Our Team

Board Members

Dr. Hamé M. Watt – Chairman of the Board
Scientist and Social Entrepreneur
President Africa Water Foundation, Washington DC

Dr. Colleen Loomis
Associate Professor & Graduate Program Director
Master of International Public Policy & Doctorate of Global Governance
Balsillie School of International Affairs, Canada

Dr. Mohamed Cherif Diarra
Education Specialist
Retired Staff UNESCO – Breda, Dakar

Speranza Ndege – PhD; MSc; MA; BED (Hons); PGDE e-Teaching; FHEA (Fellow Higher Academy, UK);
Senior Lecturer
Department of Humanities, University of Embu

Dr. Kassim Koné
Prof. Anthropology
Cortland University, USA

DeVon Nolt
Director, Workforce Strategy at
the National Urban League, New York, USA

Staff

Sidiki Traore
Founder and President DEAfrica
Programs and Partnerships

Dr. Kristin Palmer
Program Director

Marcella Magara
Finance and Administration

John Kyalo
Information Technology

Ernest Kahome
Web Developer

Joseph Magochi
Information Technology Consultant

Lenjo Maza
Visual Communications