We are BOMA!

We are grateful to have the support and consultation of our visionary board members, whose insight and guidance are invaluable to achieving BOMA’s mission.

GLOBAL BOARD

Our Global Board of Directors brings a wide range of skills and experiences, offering invaluable support to help BOMA achieve its mission to end poverty in Africa's drylands. We're deeply grateful for their commitment, innovative ideas, and partnerships that drive our vision forward.

Elsie is the Founder and Managing Director of Leadwood Energy, a specialist energy advisory company focused on renewable energy projects.



Spring Hollis

Spring Hollis is the CEO and founder of Star Strong Capital, a boutique alternative investment firm. Ms. Hollis brings two decades of experience in financial services, previously serving as a portfolio manager at Park Cities Asset Manager.

Mark S. Flynn

Mark joined The BOMA Project board in November, 2019. Previously he served as EVP, General Counsel and Secretary of Virtus Investment Partners, Inc., a publicly traded asset management firm based in Hartford.

Prof. Philip Cotton, OBE MD

Philip, who is a citizen of both the UK and of Rwanda is the Vice Chancellor of the University of Global Health Equity. He previously provided leadership at the University of Rwanda, first as Principal of the College of Medicine and Health Sciences and then as Vice Chancellor.

Jaqueline Del Rossi

Jacqueline Del Rossi joined BOMA in November of 2019. At the time of her retirement in 2014, Jacqueline was the Principal of J. Del Rossi Consulting, LLC.

Frank F. DeGiovanni

Frank F. DeGiovanni retired from the Ford Foundation in April, 2016. At the time of his retirement, he was Senior Advisor to the President of the foundation.

Patricia L. Campbell

Patricia Campbell joined BOMA’s board in January 2018. In her role as Executive Vice President for the Office of the Trustees of Tufts University.

Greg Gottlieb

Greg Gottlieb is the CEO of Dimora Brands, a leading kitchen cabinet and cabinet hardware company in the United States. Previously, Mr. Gottlieb led the Asia/Pacific business for Armstrong World Industries, another building products company. In his career, he has focused on scaling up organizations for sustained growth.

KENYAN BOARD

Elizabeth Munyefu

Elizabeth Munyefu

Board Chairperson

Board Member - Nairobi, Kenya.

Jacqueline Del Rossi

Jacqueline Del Rossi

Board Member - New York, US.

She joined BOMA in November 2019. At the time of her retirement in 2014, Jacqueline was the Principal of J. Del Rossi Consulting, LLC.

Rose Adem, CPA

Rose Adem, CPA

Board Member

She is a seasoned nonprofit finance leader with over 18 years of experience providing fnancial oversight, governance, and strategic leadership. She currently serves as Director of Finance at Seed Global Health, where she oversees fnancial planning, risk management, and compliance across U.S. and internatonal operations.

Rose Adem, CPA

Christne N. Ndung’u

Board Member

Has 15+ years of experience in governance, financial controls, and compliance for private sector and donor-funded organizatons. Her expertise includes financial management, enterprise risk, internal audit, donor assurance, and Board Governance.

Christine Nkonge

Christine Nkonge

Board Member

She is a co-founder and legal advisor at Rights Bridge Africa (currently in the process of formal registration). Rights Bridge Africa is a consultancy firm with the vision of bridging the gap that victims and civil society organizatons face in delivering justce for human rights violations and in strengthening advocacy efforts to address cultures of impunity. The firm believes that justice should be available to everyone, regardless of wealth and status.

BOMA EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP COMMITTEE

Guided by our core values of passion, pace, and professionalism, our team of over 500 works across nine time zones toward a shared goal: ending extreme poverty in Africa’s drylands. BOMA is a champion of proximate leadership, with 98% of our staff hailing from Africa and all our mentors and coaches sourced directly from the communities we work in and support.

Thomas Kong'ong'o

Thomas Kong'ong'o

Executive Director and Chief Technology and Performance Officer
Kathleen Colson

Kathleen Colson

Founder and Strategic Advisor
Jaya Tiwari

Jaya Tiwari

Vice President & Chief Impact Officer
Stephen Kelly

Stephen Kelly

Chief Operations Officer

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