OUR TEAM

Staff Leadership

  • Abdulai Bah

    Finance & Operations Director

  • Mina Bilkis

    Communications Manager

  • Sheku M. Gassimu

    Partnerships & Program Director

  • Jill LaLonde

    Executive Director

  • Bernadette Mustapha

    Nurturing Opportunities for Women Manager

  • Mohamed Rogers

    Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning Manager

  • Laura Skubic

    Laura Skubic

    Fundraising Director

Meet the Team

Samuel Amara

Communications Officer

Victor Sheriff Aruna

WASH Technical Field Officer

Emmanuel Braima

Motorbike Driver

Bobor Bassie

Security Guard

Mariama Braima

Community Action Program Officer

Taylor Bundren

Donor Communications Officer

Sheku Charles

Security Guard

Mustapha Fallay

NOW Facilitator

Paul Alieu Fornah

Regional Administrative Officer (Makeni)

Mamie Gassama

Human Resource & Officer

Tamba Gbanda

Security Guard (Kono)

Mohamed Jalloh

Security Guard

Alpha Amadu Jalloh

Security Guard

Tamba Jabba

Community Action Program Officer

Yusuf Johnny 

Logistics Coordinator 

Steven Kamara

Community Action Field Officer

Daddy Sembo Kamara

Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning Assistant

Juana Konneh

Community Action Field Officer

Lossie Konneh

Community Action Senior Program Officer

Mannah Koroma

Technical Supervisor

Jinnah Mambu

NOW Facilitator

Bintu Marrah

Office and Administrative Assistant

Sattu Massaquoi

Community Action Program Officer

Philemon McSenesie

Community Action Program Officer

Kadiatu V. Moigua

NOW Program Facilitator

Vandy Moinina

Security Guard 

Salaamie Sylvanus Momoh

Security Guard 

Gladys M. Musa

Office and Administrative Officer

Bernadette Mustapha

NOW Program Manager

Ishiaka Nabieu

NOW Program Officer

Nabieu Ibrahim Senesie

Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning Supervisor

Augustine Samai

Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning Officer

Mustapha F. Senesie

Field Officer

Shaka Sellu 

Logistics Officer

Bockarie M. Sheku 

Community Action Program Officer

Mambu Sheku

Motorbike Driver

John Moinina Sheriff

Senior Finance and Operations Officer

Sidikie Sheriff

Security Guard 

Ibrahim Swaray

Logistics Officer (Kono)

Hameedatu Turay

NOW Program Supervisor

Edward Williams

Security Guard Supervisor

Vanessa Woode

Communications Supervisor

Aruna Solomon Yambasu

Community Action Program Officer

Are you dedicated to community-led solutions and want to grow your career alongside hardworking and collaborative professionals? Come work with us!

Board of Directors

Kathleen Burzycki

Henkel

Jeff Hall

Hall Sweeney Properties | Founder

Rebecca Johnson

State of Minnesota, retired

Elizabeth Kruger

Margaret A. Cargill Philanthropies

Alhaji Njai

Project 1808 and Koinadugu College

Paul Walters

Walters Leadership Institute | Chair

Rosetta Wilson

Independent Financial Consultant

Julie Burma

Africa Uplifted

Michael Henley

Development Consultant, retired

Aruna Kallon

University of Wisconsin-Madison, PhD Candidate

Munda Lebbie

University of Sierra Leone

Fatmata Sorie

Sorie and Bangura

Alex Ware

Board Director and Advisor | Treasurer

Anita Cline-Cole

University of Northwestern

Roseanne Hope

Hope Law

Thea Keamy

Land O’ Lakes, retired | Secretary

Nicole Leimer

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath

Sarah Lea Tobocman

Gunster

Michelle Salmen Williams

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