- Fellow / Finance Administrator | MINDS Organization | Feb 2016 - Dec 2016
- Administration Assistant | PAWA254 Organization | Jan 2011 - Dec 2014
Education
- Bachelor of Science in Community Health and Development | 2018-2021
- Certificate in Computer Studies | Computer College | 2014
- Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) | 2013
- Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) | 2002-2005
- General Administration
- Leadership and Mentorship
- Program Management
- Social Entrepreneurship
- Communication and Relationship Management
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
- Ability to work with diverse backgrounds.
- Team player, honest, self-confident, and detail-oriented.
- Adaptable to change and open to criticism.
- Thrives under pressure with minimal supervision.
- Attentive to detail, honest, and respectful.
- Proficient in computer skills.
JOSEPH ALLOBBEH
Director of Progress
JOSEPH ALLOBBEH
Director of Progress Education:
- Master of Sciences in Global Health (MSc Global Health), The University of Manchester, Jan 2023 to Date (Ongoing)
- Bachelor of Business and Management Sciences (BBMS), The University of Nairobi, 2006-2010
- Leadership
- Program Design and Implementation
- Stakeholder Engagement
- Training and Capacity Building
- Advocacy and Policy Development
- Gender Mainstreaming
- Long-Term Sustainability
- Local Staff Manager - ACEG-CATIC Greenfield Project (JV) Ltd | May 2017 – Feb 2022:
- Administrative Assistant - | Jan 2015 – May 2017
- Team Leader/Moderator at Picha Mtaani | Jan 2012 – Dec 2012
FRIDA MORAA
Director of Finance
FRIDA MORAA
Director of FinancePETER GAWO
Director of Operations
PETER GAWO
Director of Operations Education:
- Diploma In Project Management (2013-2014) The Kenya Institute of Management
- Diploma Certificate in Computer Application and Graphic designs (2011- 2012) Nairobits schools of digital designs
- Curriculum development
- Data and research
- Social and peace building
- Stakeholder Engagement
- Training and Capacity Building
- Advocacy and Policy Development
- Gender Mainstreaming
- Adaptability
- Program Design and Implementation
- PROGRAM TRAINER - Ujamaa Africa | APRIL 2013 – DECEMBER 2022
- GLOBAL MASTER TRAINER - No Means No Worldwide | JANUARY 2019 - FEBRUARY 2020 | Kampala, Uganda
- PROGRAM TRAINER at Ujamaa Africa South Sudan| Jan 2017 – Dec 2018
- FIELD OFFICER at Ujamaa Africa Malawi | JANUARY 2016- NOVEMBER 2017