PEN Team

Chris Mbiti
Executive Director (Ex-Officio)
Chris Mbiti

Executive Director (Ex-Officio)

A development practitioner with more than 20 years’ experience in international and local NGOs, Chris provides day-to-day leadership and management through program design and strategy, program implementation, networking and fundraising, as well as accountability and reporting to the Board, development partners, government and community stakeholders.

Judith Ochieng Gondi
Finance and Administration Manager
Judith Ochieng Gondi

Finance and Administration Manager

A finance professional with more than 20 years’ experience in providing leadership and management in design, implementation and strengthening of financial, human resource and administration systems, for organizational growth and financial sustainability. She maintains timely reporting to PEN’s funding partners and the Board, as well as government statutory bodies. Judith also supports local and international not-for-profit organizations (NPOs) to address various institutional gaps in areas of organization and financial management systems.

Anne Macharia Irara
Finance Compliance Officer
Anne Macharia Irara

Finance Compliance Officer

A finance and accounts professional and trainer with twelve years of experience in non-profit organizations’ finance and accounting, Anne supports development and implementation of sound financial and accounting systems to ensure quality financial reporting and organizational statutory compliance.

Mary Kanini Mutuku
Project Officer
Mary Kanini Mutuku

Project Officer

Mary has sixteen years of experience in project management and implementation, with a focus on strengthening the capacities of citizens, county-level civil society organizations and their networks on various governance issues. She also works with communities on approaches and strategies to enhance their livelihoods resilience and promotion of good governance at the grassroots level.

Jared Ombonya
Project Officer
Jared Ombonya

Project Officer

Jared is a development practitioner with 3 years of experience in civic space advocacy, gender mainstreaming and providing support to project implementation teams. He is interested in resource mobilization, citizen capacity strengthening and monitoring and evaluation. At PEN, he supports citizen capacity strengthening and county-level CSO Networks coordination and capacity enhancement on various governance and human rights issues. He also leads in communications at PEN.

Danson Kimeu
Office Assistant
Danson Kimeu

Office Assistant

Danson supports PEN’s administrative functions by undertaking various office support operations including timely deliveries, customer care and hospitality.

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Ms. Resper Anyango
Chairperson
Ms. Resper Anyango

Chairperson

Ms. Gogo, an MBA holder in Strategic Management with more than 30 years of work experience, is an independent consultant in Finance, Human Resources and Strategic Management. She is a former General Manager of Kodak Kenya Ltd; serves on several Boards, including the Kakamega County Revenue Agency

Mr. Cyprian N. Nyamweno
Vice chairperson
Mr. Cyprian N. Nyamweno

Vice chairperson

Caroline Mbindyo Koroso
Board Secretary
Caroline Mbindyo Koroso

Board Secretary

Ms Mbindyo has over 20 years’ experience in the media industry as a producer of video and audio content, and is currently the Executive Vice President – Africa, of the Hiventy Group. She is also a member of the Advisory Board of Docubox Film Fund, a member of Kenya Film and TV Professionals, a corporate member of the Kenya Private Sector Alliance, a co-founder and vice chair of Producers Guild of Kenya, and committee member and secretary of Kenya Oscars Selection Committee.

Mr John Mark Okondo
Treasurer
Mr John Mark Okondo

Treasurer

A Certified Public Accountant, Mr. Okondo has had a rich career spanning over 20 years in the private sector. He is currently the Managing Director of Jemco Business Solutions Ltd, the Group Chairman of the Board of Pioneer Assurance Company Ltd; a Trustee of Zamara Fanaka Retirement Fund; and the Treasurer of Sustainable Healthcare Foundation.

Ms. Mary Ngina Mutula
Member
Ms. Mary Ngina Mutula

Member

Mary is a Gender engagement specialist with an experience of 5 years in project management, with a focus on grassroots youth and women in leadership and economic viability.

She is the Executive Director/Team lead Tuboreshe Pamoja CBO, Ms. President Machakos County, Machakos University Alumni Chairperson a proud Youth Connect Africa fellow, and Young& Emerging Leaders Project Fellow (YELP).

Ms. Rose J. Lamai
Member
Ms. Rose J. Lamai

Member

Chris Mbiti
Executive Director (Ex-Officio)
Chris Mbiti

Executive Director (Ex-Officio)

A development practitioner with more than 20 years’ experience in international and local NGOs, Chris provides day-to-day leadership and management through program design and strategy, program implementation, networking and fundraising, as well as accountability and reporting to the Board, development partners, government and community stakeholders.

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