A development practitioner with more than 20 years’ experience in international and local NGOs, Chris provides day-to-day leadership and management through program design and strategy, program implementation, networking and fundraising, as well as accountability and reporting to the Board, development partners, government and community stakeholders.

A finance professional with more than 20 years’ experience in providing leadership and management in design, implementation and strengthening of financial, human resource and administration systems, for organizational growth and financial sustainability. She maintains timely reporting to PEN’s funding partners and the Board, as well as government statutory bodies. Judith also supports local and international not-for-profit organizations (NPOs) to address various institutional gaps in areas of organization and financial management systems.

A finance and accounts professional and trainer with twelve years of experience in non-profit organizations’ finance and accounting, Anne supports development and implementation of sound financial and accounting systems to ensure quality financial reporting and organizational statutory compliance.

Mary has sixteen years of experience in project management and implementation, with a focus on strengthening the capacities of citizens, county-level civil society organizations and their networks on various governance issues. She also works with communities on approaches and strategies to enhance their livelihoods resilience and promotion of good governance at the grassroots level.

Jared is a development practitioner with 3 years of experience in civic space advocacy, gender mainstreaming and providing support to project implementation teams. He is interested in resource mobilization, citizen capacity strengthening and monitoring and evaluation. At PEN, he supports citizen capacity strengthening and county-level CSO Networks coordination and capacity enhancement on various governance and human rights issues. He also leads in communications at PEN.

Danson supports PEN’s administrative functions by undertaking various office support operations including timely deliveries, customer care and hospitality.

Ms. Gogo, an MBA holder in Strategic Management with more than 30 years of work experience, is an independent consultant in Finance, Human Resources and Strategic Management. She is a former General Manager of Kodak Kenya Ltd; serves on several Boards, including the Kakamega County Revenue Agency

Ms Mbindyo has over 20 years’ experience in the media industry as a producer of video and audio content, and is currently the Executive Vice President – Africa, of the Hiventy Group. She is also a member of the Advisory Board of Docubox Film Fund, a member of Kenya Film and TV Professionals, a corporate member of the Kenya Private Sector Alliance, a co-founder and vice chair of Producers Guild of Kenya, and committee member and secretary of Kenya Oscars Selection Committee.

A Certified Public Accountant, Mr. Okondo has had a rich career spanning over 20 years in the private sector. He is currently the Managing Director of Jemco Business Solutions Ltd, the Group Chairman of the Board of Pioneer Assurance Company Ltd; a Trustee of Zamara Fanaka Retirement Fund; and the Treasurer of Sustainable Healthcare Foundation.

Mary is a Gender engagement specialist with an experience of 5 years in project management, with a focus on grassroots youth and women in leadership and economic viability.

She is the Executive Director/Team lead Tuboreshe Pamoja CBO, Ms. President Machakos County, Machakos University Alumni Chairperson a proud Youth Connect Africa fellow, and Young& Emerging Leaders Project Fellow (YELP).

Majina is a purpose-led Social Impact Advisor and Resilient Programming Expert, who is passionate about helping organizations build strategies that create real, inclusive, and measurable change. Whether it is in the development world, private sector, philanthropy, or government, she supports teams to design initiatives that align social impact with their bigger picture goals and do it in a way that works for the communities they aim to serve. She has worked closely with diverse stakeholders, youth groups, leadership teams, funders, grassroots partners, to co-create solutions or technical assistance that are community-driven, equitable, and sustainable. She brings experience in tools like Theory of Change, SDG mapping, ESG integration, and Monitoring and Evaluation for Learning (MEL) frameworks to help organizations stay focused, track their impact, and continuously improve. She applies people-centered and participatory methodologies, such as gender analysis, action planning tools, Gender Action Learning Systems (GALS), meaningful youth engagement frameworks, youth centered, and youth led research methods to ensure that interventions are responsive to the needs and aspirations of the community. What drives her most is amplifying underrepresented voices, especially women, youth and marginalized groups, and supporting systems-level change through partnership, empathy, and intentional design. She believes impact work is most powerful when it’s people-centered, values-led, and built collaboratively.

A development practitioner with more than 20 years’ experience in international and local NGOs, Chris provides day-to-day leadership and management through program design and strategy, program implementation, networking and fundraising, as well as accountability and reporting to the Board, development partners, government and community stakeholders.