Hamomi-USA
Hamomi is unique
and lucky in one
very specific
way: it was
founded and has
been kept afloat
by a team of from within its
own community.
Since 1999,
Kenyans have driven
this project
with love and
passion.
Many of them worked
for free for
Hamomi for
years.
The
Hamomi staff
is not comprised
of employees who
Hamomi-USA is
hoping to
convince of the
Hamomi vision.
With such a
reliable staff,
Hamomi-USA
stands on
sturdy ground to work
towards Hamomi's
long-term
vision.
Board of
Directors
Angela
Christensen,
President
- Angie has been involved in the non-profit world
for the past 25 years as an employee, volunteer and board
member. Her passion and commitment has
centered around the advancement of and advocacy for children, women and girls. She has
a Bachelors degree from Indiana University and a Masters Degree in Public
Administration from the University of Southern California. She is thrilled
to be part of the Hamomi Board of Directors where she can use her skills as
a non-profit leader, fundraiser and program manager. Her passion for Hamomi
was launched when she spent two weeks at the Centre
teaching creative writing and a course on female developmental issues.
Like most visitors,
she fell in love
with the
organization.
Leah Hasselbeck,
Vice President -
Leah is excited
by Hamomi's
innovation,
passion and
direct impact.
She has
extensive
experience in
international
development; program design,
implementation
and evaluation; and fundraising. She
has an
International Development, MPA and International Studies MA from University of Washington, and BAs in French and Interdisciplinary Studies
from Michigan State. Since 2004, she has worked in international development, primarily at VillageReach, an NGO
that strengthens last mile health services in low-resource countries,
giving her significant expertise in global health supply
chain management and community health programs. She serves as the Country Director
in Mozambique,
managing
the vaccine
distribution national expansion project that serves over 450 rural
health centers; nearly 8 million people.
Deirdre Campbell,
Head of Finance
- Deirdre is currently the Director of Marketing
and Communications of Academy for Urban School Leadership, (AUSL), a non-profit
working to improve student achievement in Chicago. Prior to her role at AUSL, Deirdre was part of the Abbott Management Development Program where
she worked in brand management, product management, market research, and
consumer strategy. Before joining Abbott, Deirdre attended the University
of Chicago Booth where she received her MBA with focuses in Marketing,
Finance, and Strategy. Prior to business school, Deirdre spent four years
at McKinsey. Deirdre believes that every child, whether in Chicago or
Nairobi, deserves the socioeconomic equalizer of good education.
Karen Zeribi, Secretary
- Karen is
an independent
consultant,
improving
organizational
performance for
human service
organizations
globally. She is
honored to
contribute her
skills in
organizational
improvement and
quality to
Hamomi's unique
grassroots and
holistic
approach. Karen
launched her
career in the
Peace Corps,
starting a
community run
pre-school and
kindergarten.
She has lived
and worked in
Africa, Latin
America and the
U.S., improving
public health
systems for
maternal and
newborn care,
HIV/AIDS, and
pediatric
specialty care.
Her current
consulting
focuses on
improving the
quality of early
childhood
education and
health in Chile
and remission
rates for over
40 children's
hospitals for
patients with
Inflammatory
Bowel Disease.
Karen's work has
been translated
into multiple
languages and
used by public
health
institutions to
teach quality
improvement,
including the
World Health
Organization.
She holds a
Masters in
Health Science
from Johns
Hopkins and a
B.S. in
Organizational
Development from
Vanderbilt.
Dave
Richter, Head of
Strategic
Relations -
Dave is the
founder of
Richter
International, a
benefits
brokering and
consulting firm.
Previously, he
founded Viator
International,
and worked at AEA
International
(now SOS), the
world's leading
medical and
security
assistance
company. He worked with the Beijing Red
Cross, AEA's joint venture partner, and Ministry of Public Health. He worked
overseas with
the US-China Business Council and trading company, WJS, Inc.
He got a Chinese History
BA at Swarthmore
College, and an International Relations
MA at the Johns Hopkins School of
Advanced International Studies. He was one of the first American's to study
in China after normalization of relations in1979. Dave has lived as an expat in Africa and Asia,
and since 2003
leads annual house building trips to Cambodia for
the Tabitha Foundation.
Jennifer Trusler,
Head of Donor
Relations
- Jenny was inspired to get involved with Hamomi after going to
Hamomi in 2011. She spent ten days working with the
children and the staff. It was a life changing experience that led her
to sponsor a graduate and join the Board. Jenny is a graduate of Purdue University
and brings to Hamomi15 years experience in Human Resource with for-profit
companies and
ten years as a
Human Resource
volunteer with
non-profits. She has served as a board member for Interfaith
Hospitality Network, an
agency serving the homeless in Indiana and currently consults with Promising
Futures, an agency serving pregnant and parenting teens in her community.
She also is involved with Women's Fund of Central Indiana, The Komen Breast
Tissue Bank, and Girls Inc.
Staff
Susie
Marks, Executive
Director
-
Susie launched Hamomi-USA in 2007 when she went to Hamomi and was
blown away by
the best
organization she
had ever seen -
a truly
community-driven
project with a
long-term
vision. She
joined forces
with the Hamomi
team
immediately.
You can read the
long version
here.
She runs an
administrative
office that
never strays
from Hamomi's
vision, no
matter how the
ends may justify
the means. While
Hamomi-Kenya is
autonomous, the
Hamomi-USA
partnership is
integral in
program
development,
ensuring total
internal
oversight and
maintaining
Hamomi's
grassroots
approach. Susie
believes that by
sharing the
burden between
many, we avoid
the pitfalls of
relying on too
few revenue
sources.
Therefore, the
focus stays on
the work that
needs to be
done. She was
named a 2012
KPLU Changemaker,
