Dr. Emmanuel Mutisya
Chairperson, GESCI Board of Directors
Prof. Emmanuel Mutisya is a seasoned project manager, sustainability specialist, researcher, education expert, an entrepreneur and strategist in international development policy with more than 10 years of professional and program management experience. Prof. Mutisya is currently the Chairperson of the University Council of the Kenya Advanced Institute of Science & Technology (KAIST), Education Advisor to the President of Kenya, a Visiting Professor at the University of Nairobi, an International Board Member at the Institute for Humanities in Africa at the University of Cape Town, and a Senior Consultant of Education and Skills Development at the African Development Bank.
Prof. Mutisya has held various positions in Kenya and globally. He was appointed the First Chairperson of the National Diaspora Council of Kenya by the President of Kenya (2015-2021). He was the Chairman of the Kenyans in Japan Association (2011-2019), Chairman of the Diaspora Consortium of Kenya (2015 – 2022) as well as the Coordinator of JICA funded programs in Africa under the TICAD framework. He was also a Project Manager at the United Nations University in Japan (2015-2017), where he coordinated the Education for Sustainable Development in Africa (ESDA) program and the African Youth Entrepreneurship Society (AYES) initiative. He was awarded the “Education for Sustainable Development in Africa Champion” in Kenya in 2019.
Tarek Chehidi, PhD
Global Head of the Future of Work @ Teach For All
Supporting Children and Youth to Grow as Leaders and Thrive in Future Careers. Leads a global initiative that brings together educators, communities, business leaders, and students to support teachers and schools in underserved communities to grow students as leaders . He was the Education Network Program Director and Senior Fellpow with Results for Development (R4D) 2018 – 2020 ). He worked as GESCI
Manager - Advocay, strategic alliances and programme development Manager - Advocay, strategic alliances and programme development. He also a led the development and implementation of GESCI’s Advocacy and partnerships strategy; led the implementation of the AUC flagship program "African Leadership in ICT" in Cote d’Ivoire, Morocco and Senegal; enabled the introduction of the African Digital School Initiative in 20 high schools in Cote d’Ivoire; lead the design and implementation of the Ministerial Forum "African Forum on Youth Skills & Enterprises in the Digital Age," in partnership with ADEA, the African Development Bank, the African Union and UNICEF; and co-founded and worked on the development of the African Union Commission's Continental Strategy for Education in Africa (CESA) and collaboratd with GESCI on the ICT in Education Cluster.
Mr. Ahlin Byll Cataria
Before joining ADEA Secretariat, Mr. Byll-Cataria was senior adviser for the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC). He was head of planning, development, management and evaluation of programs at SDC's Division for West Africa. Jean-Marie is the former Executive Director of the Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA).
Amb. Erastus J.O. Mwencha
Current Chair of the African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) Executive Board, Equity Group Holdings Board Chairman, Chairperson, Human Capital Africa. He was the former Deputy Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), the Secretary General of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA). Prior to COMESA, Amb. Mwencha also served the Ministry of Industry of the Government of Kenya as Head of Industrial Promotion Department and Secretary to Industrial Sciences Advisory Research Committee (ISARC) and the Kenyan Industrial Survey and Promotion Centre as a Senior Economist. Mr Mwencha graduated from the University of York.
Amb. Erastus J.O. Mwencha is currently the Chair of the African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) Executive Board, Equity Group Holdings Board Chairman, Chairperson, Human Capital Africa.
Ms. Mary Wanjiru Kang'ethe
Ministry of Education, Science and Technology. Director, Global Education Priorities, Kenya National Commission for UNESCO (KNATCOM) and Coordinator of conceptualisation and operationalization of Global Citizenship Education (GCED) and Education for sustainable development in liaison with the Ministry of education. She was formerly the Assistiant Director of Education at the Ministry of Eduction, Science and Technology.
Ms. Hendrina Doroba
Divisional Manager Education and Skills development, African Development Bank (AfDB) Abidjan. She is the ex-Executive Director of FAWE (The Forum for African Women Educationalists, a Pan-African Organisation
Mary Hooker, PhD in ICT in Education
International Technical Advisor at EDC
(Education Development Center) Experienced Senior Education Specialist with a demonstrated history of working in the education management industry. Mary has recently become the USAID Chief of Party for the Zambian literacy program. Skilled in E-Learning, Coaching, Lecturing, Training Facilitation, and Educational Technology. She has a vast stock of knowledge, skills and experience in ICT integration into pedagogy at various levels of education. She led a team of experts to develop a Digital Competency Framework for Ghana's MEIS secondary school teachers. As deputy chief of party, she has led the USAID-MOE Accelerated Quality Education Activity for Liberian Children 2017 – 2021. This includes work as lead researcher in the Nigeria research for the multi-country USAID Global Alliance in Action (GBAIA) Reading Book Supply Chain Analysis. It includes work as Acting Senior Education Technical Advisor followed by remote support for the USAID-funded Integrated Child and Youth Development Activity in Uganda. Was Senior Education Specialist with GESCI for several years.