Tracey Masella, LCWS, Board Chair – Holds a BA in English from Marquette University and a MSW from Fordham University. She began her professional career in academic publishing before moving into the non-profit sector; she has worked both internationally with the Journal Donation Project and locally with New Haven Family Alliance (CT). She is a licensed clinical social worker treating adolescents, adults, and families using behavioral, solutions-focused psychodynamic therapy. Intensively trained in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), she incorporate the concepts and skills of DBT throughout her practice.
Beatrice Adiedo, Executive Director – Holds an MA Degree in Industrial Sociology and has worked for over 20 years in the nonprofit realm mainly in organizational development through fundraising, program development and evaluation initiatives. Ms. Adiedo has also worked with UNICEF and with the South African Government National Development Agency. Additionally, she served as a Program Manager at New School University in NYC and is currently a grants management consultant for non-profit organizations.
Senior Advisors
Jeannette Enrriquez, Networks Advisor – With over 16 years of financial, investment and project management experience in New York City with Fortune 100 Corporations. Jeannette holds a Masters Degree in Management from University of Maryland and a Bachelors in Business Administration in Finance and Investments from Baruch College in New York City. Jeannette is a frequent field evaluator of MRA operations in Kenya as well as leverages contacts in the US to support programming in East Africa.
Berage Nyagithi, RN, Regional Director East Africa – With over 20 years of RN experience and community development expertise, Ms. Berage leads MRA operations in East Africa assisted with a team of Public Health experts, Veterinary Officers, Business Manager (Social Venture Capitalists), Kenya Government Officials (Chiefs, MPs, District Officers and Medical Officials).
Ephraim Nganga- Financial Advisor – has over 15 years in financial services with a back-ground in Accounting and IT. He has led various teams in Fund Accounting, Controllers, IT Finance and most recently Financial Planning and Analysis. He previously worked for Liberty Financial and Morgan Stanley. He currently works for International Federation of Accountants.
