Our team

Our team of staff and trustees are passionate feminists and dedicated to a world where women and girls in all their diversities can realise their rights. Knowledge, experience and determination combine to form the team that powers Womankind Worldwide.

Our team

Senior Management Team

Disha Sughand

Co-CEO

Diana Njuguna

Co-CEO

Kavinya E. Makau

Director of Policy and Advocacy

Martina Hoggart

Director of Fundraising

Blandina Ijecha Bobson

Director of Grantmaking and Feminist Partnerships

Steven Lee

Director of Finance, People and Culture

Deirdre McCann

Leadership Support Manager

Communications

Gift Sally Akinyi

Communications Manager

Hannah Coombes

Communications Officer - Storytelling

Yvonne Ndirangu

Communications Officer - Digital

Grantmaking and Feminist Partnerships

Mercy Otekra

Regional Grantmaking and Feminist Partnership Manager: Kenya and Uganda

Maryam Rahmani

Regional Grantmaking and Feminist Partnership Manager: Afghanistan and Nepal

Fiona Sands

Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Manager

Mary Sirengo

Regional Grantmaking and Feminist Partnership Manager: Ethiopia & Zimbabwe

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Rayana Mohammed

Grants & Partnership Officer

Policy and Advocacy

Linda Wanjiru Kroeger

Movement Strengthening and Feminist Funding - Policy and Advocacy Manager

Jill Anami

Policy and Advocacy Officer

Fundraising

Alicia Luther-Jones

Philanthropy Manager - Corporate Partnerships

Hannah Little

Individual Giving Manager

Olivia Egan

Individual Giving Manager (Maternity Cover)

Kalie Weninger

Philanthropy Manager - Foundations

Alex Townsend

Philanthropy Officer

Finance, People and Culture

Jessica Hill

People, Culture and Wellbeing Manager

Gurvir Deol

Finance and CRM Business Partner

Hulai Bah

Finance and Resources Manager

Anoojah Ganeshalingham

Finance and Office Assistant

Our trustees

Lusungu Kalanga

Co-Chair

An illustration of Katie Ghose smiling.

Katie Ghose

Co-Chair

Tamara Palamakumbura

Vice Chair

Vanessa Rice

Honorary Treasurer

Scheaffer Okore

Trustee

Lauren Dark

Trustee

Dumiso Gatsha

Trustee

Alison Stiby Harris

Trustee

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Faith Nkatha

Trustee

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Jasmine George

Trustee

Yasmine Bassili

Trustee

Maria Adrisani

Trustee