Our People

Board of Trustees

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

Tom Shakespeare became board chair of Light for the World International in 2021.

Tom Shakespeare

Board Member

Portrait: Tigist Alemayehu Tiruneh

Tigist Alemayehu Tiruneh

Board Member

David Whedbee

Board Member

Jaroslav Žahourek

Board Member

Experts

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

Faustina Ning’a Cikanda

Senior Expert Economic Empowerment

Anneke Maarse - Light for the World — Portrait: Anneke Maarse

Anneke Maarse

Senior Expert Technical Advisory Services

Rediet Mesfin

Senior Expert Inclusive Education

The 2nd Career Fair saw more connections between people with disabilities and employers that have embraced inclusive employment.

Ambrose Murangira

Senior Expert Disability Inclusion

Jennifer Pitter-López

Senior Expert on Gender & Climate

A smiling woman with curly black hair and eyeglasses wears a white floral blouse. She is facing the camera in an indoor setting. — Biruktayit Kefyalew

Biruktayit Kefyalew

Expert Eye Health

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

Regina Mwangi, Gender Expert

Regina Mwangi

Gender Expert

Sophie Vessel

Sophie Vessel

Advocacy Expert Austria

International Management

Marion Lieser

Marion Lieser

Chief Executive Officer

Anne Marie Leenen

International Director of Finance and Operations

Lucy Nyaga

International Director of Programmes

Katrina Virta

Katrina Virta

International Director Impact and External Relations

Andres Vorwerk

International Director People & Culture

National Country Directors

Étienne Bagré

Country Director Burkina Faso

Suadik Hassen

Country Director Ethiopia

Portrait: Kasozi Silvester

Silvester Kasozi

Country Director Uganda

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

Sophia Mohammed - Light for the World — Portriat: Sophia Mohammed

Sophia Mohammed

Country Director South Sudan

Zacarias Zicai - Light for the World — Portrait: Zacarias Zicai

Zacarias Zicai

Country Director Mozambique