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, 53% female, and 34% nurses. GAIA Malawi is supported by GAIA U.S. with funding and technical support.

Joyce Jere

Joyce Jere

Country Director
Nelson Khozomba

Nelson Khozomba

Programs Manager
Lucy Munthali

Lucy Munthali

Deputy Programs Manager
Billy Kandoje

Billy Kandoje

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

Procurement Officer
Chifundo Chomanika

Chifundo Chomanika

Monitoring, Evaluation, Research and Learning Coordinator
Luseshelo Simwinga

Luseshelo Simwinga

Maternal Neonatal Child Health Sustanability Coordinator
Janice Padambo

Janice Padambo

Community Outreach Nursing Officer
Mphatso Phiri

Mphatso Phiri

Team Leader
James Seleman

James Seleman

Clinical Officer
Anna Mviha

Anna Mviha

Senior Nurse
Austin Chilunje

Austin Chilunje

Finance Officer
Austin Gondwa

Austin Gondwa

Senior Driver
Bridget Mwangolemba

Bridget Mwangolemba

Nurse Aide
Caroline	Bonongwe

Caroline Bonongwe

Nurse Aide
Catherine Moses

Catherine Moses

Office Assistant
Daniel Chirombo

Daniel Chirombo

Senior Driver
Deborah	Gwemba

Deborah Gwemba

Supervisor Comm Health Worker
Doreen Nserebo

Doreen Nserebo

Mobile Clinic Nurse
Edna Bolokonya

Edna Bolokonya

Community Outreach Nurse
Edward Banda

Edward Banda

Handy Man
Ellen Chisale

Ellen Chisale

Nurse Midwife Techncian
Eric Kalipinde

Eric Kalipinde

Driver
Esnart Masiano

Esnart Masiano

Nurse Midwife Technician
Eunice Msungama

Eunice Msungama

Nurse Midwife Technician
Fatuma Phiri

Fatuma Phiri

Office Assistant
Favour Matiki

Favour Matiki

Nurse Aide
Gladys Chirimba

Gladys Chirimba

Community Outreach Nurse
Harold Lameck

Harold Lameck

Driver
Innocencia Mnelemba

Innocencia Mnelemba

Adninistration and Fleet Management Officer
Innocent	Mitambo

Innocent Mitambo

Monitoring and Evaluation Assistant
Kasonkanji Loti

Kasonkanji Loti

Mobile Clinic Driver
Lonely Mtemang'ombe

Lonely Mtemang'ombe

Clinical Officer
Mary Ching'anda

Mary Ching'anda

Community Outreach Nurse
Matias Chinguwo

Matias Chinguwo

Accounts Assistant
Mercy Chirwa

Mercy Chirwa

Nurse Midwife Technician (Clinic Incharge)
Mercy Nasekwa

Mercy Nasekwa

Community Health Worker
Mwandida Chinangwa

Mwandida Chinangwa

Community Health Worker
Mwandida Segula

Mwandida Segula

Community Health Worker
Owen Chibweya

Owen Chibweya

Driver
Stella Banda

Stella Banda

Nurse Aide
Sungeni Waliwa

Sungeni Waliwa

Nurse Aide
Susan Mphande

Susan Mphande

Monitoring and Evaluation Officer
Tereza Mangame

Tereza Mangame

Nurse Aide
Violet Mwapasa

Violet Mwapasa

Nurse Aide
Wilfred Zinyongo

Wilfred Zinyongo

Driver
Charles Chikadewa

Charles Chikadewa

Nursing Officer
Chinsinsi Nkupira

Chinsinsi Nkupira

Nurse Midwife Technician
George Bvomera

George Bvomera

Driver
Goodson Kazembe

Goodson Kazembe

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

Josiah Chidya Mayani

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, Chair

Dorothy Mercy Zimba, Chair

Project Accountant, Malawi Housing Corporation, Blantyre
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

Operations Officer
Philip Arscott

Philip Arscott

Independent Contractor, Redwood City, CA.
Jim Cashel, Chair

Jim Cashel, Chair

Businessman, Sonoma, CA.
John Cullison

John Cullison

Retired Bank Executive
Bob Daily

Bob Daily

Television Writer & Producer, Los Angeles, CA.
Phil Darrow

Phil Darrow

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

Lisa Deal

Nurse and Community Volunteer, Atherton, CA.
Erin Fish

Erin Fish

Sales and Marketing Advisor and Community Volunteer, Kentfield, CA.
Brian Frantz

Brian Frantz

Retired USAID Senior Foreign Officer, Rockville, MD.
Joel Goldman

Joel Goldman

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

Kaboni Gondwe

Assistant Professor of Nursing, Seattle, WA.
Michael Gottlieb

Michael Gottlieb

Physician and Immunologist, Pasadena, CA.
Galym Imanbayev

Galym Imanbayev

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

Nina Kola

Research Physician, Princeton, NJ.
Zander MacQuitty

Zander MacQuitty

Product Manager at Datagrid AI, Palo Alto, CA.
Timi Most

Timi Most

Businesswoman & Community Volunteer, Menlo Park, CA.
Ashley Paff, Vice Chair

Ashley Paff, Vice Chair

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

Andy Pflaum

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

Mel Sahyun

Chemist, Santa Barbara, CA.
Ellen Schell

Ellen Schell

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

Azmat Siddiqi

Engineer, Saratoga, CA.
Ivan Weinberg

Ivan Weinberg

Attorney, Larkspur, CA.

Medical Advisory Board

Melanie Norris, MSN, CPNP, CTH®

Pediatric Nurse Practitioner at Sutter Health

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