OUR PEOPLE
- BOARD MEMBERS
- STAFF MEMBERS

Dr. Aggrey Ambali
Chair, Board of Trustees

George Agyemang Sarpong
Member, Board of Trustees

Jennifer Ann Thomson
Board Chair Emeritus

Dahlia Garwe
Member, Board of Trustees

Sylvia Horemans
Member, Board of Trustees

Shey R. Tata
Member, Board of Trustees

Professor Maggie Gill
Member, Board of Trustees

H.E. Prof. Muhammadou M.O. Kah
Member, Board of Trustees

Prof. Bernard Slippers
Member, Board of Trustees

Prof. Garba Hamidu Sharubutu
Member, Board of Trustees

Dr. Canisius Kanangire
Executive Director

Dr. Canisius Kanangire
Executive Director

Emmanuel Okogbenin
Director, Programme Development and Commercialization (PDC).

Alhaji Tejan-Cole
Director of Legal Affairs/Legal Counsel

Sofia Tesfazion
Director, Resource Mobilisation

Peter Mugambi
Director, Corporate Services

Nancy Muchiri
Senior Manager, Communications and Partnerships

Kayode Abiola Sanni
Rice Project Manager

Sylvester Oikeh
WEMA Project Manager

Josephine Mailu
Head, Human Resources

David Tarus
Seeds2B Project Coordinator

Francis Nang’ayo
Senior Manager, Regulatory Matters

Vitumbiko Chinoko
Project Manager -OFAB

Francis Onyekachi Nwankwo
Product Stewardship Manager

George Marechera
Agribusiness Development Manager

Munyaradzi Jonga
Seeds Production Manager

Daniel Kyalo Willy
Program Officer, TAAT Policy Enabler

Abed Mathagu
Program Officer, Regulatory Affairs

Jane Achando
Legal Officer

Jacquine Kinyua
Executive Officer

Caroline Thande
Administrative Assistant

Fredah Nyaga
Finance and Procurement Officer

Paul Oni Owolabi
Associate Administrative and Finance Officer

Caleb Obunyali
Program Officer WEMA

Cecilia Limera
Program Officer & Nutrition Lead – Programme Development and Commercialisation (PDC)

Erasmus Mwangi
Budget and Grants Management officer

Simeon Eze
Driver, Abuja Office

Alex Abutu
Communications Officer-West & Central Africa

Joanne Muthie
Digital Communications Officer

George Achia
Communications Officer-East and Southern Africa

Grace Mukasa
Resource Mobilization Officer

Joyce Njuguna
Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability & Learning Officer

Ijeoma Akaogu
Program Officer- COWPEA

Moses Taiwo Ajireloja
Program Officer- Seed Systems

Dorothy Onyango
Program Officer-RICE

Millicent Sedi
Program Officer-Agribusiness Development & Gender Lead

Verenardo Meeme
Program Officer – OFAB

Bernard Oddy Ehirim
Program Officer-Stewardship

Kehinde Saheed Jimoh
Program Officer-Seed Systems and Agribusiness