Our Leadership
We work as a team, serving together to provide physical and spiritual care to children with disabilities around the world

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

Elvie Fernandez
Patient Support Services Director / Philippines

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
Spiritual Director / Zimbabwe

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

Peter Osborn
Head of Operations / US

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

Valerie Williams
Head of People & Culture / US
Medical Leaders and Doctors

Annet Kirunda Akol
Nurse Manager / Uganda

Dr. Andrew Amata
Anesthesiologist / Zambia

Dr. Eide Amparo
Deputy Director / Orthopedic Surgeon Philippines

Toffa Barnabe
General Practitioner / Niger

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

Dino Buenaventura
Plastic Surgeon / Philippines

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

Ester Gauran
Nursing Director / Philippines

Juliane Hachaambwa
Nurse Matron / Zambia

Dr. Andrew Hodges
Lead 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

Zalika Mamane
Medical Officer / Niger

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

Christine Tusiime
Director of Physiotherapy

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