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Our People

Board of Trustees

Portrait: Andreas Onea
Portrait: Andreas Onea
Andreas Onea
Chair
Portrait: Clara Landau
Klara Landau
Deputy Chair
A portrait photo of Stanley Mutuma.
Stanley Mutuma
Deputy Chair
Amollo Ambole
Board Member
A headshot of Professor Tom Shakespeare. He is a white man, wearing a blue shirt in this picture. He has blue eyes. Likewise, he smiles at the camera. Tom has achondroplasia.
Tom Shakespeare became board chair of Light for the World International in 2021.
Tom Shakespeare
Board Member
Portrait: Tigist Alemayehu Tiruneh
Portrait: Tigist Alemayehu Tiruneh
Tigist Alemayehu Tiruneh
Board Member
David Whedbee
Board Member
Jaroslav Žahourek
Board Member

Experts

The 2nd Career Fair saw more connections between people with disabilities and employers that have embraced inclusive employment.
Ambrose Murangira
Senior Expert Disability Inclusion
Faustina Ning’a Cikanda
Senior Expert Economic Empowerment
Rediet Mesfin
Senior Expert Inclusive Education
Jennifer Pitter-López
Senior Expert on Gender & Climate
Marieke Boersma - Light for the World
Portrait: Marieke Boersma
Marieke Boersma
Senior Expert on Rehabilitation & Child Safety
Portraif of Jacqueline Bungart, a woman with dark long hair and blue eyes wearing a black blazer and white shirt
Jacqueline Bungart, Senior Expert Humanitarian Action
Jacqueline Bungart
Senior Expert Humanitarian Action
Anneke Maarse - Light for the World
Portrait: Anneke Maarse
Anneke Maarse
Senior Expert Technical Advisory Services
Portrait of Ursula Miller, Expert Partnerships. She has long brown hair and glasses, smiles at the camera and wears a turquoise jumper.
Ursula Miller
Ursula Miller
Expert Partnerships

International Management

Marion Lieser
Marion Lieser
Marion Lieser
Chief Executive Officer
Lucy Nyaga
International Director of Programmes
Katrina Virta
Katrina Virta
Katrina Virta
International Director Impact and External Relations
Anne Marie Leenen
International Director of Finance and Operations
Andres Vorwerk
International Director People & Culture

National Country Directors

Sophia Mohammed - Light for the World
Portriat: Sophia Mohammed
Sophia Mohammed
Country Director South Sudan
Richard Mativu, the new Country Director at Light for the World Kenya. Richard is a Kenyan man with a beard and glasses. He is smiling and wearing a white shirt.
Richard Mativu is the new Country Director at Light for the World Kenya.
Richard Mativu
Country Director Kenya
Étienne Bagré
Country Director Burkina Faso
Portrait: Kasozi Silvester
Portrait: Kasozi Silvester
Silvester Kasozi
Country Director Uganda
Zacarias Zicai - Light for the World
Portrait: Zacarias Zicai
Zacarias Zicai
Country Director Mozambique
A profile picture (portrait) of Suadik Hassen.
Suadik Hassen
Country Director Ethiopia