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Lucy Wairimu
Chief People and Culture Officer
Ibrahim Maina
Senior SACCO Manager
Julius Mutundu
Head of Sustainable Livelihoods
David Ouma Otieno
Library and Youth Engagement Officer
Lucy Wairimu
Chief People and Culture Officer
Ibrahim Maina
Senior SACCO Manager
Julius Mutundu
Head of Sustainable Livelihoods
David Ouma Otieno
Library and Youth Engagement Officer
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Blair Miller
Blair Miller has spent her career using business to address pressing social challenges with a focus on talent, access, and inclusion. Currently, she is an investor focused on the human side of the future of work. She is also a senior advisor on talent and workforce to organizations including Andela, the Governor of Maryland, and Rockefeller Foundation.
Throughout her career, Blair has held key positions at Two Sigma, Blue like an Orange Sustainable Capital, and the family office of businessman Ray Chambers, and she began her career at Acumen, a global impact investment fund.
Blair is committed to reimagining higher education and as such serves as a Leader in Residence at the Colin Powell School for Civic and Global Leadership at City College and also served as a Senior Fellow at Yale’s Jackson Institute for Global Affairs for six years where she taught a course called “Aligning Profit and Purpose”.
Blair is a board member at Shining Hope for Communities and a long-serving trustee of The Africa Center, a multidisciplinary institution that serves as a gateway to contemporary Africa. Blair holds an MBA from the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business and BA in English Literature from the University of Virginia. Her most recent op-eds address reframing the career track, building purpose resilient companies and restructuring professional pathways for the future of work.
View ProfileLucy Wairimu
Chief People and Culture Officer
Lucy is the Chief People and Culture Officer at SHOFCO. With more than 19 years of progressive global experience in international development organizations and working in direct collaboration with various Ministries in Africa, Lucy has led large teams and turned around People departments into strategic business partners that become an integral part in achieving business objectives. Prior to joining SHOFCO, she was the Director of People and Culture at Mercy Corps. She has also worked in various senior People & Culture positions in international Development organizations such as Internews Network, PATH, AIDS Healthcare Foundation, RTI International among others.
Lucy holds a Bachelors of Science in HRM from Moi University and received her Masters in Organizational Development from the United States International University – Africa. She is an Internationally certified professional workplace Mediator and Trainer, certified SHRM, a seasoned and active SPHRi, CHRBP and TMI Certifications via HRCi-USA and a leadership trainer.
Lucy is a fellow at the American Academy of Project Management (AAPM), member of the Institute of Directors Kenya, Women on boards Kenya, IHRM-K and Kenya Institute of Management. She is a board evaluator and sits on several development organization boards.
View ProfileIbrahim Maina
Senior SACCO Manager
Ibrahim Mainer is a Senior SACCO Manager at SHOFCO. Prior to this, he was the Business Development Manager and Deputy CEO for the Solution Sacco Society Limited. Ibrahim has also served as a Business Development Manager with Newfortis Sacco Society Limited and an Internal Auditor at Tai Sacco Society Limited. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Nairobi and a Masters degree in Finance and Investment from the KCA University. Furthermore, Ibrahim is a Certified Public Accountant with KASNEB.
View ProfileJulius Mutundu
Head of Sustainable Livelihoods
Julius Mutundu is the Head of Sustainable Livelihoods at SHOFCO. Prior to this, he served as the Business Development and Livelihoods Expert at Dorcas AID International. In addition, Julius was the General Manager at Blossom Markets Development Ltd. and the Regional Director of East and Central Africa for the African Agribusiness Incubators Network. He is a board member of various organizations, including Emerging Youth Entrepreneurs Initiative (EYE), a continental organization that supports youth entrepreneurs based in Nigeria, Good Reach Foundation and the Kangetha African Brotherhood Church. He also sits as the Chairperson for Mbooni Boys Alumni and Vyulya Primary School. Julius holds an MBA in Strategic Management and Entrepreneurship from Moi University as well as a Higher National Diploma in Entrepreneurship from Kenya Technical Teachers Training College and a Diploma in Business Administration from the Technical University of Kenya (formerly Kenya Polytechnic) Julius is also a member of the Chartered Institute of Marketing (UK).
View ProfileDavid Ouma Otieno
Library and Youth Engagement Officer
David Ouma Otieno is the Library and Youth Engagement Officer at SHOFCO. Prior to this, he served as a library coordinator with SHOFCO and has been a volunteer with the program since 2016. David is a Fellow of the Emerging Leaders Foundation (ELF) and a YALI RLC East Africa alumni. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Library and Information Science from Kenyatta University and a Diploma in Library Management from Intraglobal College.
View ProfileJamlick Mutie
Head of WASH
Jamlick Mutie is the Head of WASH at SHOFCO. Prior to this, he was a WASH Infrastructure Specialist with the USAID Kenya Integrated Water & Sanitation Project. In addition, Jamlick has also served as a WASH Consultant at JHPiego and a WASH Engineer at SNV KENYA. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Environmental and Biosystems Engineering and a Master’s in Water Resources Engineering from the University of Nairobi. Furthermore, he is a registered graduate Engineer at the Engineers Board of Kenya (EBK) and the Institute of Engineers Kenya (IEK).
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