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

Robert Kibweja

Program Assistant and Driver

Ponsiano Edward

Co-op Coordinator

Kelvin Ngonyani

Most Vulnerable Children Coordinator

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
Mark Whiteley, Secretary /Customer Advisor at the Financial Ombudsman Service
Frank Brennick Jr. /Lawyer, Elevance Health
Michela Calabrese /Sales Executive Tradin Organic
Samuel Marete /Economist, Gatsby Africa
Shelby Nelson /Co-Founder and Senior Fellow, Mosaic Microsystems LLC
Andrew Papandreadis/Founder, Entrepreneur, Volunteer, Pantheon Advisors LLC
Ashish Shah/Consultant Shah Patel & Company/Suntrek Investments Limited
Daniel Nilsson Sjolander /Venture Capital Investor, New System Ventures
Andrew Temu /Consultant, Development Economics, Diligent Consulting LTD
TaShonda Tucker/Vice President, Human Resources BWT Logistics, Ace Data Ops, Consultant, Head of Culture

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