GESCI - Key Persons


Angela Arnott

Job Titles:
  • Manager Partnerships, Programme Design & Resourcing

Christine Akello

Job Titles:
  • ADAPT Assistant Project Manager, Coordinating Project Activities in Kenya
  • ADAPT Project Assistant Manager

Dr. Maryam Jaffar Ismail

Dr. Maryam Jaffar Ismail, is the knowledge champion of "Adapting Assessment into Policy and Learning (ADAPT) initiative" dealing with Adolescent 21st Century Skills in Tanzania.

Elizabeth Mbasu

Job Titles:
  • Education Specialist

Emmanuel Mutisya

Job Titles:
  • Chairman, GESCI Board of Directors
Prof. Mutisya is a Long-term Consultant and Program Coordinator in the education and skills development sector at the African Development Bank and a Visiting Professor at the University of Nairobi. His expertise spans international development policy, project management, design of skills development programs, policy strategic planning, youth entrepreneurship, financial inclusion, higher education and research, and sustainability science. Prof. Mutisya offers a track record of designing, formulating, implementing and monitoring portfolios at country, regional and global level.

Jean Wendo

Job Titles:
  • Project Coordinator, Uganda

Jerome Morrissey - CEO

Job Titles:
  • Chief Executive Officer

Kofi Anan

Job Titles:
  • Secretary of the United Nations 2003
The United Nations ICT Task Force identified education as an area in critical need of development, and one where ICT has the potential to make a very significant and positive impact. Initially GESCI was headquartered in Dublin, Ireland. The founding supporters included the Governments of Ireland, Sweden, Switzerland and Finland. In 2011, GESCI signed a Host Country Agreement with the Government of the Republic of Kenya when it transferred its headquarters from Ireland to Nairobi, Kenya, where it now resides as a full international organisation.

Mr. Ahlin Byll Cataria

Mr. Byll-Cataria was senior adviser for the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC). He was head of planning, development, management and evaluation of programs at SDC's Division for West Africa. Ahlin is the former Executive Director of the Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA).

Mr. John Muthangya

John is a Kenyan businessman and entrepreneur, He is the General Manager of Coolight Technologies African Limited in Charge of East Africa and based in Kenya. This is part of Coolight Technology Europe, a communication and energy management company. A holder of B.com (entrepreneurship) degree from KCA university and CPA II.

Ms. Hendrina Doroba

Job Titles:
  • Divisional Manager
Hendrina is the Divisional Manager Education and Skills development, African Development Bank. She is the ex-Executive Director of FAWE.

Ms. Mary Wanjiru Kang

Job Titles:
  • Director, Education
Mary is the Director, Education Programme, Kenya National Commission for UNESCO (KNATCOM) under the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology.

Rachel Wambua

Job Titles:
  • Manager
  • Manager Finance and Operations
Rachel oversees the financial and procurement procedures in the project.

Ramadhani Matimbwa

Job Titles:
  • Project Manager
  • ADAPT Project Coordinator, Tanzania
Areas of Expertise: 21st Century Skills Assessment

Samuel Otieno

Job Titles:
  • Monitoring, Evaluation, Research and Learning Specialist / Area of Expertise: Monitoring and Evaluation, Research & Learning and Communication for Development ( C4D )

Shaylor Mwanje

Job Titles:
  • Communications and Information Officer
Areas of Expertise: Corporate Communication; Journalism, Media Relations,Digital Platforms Management; Web Content Development; Graphic Design; Digital Marketing