We’re thankful to our dedicated community of leaders, both locally and globally, whose strategic guidance and insights support the success of our mission and the empowerment of the communities we serve.
SHOFCO Leadership
Kennedy Odede
Founder, CEO & Board Member
Joseph Amisi
General Counsel
Mark Laichena
Chief Programs and Strategy Officer
Katherine Potaski
Chief Advancement Officer
Angela Ngetich
Program Director
Jenny Peck
Development Director
David Waiyaki
Impact Director
Eric Laurits
Communications Director
Alexander Gachihi
Technology Director
Cecily Gaita
Finance Director
Sara Leedom
Chief Operating Officer
George Okewa
Director of Community Relations
John Odero
Program Director
Amy Hutchinson
Education Director
Programs
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Operations
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Board of Directors
Leslie Bluhm
Co-Founder, Chicago Cares, Inc.
Dr. Obiageli Ezekwesili
President and CEO, Human Capital Africa
Richard Cunningham
Chairman of Global Markets, Barclays
Matt Chanoff
Co-Founder, Demand Discovery Group
Matt Sirovich
Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Scopia Capital
Elizabeth Cutler
Co-Founder, Peoplehood & SoulCycle
Sybill Kern
Peter Möhrle Foundation
Robby Walker
Director, Apple
Philippe d’Ornano
CEO, Sisley
Blair Miller
Founder, Nextwork
Kennedy Odede
Founder, CEO & Board Member
Dr. Stigmata Tenga
Executive Director, Africa Philanthropy Network
Jeffrey Shames
Senior Strategy Advisor, Rockefeller Capital Management
Mimi Sternlicht
Founder, Bread Ventures & Foundation House
Jeremy Mindich
Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Scopia Capital
Jessica Posner Odede
CEO, Girl Effect, and Co-Founder, SHOFCO
Kenyan Advisors
Njoki Kariuki
Founder, Zuri Dada Sanitary Pad Bank, Karjee Industries, and the Njoki Kariuki Foundation
Richard Matikanya
Deputy Executive Director for Africa (CIFF)
Dr. Ahmed Kalebi
Specialist in General/Anatomical Pathology, and Laboratory Medicine
Alyana Popat
Marketing Manager, Simba Hospitality & Advisory Council Chair, Simba Foundation
Kennedy Odede
Founder, CEO & Board Member
Nashon Omondi Opondo
CEO of Hospitality Systems Consultants Limited, Pinetech, and Otrum South Africa
Deo Onyango
Senior Industry Specialist, Climate Finance, Financial Institutions Group, International Finance Corporation (IFC)
Joseph Okelo
Executive Director, Makini College
Timothy Okwaro
Group Executive, Multichoice Group
Sylvia Mulinge
Chief Executive Officer at MTN Uganda
Eutycus Kariuki
Assistant Commissioner at the Kenya Revenue Authority
Eugene Mbugua
Entrepreneur and Founder of Documentary and Reality Television Limited
Flora Ayuma Kang’ethe
Regional Director for Applications Cloud Business, Oracle East Africa
Zuhura Odhiambo
Founder and CEO, New REvenue Solutions Africa











































