Our Leadership
We work as a team, serving together to provide physical and spiritual care to children with disabilities around the world.
Executive Team
Management Team
Adey Abate
Executive Director / Ethiopia
Dr. Orlando Basilio Jr.
Medical Director / Philippines
Joshua Best
Global Director of Marketing / US
Elly Chemey
Executive Director / Malawi
Chimwemwe Chimbatata
Spiritual Director / Malawi
Peter Cowles
Executive Director / Philippines
Kevin de Smidt
Head of Technology / US
Tim Erickson
Executive Director/Uganda
Greg Forney
Head of Advancement / US
George Găvruș
Executive Director / Niger
Emily Gratson
Director of People Acquisition & Success / US
Andy Groop
Senior Director of Facilities / US
Mike Hulland
Head of Facilities / Kenya
Heather Hunter
Director of Global Outreach & People Operations / US
Frida Kabaso
Executive Director / Zambia
Sylvia Kawira
Head of Nursing, Quality & Patient Safety / Kenya
Earnest Kioko
Head of Spiritual Ministry
Terence Kombe
Spiritual Director / Zambia
Joshua Korn
Head of Partnerships and Impact / US
Dr. Fasto Yugusuk Ladu
Medical Director / Niger
Dr. Giorgio Lastroni
Medical Director / Zambia
Jonathan Ligero
Spiritual Director / Philippines
Dr. Samuel Maina
Medical Director / Malawi
Grace Mangwende
Grace Mangwende / Spiritual Director
Emanuel Mayaki
Spiritual Director / Niger
Dr. Evelyn Mbugua
Executive Director / Kenya
Victor Mose
Spiritual Director / Kenya
Dr. Collen Msasanure
Doctor in Charge / Zimbabwe
Dr. Tim Nunn
Medical Director / Ethiopia
Jonathan Simpson
Executive Director / Zimbabwe
Deborah Stowell
Global Director of Communications / US
Abinet Takele
Finance Director / Ethiopia
Mesfin Taye
Counseling Director / Ethiopia
Dr. Joseph Theuri
Medical Director / Kenya
Kayla Videtich
Director of Monitoring and Evaluation / US
Fred Wangwa
Spiritual Director / Uganda
Dr. Emmanuel Wegoye
Medical Director / Uganda
Medical Leaders and Doctors
Annet Kirunda Akol
Nurse Manager / Uganda
Dr. Andrew Amata
Anesthesiologist / Zambia
Dr. Eide Amparo
Deputy Director / Orthopedic Surgeon Philippines
Dr. Orlando Basilio Jr.
Medical Director / Philippines
Dr. Dorothy Bbaale
Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeon / Malawi
Dr. Haben Birhane
Ear, Nose, and Throat Surgeon
Dr. Stefano Bolongaro
Pediatric Orthopedic Surgeon / Ethiopia
Dr. Tirunesh Busha
Anesthesiologist / Ethiopia
Dr. Elsa Calvez
Orthopedic Surgeon / Philippines
Dr. Tongai Chitsamatanga
Pediatric Orthopedic Surgeon / Zimbabwe
Maria Delos Reyes
Pediatrician / Philippines
Dr. Shera Lim Elefante
ENT Surgeon / Philippines
Dr. Yodit Enkossa
Pediatrician / Ethiopia
Dr. Mesfin Etsub
Orthopedic Surgeon / Ethiopia
Dr. Rick Gardner
Chief Medical Officer
Juliane Hachaambwa
Nurse Matron / Zambia
Dr. Karim Hagbe
Medical Consultant / Niger
Dr. Andrew Hodges
Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeon / Zimbabwe
Dr. Sarah Hodges
Consultant Anesthesiologist / Zimbabwe
Dr. Ousmane Hamady Issa
Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeon / Niger
Sara Kahsay
Nursing Director / Ethiopia
Dr. Mwemezi Kaino
Anesthesiologist / Kenya
Susan Kampeni
Head of Nursing Services / Malawi
Dr. Fasto Yugusuk Ladu
Medical Director / Niger
Dr. Giorgio Lastroni
Medical Director / Zambia
Dr. Nicholas Lubega
Orthopedic Surgeon / Malawi
Dr. Samuel Maina
Medical Director / Malawi
Dr. Paul Mang’oli
Orthopedic Surgeon / Kenya
Dr. Joseph Maweja
Medical Officer / Zambia
Dr. Cyril Ilho Moyo
Orthopedic Surgeon / Zambia
Dr. Collen Msasanure
Doctor in Charge / Zimbabwe
Dr. Tesfaye Mulat
General Plastic Surgeon / Ethiopia
Dr. John Mugamba
Senior Neurosurgeon and Head of Training / Uganda
Dr. Diane Nahimana
Anesthesiologist / Niger
Dr. Anthony Nesoah
General Surgeon / Niger
Dr. Tim Nunn
Medical Director / Ethiopia
Dr. Philemon Ogeto Nyambati
Pediatric, Orthopedic, and Spine Surgeon / Kenya
Dr. Humphrey Oketchi
Neurosurgeon / Uganda
Dr. Shelley Oliver
Pediatric Orthopedic Surgeon / Niger
Dr. Kaiser Raphael
Anesthesiologist / Malawi
Dr. Uli Seeberger
Pediatric Orthopedic Surgeon / Niger
Dr. Chisomo Shawa
Orthopedic Surgeon/Zambia
Dr. Federico Sibona
Pediatric Orthopedic Surgeon / Kenya
Dr. Thomas Sough
Orthopedic and Trauma Surgeon / Kenya
Dr. Micah Tan
Orthopedic Surgeon / Philippines
Dr. Dixon Chaponda Tembo
Anesthesiologist / Zambia
Dr. Tihut Teshome
Pediatric Anesthesiologist / Ethiopia
Dr. Sindula Tshoma
Anesthesia Medical Officer / Zambia
Dr. Laurence Wicks
Orthopedic Surgeon / Ethiopia
Dr. Meredith Workman
Plastic Surgeon
Dr. Bicheng Yong
Consulting Surgeon / Malawi
Dr. Tewodros Tilahun Zerfu
Orthopedic Surgeon / Ethiopia
Ireen Muzeta Zimba
Quality and Infection Control Manager / Zambia
