Our Team
A dedicated team of volunteers, board members, and other supporters has made Hekima Place the thriving, mission-driven organization it is today. For more information, please contact us.
![Kate](https://hekimaplace.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/kate.jpg)
Kate Fletcher
Founder
![Laura](https://hekimaplace.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Laura.jpg)
Laura Bright
Executive Director
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Jennifer Swank
Administrative Volunteer
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Kay DeGraw
Volunteer Program Coordinator
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Wendy Zepf
Sponsorship Program Coordinator
US Board of Directors
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Chris Zepf
Board of Directors President
Portfolio Manager, Cinctive Capital
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Richard Jacobs
Board of Directors Vice President
Retired Environmental Engineer, PPG Industries, Inc.
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Christine Erimias
Treasurer
Chief Financial and Operations Officer, Fragasso Financial Advisors
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Lorraine Bridy
Secretary
Writer
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John Odell
Principal & Co-Founder, Warner Pacific Properties
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David Leahy
Managing Director, Turner Impact Capital
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Mike Manley
CFO/CCO/COO, Lynrock Lake LP
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Kay DeGraw
M&A Consultant, PwC
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Lorraine Jardine
Retired Secondary, School Teacher
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Robert East
Professor & Director of Environmental Studies, Washington & Jefferson College
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Jeannie Gambino
Managing Partner, Three Arch Advisors, LLC
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James Protin
The Protin Group
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Emeritus Members:
Kate Fletcher, Founder
Jim English
Kathryn English
Kenyan Board of Trustees
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Rebeccah Muriguh
Chair, Kenyan Board of Trustees
Professor, Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies – University of Kenya to Lecturer, University of Nairobi
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Maryann Theuri
Chair, Hekima Hills Learning Centre Board of Management and Kenyan Board of Trustees Member
Lecturer, St. Paul’s University
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Margaret Nyawira
Secretary, Kenyan Board of Trustees
Program Manager, Hekima Place
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Wilfred Nzau Ing’eti
Secretary, Hekima Hills Learning Centre Board of Management
Headteacher, Hekima Hills Learning Centre
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Lyma Mwangi
Chairperson, Scholarship Committee, Hekima Hills Learning Centre Board of Management
Management, Human Resources and Finance
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Elaine Mukuru
Retired, Education Management and Program Development
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Mathias Nganga Kamau
Lawyer to Advocate of High Court, M.N. Kamau & Co. Advocates
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Samuel Gthiora
Tour Operator
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Rajinder Soin
Director, Vamos Architects
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Beatrice Wainaina
Sales & Marketing, General Insurance
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Ruth Wairimu Gathwara
Retired, Head Teacher
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Janet Marie Mathenge
Director of Human Resources, Fair Acres Group of Companies
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Stephen Oleku
Assistant Pastor, World Covenant Church
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Fr. Sebastian Koladiyil
Lecturer, Tangaza University College & Vice Director, Don Bosco Boys’ Town Technical Institute
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Ruth Nduati
Pediatrician and Epidemiologist, Lecturer, University of Nairobi