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Staff and Board

GAIA Malawi

GAIA Malawi is an independent, local non-governmental organization, working to improve access to healthcare via nurse training programs and mobile health clinics in remote, rural areas. The GAIA Malawi staff is 100% local/Malawian, 64% female, and 27% nurses. GAIA Malawi is supported by GAIA U.S. with funding and technical support.

senior staff
staff
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Joyce Jere

Joyce Jere

Country Director
Nelson Khozomba

Nelson Khozomba

Programs Manager
Billy Kandoje

Billy Kandoje

Deputy Finance and Administration Manager
Elias Kaunde

Elias Kaunde

Monitoring and Evaluation Officer
Gladys Lameck

Gladys Lameck

Senior Accountant
Innocent Sajiwa

Innocent Sajiwa

Projects Coordinator
Hope Bowa

Hope Bowa

Logistics Officer
Lucy Munthali

Lucy Munthali

APA Program Manager
Janice Padambo

Janice Padambo

Pharmacy Nurse / Supply Chain
Mphatso Phiri

Mphatso Phiri

Clinical Officer
Annie Sekani

Annie Sekani

District Case Management Officer
James Seleman

James Seleman

Clinical Officer
Anna Mviha

Anna Mviha

Mobile Clinic Nurse
Austen Gondwa

Austen Gondwa

Senior Driver
Austin Chilunje

Austin Chilunje

Finance Officer
Beatrice Saulo

Beatrice Saulo

Community Tester
Bridget Mwangolemba

Bridget Mwangolemba

Community Tester
Caroline Bonongwe

Caroline Bonongwe

Nurse Aide
Catherine Moses

Catherine Moses

Office Assistant
Chawanangwa Mwale

Chawanangwa Mwale

Monitoring & Evaluation Officer
Chifundo Chomanika

Chifundo Chomanika

Monitoring, Evaluation, Research and Learning Coordinator
Christina Eruwa

Christina Eruwa

Community Tester
Cynthia Goodson

Cynthia Goodson

Community Tester
Daniel Chirombo

Daniel Chirombo

Senior Driver
Deborah Gwemba

Deborah Gwemba

HIV/AIDS Coordinator
Doreen Nserebo

Doreen Nserebo

Nurse Midwife Technician
Edna Bolokonya

Edna Bolokonya

Community Outreach Nurse
Edward Banda

Edward Banda

Handy Man
Edward Simika

Edward Simika

Mobile Clinic Driver
Elevance Mtonga

Elevance Mtonga

Nurse Midwife Technician
Ellen Chisale

Ellen Chisale

Mobile Clinic Nurse
Ellen Nangwale

Ellen Nangwale

Community Tester
Emmanuel Mwanza

Emmanuel Mwanza

IT Database Officer
Eric Kalipinde

Eric Kalipinde

Driver
Esnart Masiano

Esnart Masiano

Nurse Midwife Technician
Eunice Msunga

Eunice Msunga

Mobile Clinic Nurse
Fatuma Phiri

Fatuma Phiri

Office Assistant
Favour Matiki

Favour Matiki

Community Tester
Gladys Chirimba

Gladys Chirimba

Community Outreach Nurse
Hanna Kholomana

Hanna Kholomana

Community Tester
Harold Lameck

Harold Lameck

Mobile Clinic Driver
Innocencia Mnelemba

Innocencia Mnelemba

Administrative Assistant
Innocent Mitambo

Innocent Mitambo

Data Clerk
Jaison Bvalani

Jaison Bvalani

Mobile Clinic Driver
Janet Botha

Janet Botha

Deputy Chief of Party, HRH Project
Lonely Mtemang'ombe

Lonely Mtemang'ombe

Clinical Officer
Lonjezo Divason

Lonjezo Divason

Finance and Adminstration Assistant
Loti Kasonkanji

Loti Kasonkanji

Mobile Clinic Driver
Luseshelo Simwinga

Luseshelo Simwinga

Nurse Mentor, GAIN Project
Mary Ching'anda

Mary Ching'anda

Mobile Clinic Nurse
Matias Chinguwo

Matias Chinguwo

Accounts Assistant
Mercy Chirwa

Mercy Chirwa

Mobile Clinic Nurse
Mercy Nasekwa

Mercy Nasekwa

Community Tester
Mwandida Chinangwa

Mwandida Chinangwa

Community Tester
Mwandida Segula

Mwandida Segula

Community Tester
Oveka Jana

Oveka Jana

Maternal and Child Health Coordinator, GAIN Project
Owen Chibweya

Owen Chibweya

Mobile Clinic Driver
Owen Mukhanga

Owen Mukhanga

District Case Management Officer
Pauline Chipapi

Pauline Chipapi

Community Tester
Richard Kang'ombe

Richard Kang'ombe

Monitoring & Evaluation Officer
Stella Banda

Stella Banda

Nurse Aide
Steven Kabvinga

Steven Kabvinga

Monitoring & Evaluation Assistant
Sungeni Waliwa

Sungeni Waliwa

Community Tester
Susan Mphande

Susan Mphande

Monitoring and Evaluation Officer
Tamara Giva

Tamara Giva

Nurse Midwife Technician
Tereza Mangame

Tereza Mangame

Nurse Aide
Thandiwe Chimwaza

Thandiwe Chimwaza

Nurse Aide
Thomas Makwinja

Thomas Makwinja

District Coordinator
Tionge Nyirongo

Tionge Nyirongo

Fellowship Projects Officer
Tsala Nancy Banda

Tsala Nancy Banda

HIV/AIDS Coordinator
Violet Mwapasa

Violet Mwapasa

Nurse Aide
Wilfred Zinyongo

Wilfred Zinyongo

Mobile Clinic Driver
Winnie Gunde

Winnie Gunde

Accountant
Charles Chikadewa

Charles Chikadewa

Nursing Officer
Chinsinsi Nkupira

Chinsinsi Nkupira

Nurse Midwife Technician
Edith Maliko

Edith Maliko

Nurse Midwife Technician
George Bvomera

George Bvomera

Ambulance Driver
Goodson Kazembe

Goodson Kazembe

Ambulance Driver
Zex Majawa

Zex Majawa

Temporary Driver
George Chagaluka

George Chagaluka

Consultant Pediatrician, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Blantyre
Nanzen Kaphagawani

Nanzen Kaphagawani

Principal Lecturer, Malawi College of Health Sciences Zomba Campus
Phindile Chitsulo Lupafya, Deputy Chair

Phindile Chitsulo Lupafya, Deputy Chair

Program Policy Officer, Nutrition (World Food Programme) Lilongwe
Jones Masiye

Jones Masiye

Deputy Director Preventative Services in the Ministry of Health
Josiah Chidya Mayani, Chair

Josiah Chidya Mayani, Chair

Research Pharmacist, College of Medicine Johns Hopkins Research Project Blantyre
Eunice Ndingo

Eunice Ndingo

Senior Examiner, Reserve Bank of Malawi, Blantyre
Alfred Marcolino Nhlema

Alfred Marcolino Nhlema

Banking and Finance Specialist
Ivan Weinberg

Ivan Weinberg

U.S. Board Representative
Dorothy Mercy Zimba

Dorothy Mercy Zimba

Project Accountant, Malawi Housing Corporation, Blantyre

GAIA US

Staff
board
Todd Schafer

Todd Schafer

Executive Director
Cristin Klein

Cristin Klein

Director of Development & Communications
Molly Brostrom, MPP

Molly Brostrom, MPP

Program & Grants Manager
Alina Aslanian, MPA

Alina Aslanian, MPA

Program & Grants Manager
Doug Bozick

Doug Bozick

Director of Finance
Shruthi Reddy

Shruthi Reddy

Development & Communications Officer
Hannah Graykowski

Hannah Graykowski

Event & Operations Coordinator
Philip Arscott

Philip Arscott

Redwood City, CA. Independent Contractor
Jim Cashel

Jim Cashel

Sonoma, CA. Businessman
Bob Daily

Bob Daily

Los Angeles, CA. Television Writer & Producer
Phil Darrow

Phil Darrow

Denver, CO. Retired Real Estate and Environmental Lawyer
Lisa Deal

Lisa Deal

Atherton, CA. Nurse and Community Volunteer
Erin Fish

Erin Fish

Kentfield, CA. Community Volunteer
Joel Goldman

Joel Goldman

Santa Monica, CA. National Director of Social Impact and Influencer Engagement
Kaboni Gondwe

Kaboni Gondwe

Seattle, WA. Assistant Professor of Nursing
Galym Imanbayev

Galym Imanbayev

Palo Alto, CA. Partner, Lightspeed Venture Partners
Nina Kola

Nina Kola

Princeton, NJ. Research Physician
Zander MacQuitty

Zander MacQuitty

Palo Alto, CA. Product Manager at Google, Inc.
Tim Mohan, Chair

Tim Mohan, Chair

Chicago, IL. Attorney & Community Volunteer
Timi Most, Vice Chair

Timi Most, Vice Chair

Menlo Park, CA. Businesswoman & Community Volunteer
Ashley Paff

Ashley Paff

KENTFIELD, CA. RETIRED INVESTMENT BANKER & COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER
Andy Pflaum

Andy Pflaum

Portola Valley, CA. Software, open source and ag-tech startup advisor
Mel Sahyun

Mel Sahyun

Santa Barbara, CA. Chemist
Ellen Schell

Ellen Schell

San Francisco, CA. Retired former GAIA Director of International Programs, RN, PhD, FAAN
Azmat Siddiqi

Azmat Siddiqi

Saratoga, CA. Engineer
Ivan Weinberg

Ivan Weinberg

Larkspur, CA. Attorney

Medical Advisory Board

Dean Winslow, M.D.

Professor and Vice Chair of Medicine at Stanford University

A. Eugene Washington, M.D.

Chancellor Emeritus for Health Affairs, Duke University & President and CEO, Duke University Health System

Paul Volberding, M.D., Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus, Medicine, Epidemiology and Biostatistics, UCSF

Jean L. Richardson, DrPH

Professor Emeritus, Dept. of Preventive Medicine, USC Keck School of Medicine

Thomas J. Coates, Ph.D.

Professor of Infectious Diseases, David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA, Director of the UCLA Center for World Health

Sir Richard G.A. Feachem, Ph.D.,D. Sci.

Professor Emeritus of Global Health, UCSF, Founding Executive Director of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria

Michael Gottlieb, M.D.

Physician and immunologist known for his 1981 identification of AIDS as a new disease Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA

William L. Holzemer, Ph.D.

Dean Emeritus, School of Nursing, Rutgers University

Jay A. Levy, M.D.

Research Virologist and Professor Emeritus of Medicine, UCSF

Nancy S. Padian, Ph.D.

Professor of Epidemiology at the School of Public Health, UC Berkeley, Former Executive Director of Women's Global Health Imperative, UCSF