Our Team

Africa Bridge’s US office is located in Oregon. Our Tanzania field office is located in Tukuyu, a small village in the Rungwe District. Meet our dedicated staff and board members below:

Tanzania Staff

Ponsiano Edward

Co-op Coordinator

Kelvin Ngonyani

Most Vulnerable Children Coordinator

Empowerment Facilitators

Femida Kapala

Mbambo

Daniel Joel

Katela

Julitha Mupwa

Kambasegela

Tuombe lukunga

Mbambo

U.S. Staff

Sharon Brabenac

Executive Director

Barry Childs

Founder, Board Chair

Board of Directors

Barry Childs, Board Chair/ Founder of Africa Bridge, Retired, Abbott Laboratories
James Lindsay, Vice Chair / Sustainable Investment Professional
Don Schmidt, Treasurer / Retired Partner, Hoffman, Stewart & Schmidt CPAs
Frank Brennick Jr., Lawyer / Elevance Health
Baraka Mtunga /Techpreneur software engineering, UhuruOne
Shelby Nelson / Chief Technology Officer, Mosaic Microsystems LLC
Ben Pettigrew, Board member Emeritus, Past Board Chair, Co-Founder & COO/CFO SaludNow
Ashish Shah, Consultant Shah Patel & Company / Suntrek Investments Limited

Africa Bridge Tanzania Board

Alfred Mwakasangula | Retired Ward Councilor for Kisondela Ward, Region Government, Agriculture, Farming
Gerald Mgaya | Entrepreneur, Agriculture Business
Baraka Mtunga | Techpreneur software engineering, UhuruOne
Kenneth Lema | Medical Doctor Government and Private, TZ
Lwitiko Mwalukumba | Medical Doctor in TZ; Masoko Village MVC
Max Clary | Founder Organic Route NGO in Uganda
Kelvin Mosha | TZ Lawyer
Angel Mwakasangula | Student in Tanzania