OUR TEAM
Thomas has 5 years of experience in both auditing and accounting. His role entails analyzing and processing financial information, preparing monthly, quarterly and annual reconciliations and managing all statutory audits.
Thomas Wanjau
Finance Officer
Njeri provides leadership in the management of the organization's image and visibility. She is the first point of contact for visitors, partners and other stakeholders both online and in person.
Anastasia Njeri
Program Officer
Philomena has a growing experience working with organizations supporting women, youth and children in informal settlements. She also has a Diploma in Graphics and Web Design and doubles up as Buildher’s in-house graphics designer.
Philomena Nyambura
Community Development Apprentice
Esther has over 15 years’ experience in community development, program management and peace building in cross-functional projects and technical teams within non-governmental organizations, communities and the county governments of Kenya, working with community development and women’s empowerment programs.
Esther Waikuru
Head of Community Development
Davis is a certified trainer with two years’ experience in Physical fitness and aerobics. He works with trainees to ensure the trainees have a good body stamina and maintain their physical fitness.
Davis Okuku
Physical Conditioning Trainer
Taruri is a certified NLP Master Practitioner and Systemic Worker with 5 years’ experience specializing in emotional, spiritual and mental health. She teaches models, techniques and processes that create lasting and constructive behavior change.
Taruri Gatere
Mental Health Coach
Jackline is a certified Yoga trainer with 4 years experience. She has been teaching yoga at Buildher as a way of giving back to her community. Jackline believes that in teaching yoga the trainees gain healthy and mental wellbeing benefits.
Jackline Wairimu
Yoga Trainer
Joy is a certified Nutritionist with extensive experience in both Clinical and Community Nutrition. She is passionate about occupational nutrition and wellness and integrating this science into the workplace and the community.
Joy Nosim
Nurtition Coach
Alice has a growing experience working and volunteering with organizations in the informal settlements and has a Bachelor’s Degree in Bio Resources Management and Conservation. She supports Development and Impact department in their program’s daily running.
Alice Wanjiku
Program Assistant
Daniel is a program management and capacity development professional with over 11 years’ experience in Monitoring and Evaluation, training and organizational capacity development, Gender, disability and child protection advocacy.
Daniel Midega
Head of Impact
Georgia has a Bachelor's in Interior Design from Maseno University and has dedicated her life to socially conscious and sustainable design. She has a strong belief in combining sustainable design and creative problem solving solutions to today's problems.
Georgia Wandia
Design Associate
Isaac has a Craft Certificate in Carpentry and Joinery from The Rift Valley Institute of Science and Technology and over 20 years of experience in the carpentry and joinery professional trade in both the construction and education sector.
Isaac Mbuku
Head of Training : Carpentry and Joinery
Stephen has a Bachelor’s Degree in Wood Science and Technology from Moi University and over 10 years’ experience in wood science and technology in the construction and training sector.
Stephen Kimani
Head of Development : Carpentry and Joinery
Fred has over 10 years’ experience in the Carpentry and Joinery industry. He has dedicated himself to providing the best quality products in the market. He is committed to ensure quality and innovation of products developed by trainees.
Fredrick Okoch
Workshop Assistant : Carpentry and Joinery
Workshop Apprentice in Carpentry and Joinery
Halima Mohamed
Workshop Apprentice : Carpentry and Joinery
Tatu is an entrepreneur, an architect and a built environment enthusiast. She has over 13 years’ experience in the built environment sector and has focused her career on exploring the intersection of culture and the built environment in a variety of socio-economic and cultural contexts to facilitate physical, social and economic development.
Tatu Gatere
Co-Founder & CEO
Kawira has a strong background in empowering communities in urban informal settlements and remote, rural contexts. She has built capacities; strengthened and promoted social and economic security, sustainable livelihoods and equity of disadvantaged women including Persons with Disabilities.
Kawira Njogu
Head of Placement
Wambui has a proven record of working in cross-functional teams to achieve organizational strategic goals. She is an experienced accounting, finance, and management professional with over 20 years’ experience.
Wambui Munene
Finance Director
OUR BOARD
Khetsiwe Dlamini loves bringing ideas from vision to reality. she offers turnkey skills - from strategy to execution in a range of areas. Khetsiwe has a Doctorate in Business Leadership with an impressive track record of accomplishment and demonstrated aptitude for building high performance diverse teams that deliver results.
Khetsiwe Dlamini
Board Member
Robyn has worked in the built environment, community development, women and youth empowerment, human and civil rights arenas in Kenya and the US for 30 years. She is an urban planner who works to incorporate economic development, spatial planning, policy advocacy, participatory methods, leadership development and strategic planning as the basis of her work.
Robyn T. Emerson
Board Member
James co-founded BuildX’s predecessor Orkidstudio in 2008. A trained architect, in 2016 he was named in Impact Design Hub’s “40 under 40” and in 2018 was selected as an Aspen Institute Spotlight Health Fellow.
James Mitchelle
Co-Founder & Board Chair
Tatu is an entrepreneur, an architect and a built environment enthusiast. She has over 13 years’ experience in the built environment sector and has focused her career on exploring the intersection of culture and the built environment in a variety of socio-economic and cultural contexts to facilitate physical, social and economic development.
Tatu Gatere
Co-Founder & CEO
OUR ADVISORS
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