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 Fletcher
Founder

Laura Bright
Executive Director

Jennifer Swank
Administrative Volunteer

Kay DeGraw
Volunteer Program Coordinator

Wendy Zepf
Sponsorship Program Coordinator
US Board of Directors

Chris Zepf
Board of Directors President
Portfolio Manager, Cinctive Capital

Richard Jacobs
Board of Directors Vice President
Retired Environmental Engineer, PPG Industries, Inc.

Christine Erimias
Treasurer
Chief Financial and Operations Officer, Fragasso Financial Advisors

Lorraine Bridy
Secretary
Writer

John Odell
Principal & Co-Founder, Warner Pacific Properties

David Leahy
Managing Director, Turner Impact Capital

Mike Manley
CFO/CCO/COO, Lynrock Lake LP

Kay DeGraw
M&A Consultant, PwC

Lorraine Jardine
Retired Secondary, School Teacher

Robert East
Professor & Director of Environmental Studies, Washington & Jefferson College

Jeannie Gambino
Managing Partner, Three Arch Advisors, LLC

Emeritus Members:
Kate Fletcher, Founder
Jim English
Kathryn English
Kenyan Board of Trustees

Rebeccah Muriguh
Chair, Kenyan Board of Trustees
Professor, Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies – University of Kenya to Lecturer, University of Nairobi

Maryann Theuri
Chair, Hekima Hills Learning Centre Board of Management and Kenyan Board of Trustees Member
Lecturer, St. Paul’s University

Margaret Nyawira
Secretary, Kenyan Board of Trustees
Program Manager, Hekima Place

Wilfred Nzau Ing’eti
Secretary, Hekima Hills Learning Centre Board of Management
Headteacher, Hekima Hills Learning Centre

Lyma Mwangi
Chairperson, Scholarship Committee, Hekima Hills Learning Centre Board of Management
Management, Human Resources and Finance

Elaine Mukuru
Retired, Education Management and Program Development

Mathias Nganga Kamau
Lawyer to Advocate of High Court, M.N. Kamau & Co. Advocates

Samuel Gthiora
Tour Operator

Rajinder Soin
Director, Vamos Architects

Beatrice Wainaina
Sales & Marketing, General Insurance

Ruth Wairimu Gathwara
Retired, Head Teacher

Janet Marie Mathenge
Director of Human Resources, Fair Acres Group of Companies

Stephen Oleku
Assistant Pastor, World Covenant Church

Fr. Sebastian Koladiyil
Lecturer, Tangaza University College & Vice Director, Don Bosco Boys’ Town Technical Institute

Ruth Nduati
Pediatrician and Epidemiologist, Lecturer, University of Nairobi