KESID Leadership
KESID Executive
Our board is composed of industry leaders with extensive experience dedicated to furthering opportunities for Kenyan Students. The board serves to organize leadership events, establish exceptional accounting and financial procedures, and broaden the experiences of Kenyan students. Through their skills and collaborative efforts, they were able to fundraise over $10,000 within their first month of launching to aid students in transitions heightened by the pandemic.
Jerono P. Rotich, Ph.D.
CEO and Founder of KESID. Professor of Kinesiology & Recreation Administration at North Carolina Central University & President of Kenya Scholars & Studies Association (KESSA)
Jesse G. Muchai, Ph.D
CFO of KESID Engineer at Cummins Inc. Indianapolis, IN
KESID Board of Directors
Our board is composed of industry leaders with extensive experience dedicated to furthering opportunities for Kenyan Students. The board serves to organize leadership events, establish exceptional accounting and financial procedures, and broaden the experiences of Kenyan students. Through their skills and collaborative efforts, they were able to fundraise over $10,000 within their first month of launching to aid students in transitions heightened by the pandemic.
Dana Mohler-Faria, Ph.D
He was the eleventh President of Bridgewater State University and a member of the Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education.
Erastus Karanja, Ph.D
Assistant Professor of Business at North Carolina Central University, Durham, NC
Robert W. Chiuri
CEO and chairman of Global Standards Resources & Institute (USA), New Albany OH
Janet M'mbaha, Ph.D
Associate Professor of Health Sciences and Human Performance at Alabama A&M University, AL
Jennifer Willey
Department of Criminal Justice at North Carolina Central University and Founder of Girls Empowerment Project in Nairobi, Kenya.
Joseph Langat, Ph.D
Professor of Chemistry, at Florida State College at Jacksonville, Florida
Eng. Walter Wanyama PH.D.
Hydraulic Systems Engineer, Caterpillar Inc, North Carolina
Prof. Charles G. Manyara
Radford University
Antony Kamnao
Founder of Double Impact ministry, Founder & CEO of KEMEN (Kenya Men empowerment network)
Peter Ndiang'ui, Ed. D
Professor at Florida Gulf Coast University and President of African Network of SW Florida & Chairman of City of Fort Myers Mayor's Diversity & Inclusion Advisory Committee
Ms. Miriam Mbotha
Health Care Provider, Idaho
Peter Theuri, Ph.D
Associate Professor of Accounting at North Carolina A&T State University (A&T) in Greensboro, North Carolina
Patrick Ochieng, Ph.D
Chair & Associate Professor of Chemistry at Oakwood University
Wangũi Gathua, Ph.D.,
LPSC, Counseling, Grand Canyon University, Phoenix, Arizona
Patrick O Mose,
Ph.D- Ohio Uinversity
KESID Student Leaders
These distinguished students are leaders on their respective capacities and embody the leadership goals of KESID. Student leaders serve as liaisons for the executive management team and Board of Trustees, using their skills to promote and organize leadership events, communicate needs of members, and serve as representatives of KESID.
Gilbert Makomere
President
Master of Science in Human Development and Family Science Oklahoma State University
Moffat Juma
Publicity Coordinator
Chemistry Ph.D student
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Sylvester Makobi
Organizing Secretary
Doctor of Music in Music Literature and Performance Indiana University
Sylvia Ayieko
Secretary
Doctoral student in Health Promotion and Behavioral Sciences The University of Texas Health Science Center - Houston
Anne Njathi
Ph.D Student, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC
Kelvin Waruiru Kangethe
Information Technology, New Jersey
Nancy Chepchumba Murtisya
Chemistry Ph.D student Miami University, Ohio
Erick Kigen
Ph.D student human health and performance science. Middle Tennessee state university
Lynda Naswa Wasike
Ph.D Texas Tech University.