World-Class Team 

Innovative, passionate, and deeply committed to our vision, our team of outstanding individuals leads our mission of alleviating poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa sustainably. Each member of our staff – 90% of whom are African – lives out our core values of impact-led, innovative, respectful, and smart action.

KickStart’s Team

Senior Leadership

Peter Juma

President & COO

Kenya

Martin Fisher

CEO & Co-Founder

USA

Dorris Tochiu Imaria

Director of Finance

Kenya

Angela Omondi

Human Resources Manager

Kenya

Pascal Maitha

Head of Partnerships & Sales — East Africa

Kenya

Festus Ademola

Head of Partnerships & Sales — West Africa

Nigeria

Washington Dozva

Head of Partnerships & Sales — Southern Africa

Zambia

East Africa

Faustin Migisha

Business Development & Partnerships Officer

Rwanda

Dagula Juma

Consultant — Country Lead

South Sudan

Innocent Meney

Consultant — Country Lead

Tanzania

Timothy Wabukoti

Consultant — Country Lead

Uganda

Bethwel Amuhonda

Business Development & Partnerships Officer

Kenya

Paul Munyala

Business Development & Partnerships Officer

Kenya

Felix Ndede

Business Development & Partnerships Officer

Kenya

Elijah Onjolo

Senior Agropreneurship Trainer

Kenya

Kennedy Thiong’o

Project Lead, Rent to Try & Buy Project

Kenya

Mildred Tonje

Business Development & Partnerships Officer

Kenya

Phionah Kirabo

Business Development & Partnerships Officer

Rwanda

Aaron Kibira

Business Development & Partnerships Officer

Tanzania

Jovita Nsumilinda

Business Development & Partnerships Officer

Tanzania

John Ahebwa

Consultant — Business Development & Partnerships

Uganda

Edward Boomera

Consultant — Business Development & Partnerships

Uganda

Stewart Nyanzi

Consultant — Business Development & Partnerships

Uganda

Derrick Ssemyalo

Consultant — Business Development & Partnerships

Uganda

West Africa

Olusola Ojo

Country Manager, Nigeria

Nigeria

Brou Etienne Tchiebley

Consultant — Country Lead

Senegal

John Eloyi

Business Development & Partnerships Officer

Nigeria

Southern Africa

Silvanos Zengueia

Consultant — Country Lead

Mozambique

Muchona Moonze

Country Manager

Zambia

Yotam Nyoni

Consultant — Business Development & Partnerships

Malawi

Ganizani Soko

Consultant — Business Development & Partnerships

Malawi

Alexandre Criston Zulu

Consultant — Business Development & Partnerships

Mozambique

Flora Manuel Tacaiacuo

Consultant — Business Development & Partnerships

Mozambique

David Chiyesu

Business Development & Partnerships Officer

Zambia

Memory Mtambo

Business Development & Partnerships Officer

Zambia

Dumbani Nachinga

Business Development & Partnerships Officer

Zambia

Caren Ng’andu

Business Development & Partnerships Officer

Zambia

Innovation & Design

Denivas Onyancha

Head of Training & Field Innovations

Kenya

Donald Swen

Senior Engineering Designer & Manager

USA

Albert Lukhale

Senior Product Design Engineer

Kenya

Brian Masse

Design Engineer

Kenya

Abubakar Shikanda

Workshop Technician

Kenya

Titus Wafula

Pump Tester

Kenya

Peter Wambua

Pump Tester

Kenya

Operations

Kerry Rodgers

Chief of Staff

USA

Nancy Muindi

Marketing Coordinator

Kenya

Mercy Ngene

Global Supply Chain Manager

Kenya

Salome Kinyanjui

Accountant

Kenya

Hichem Mihoub

Head of Partnerships

USA

Katherine Georges

Director of Institutional Partnerships

USA

Mwaluko Mpangwa

Impacts Evaluation & Monitoring Manager

Tanzania

Sarah Marston

Director of Communications

USA

Michael Mills

Business Development Manager

USA

Boniface Wambua

ERP Project Manager

Kenya

Simon Gatonye

IT Manager

Kenya

Namonda Kamayoyo

Finance & Office Manager

Zambia

Christina Lokoya

Accountant & Administrative Assistant

Tanzania

Caroline Wanjiku

Administration Assistant

Kenya

Eric Sereti Mauti

Office Assistant

Kenya

Peter Mwai

Mechanic

Kenya


Board of Directors

Sander Pruijs

Chairman of the Board

Senior Financial Banking Executive

Netherlands

Njee Muturi

Partner – Katiku & Muturi Advocates

Kenya

Jane Okun Bomba

President, Saddle Ridge Consulting

USA

Tembwe Mutungu 

Entrepreneurial Executive & Co-Founder, FirstWave Group 

South Africa

David Young

Senior Partner & Managing Director – Social Impact,

The Boston Consulting Group

USA

Stephen van Helden

Partner, Novo Holdings

USA

Bob Meaney 

Retired, Previously at Valmont Industries

USA

Martin Fisher

CEO & Co-Founder

USA