Meet the team!
We’re a passionate group of visionaries, tech enthusiasts, and innovators.
Aaron Friedland
Executive Director
Ran Sommer
Director of Global Operations
Sukriti Sachar
Director of India Operations
Mukasa Moses
Director of Uganda Operations
Eli Wyatt
Director of Research & Development
Resty Kyomukama
Partnership & Fundraising Coordinator – Uganda
Flavia Nalubwama
Executive Assistant – Uganda
Aaron Tokwaro
Technology Coordinator
Paul Kaggwa
Technology Coordinator
Kamlesh Pandey
India Technology Coordinator
David Epstein
Development & Outreach Manager
Andre Ramkairsingh
Full Stack Developer
Jagmeet Dhillon
Full Stack Developer
Daniel Morton
Lead Grant Writer
Adwoa Yirenkyi
Grant Writer
Drew Simon
Grant Writer
Salma Ahmad
Grant Writer
Alex Gillis
Strategy & Special Projects
Cynthia Hoy
Digital Marketing Strategist
Joe Hitchcock
Blog Coordinator
Hans Zhang
Solar Project Coordinator
Emma Thompson
TRIPs Coordinator
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Advisory Committee & Board
Meet our Advisory Committee and Board
Dr. Samson Nashon
David F. Robitaille Professor of Mathematics and Science Education, Faculty of Education, University of British Columbia
Dr. Wade Davis
National Geographic Explorer and Faculty of Anthropology Professor, University of British Columbia
Ndileka Mandela
Author, Social and Gender Activist, Thembekile Mandela Foundation Founder
Joseph Asali
Education Officer at UNHCR
Dr. Michael Johnson
Senior lecturer and Academic Director at Simon Fraser University
Aaron Friedland
Chair
Colin Mansell
Secretary
Des Friedland
President
Ran Sommer
Treasurer
Think Tank Researchers
Meet our Think Tank Researchers
William Lau
Technology Researcher
Electrical Engineering student, BCIT.
Deea Dev
Health Researcher
Undergraduate Behavioural Neuroscience student, UBC
Rebecca Greene
Gender Researcher
Master of Global Health student, McMaster University.
Pulkit Aggarwal
Literacy Researcher
Undergraduate International Economics student, UBC.
Miriam Bellon
UX/UI Researcher
Creative Art Director & Full Stack Designer
Raghav Rmadya
Local Impact Researcher
Economics & Urban Planning Graduate, UBC
Louise Cheng
Economics Researcher
Undergraduate International Economics student, UBC
Simran Thind
Water Catchment Researcher
Technology Consultant, Mott MacDonald.
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