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Collaboration

KESID Executive

Our board is composed of industry leaders with extensive experience dedicated to furthering opportunities for Kenyan Students. The board serves to organize leadership events, establish exceptional accounting and financial procedures, and broaden the experiences of Kenyan students. Through their skills and collaborative efforts, they were able to fundraise over $10,000 within their first month of launching to aid students in transitions heightened by the pandemic.

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Jerono P. Rotich, Ph.D.

CEO and Founder of KESID. Professor of Kinesiology & Recreation Administration at North Carolina Central University & President of Kenya Scholars & Studies Association (KESSA)
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Jesse G. Muchai, Ph.D

CFO of KESID Engineer at Cummins Inc. Indianapolis, IN

KESID Board of Directors

Our board is composed of industry leaders with extensive experience dedicated to furthering opportunities for Kenyan Students. The board serves to organize leadership events, establish exceptional accounting and financial procedures, and broaden the experiences of Kenyan students. Through their skills and collaborative efforts, they were able to fundraise over $10,000 within their first month of launching to aid students in transitions heightened by the pandemic.

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Dana Mohler-Faria, Ph.D

He was the eleventh President of Bridgewater State University and a member of the Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education.
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Erastus Karanja, Ph.D

Assistant Professor of Business at North Carolina Central University, Durham, NC
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Robert W. Chiuri

CEO and chairman of Global Standards Resources & Institute (USA), New Albany OH
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Janet M'mbaha, Ph.D

Associate Professor of Health Sciences and Human Performance at Alabama A&M University, AL
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Jennifer Willey

Department of Criminal Justice at North Carolina Central University and Founder of Girls Empowerment Project in Nairobi, Kenya.
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Joseph Langat, Ph.D

Professor of Chemistry, at Florida State College at Jacksonville, Florida
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Eng. Walter Wanyama PH.D.

Hydraulic Systems Engineer, Caterpillar Inc, North Carolina
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Prof. Charles G. Manyara

Radford University
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Antony Kamnao

Founder of Double Impact ministry, Founder & CEO of KEMEN (Kenya Men empowerment network)
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Peter Ndiang'ui, Ed. D

Professor at Florida Gulf Coast University and President of African Network of SW Florida & Chairman of City of Fort Myers Mayor's Diversity & Inclusion Advisory Committee
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Ms. Miriam Mbotha

Health Care Provider, Idaho
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Peter Theuri, Ph.D

Associate Professor of Accounting at North Carolina A&T State University (A&T) in Greensboro, North Carolina

KESID Student Leaders

These distinguished students are leaders on their respective capacities and embody the leadership goals of KESID. Student leaders serve as liaisons for the executive management team and Board of Trustees, using their skills to promote and organize leadership events, communicate needs of members, and serve as representatives of KESID.

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Anne Njathi

Ph.D Student, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC
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Gilbert Makomere

M.S in Human Development & Family Studies, Oklahoma State University, OK
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Kelvin Waruiru Kangethe

Information Technology, New Jersey
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Kelly Chege

Ph. D. Student in BioRenwable Systems & International Agricultural Development, Penn State University, PA
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Peggy Sayo

M.S. in International Development, Ohio University. OH
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Moffat Juma

PhD ( Chemistry) student, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Al
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Joan Maritim

Bachelor of Science Campbell University
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Stanley Meli