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Board of Directors |
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Too many development projects fail because they do not have a vision for where their initiatives will be in thrity years. Our board of directors is composed of people with experience, who are committed to a long-term vision of sustainable development.
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Magi Diego graduated from the MBA program at Santa Clara University in 2004. She worked as a volunteer in Thailand on a coral reef and fisheries protection project, and currently is employed in the tech sector in Silicon Valley. |
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Sue Frey is a program associate at Edsource, a California non-profit that clarifies complex school issues in the state. She has traveled extensively throughout Africa. |
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Deborah Garvey, Ph.D. teaches economics at Santa Clara University, and is on the board of the Friends of Willow Glen Library in San Jose. She has been involved in non-profit activities for many years. |
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Leslie Gray, Ph.D. is a geographer with interests in African farming and especially cotton cultivation. Leslie is an Associate Professor in the Environmental Studies Instutute at Santa Clara University, and has conducted research in Sudan and Burkina Faso. |
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Bruce Harris is a consultant on book publishing and a former Publisher and Chief Operating Officer of Workman Publishing, and a frequent volunteer for Habitat for Humanity. |
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Michael Kevane, Ph.D. is Co-Director for West Africa. Michael is an Associate Professor and Chair of the Economics Department at Santa Clara University, and has published numerous scholarly works on economic development issues in Africa. He has consulted for the World Bank, Freedom from Hunger, and the private sector. |
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Kate Parry, Ph.D. is Co-Director for East Africa. Kate is Professor of English at Hunter College, City University of New York. She co-founded Kitengesa Community Library in Uganda in 1999. |
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Lori Zink has directed education and training programs for a number of non-profit and governmental organizations. She was a Peace Corps volunteer in Niger for two years. |
