BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Christine Nyanda-Chacha, founder and President of AISCS, grew up in a remote area of Tanzania near Lake Victoria. Although orphaned at a young age, she was able to acquire an education and earn a law degree at the University of Dar-es-Salaam. For several years, she served as a Consular Officer and staff lawyer in the Tanzanian embassy in Washington, D.C. In 2002, she founded AISCS to assist African immigrants in the Bay Area and to assist the people of Tanzania and other African countries. She currently teaches high-school social science in the East Bay.
Kathrina Miranda, MBA, Secretary General, is an Analyst for a consulting firm in Silicon Valley. She is a recipient of the Goldman Sachs Women's Business Leadership Award, a global initiative supporting women's business and management education.
Laura Mason, Ph.D., Treasurer, is Associate Clinical Professor of Psychology at the University of California, Berkeley, and director of the Psychology Clinic there. She is a member of the Alameda County Mental Health Board.
Ezra Chacha, Ph.D., grew up in the same remote Tanzanian region as his wife, Christine Nyanda-Chacha. After graduating from the university of Dar-es-Salaam, he worked for the government as a teacher and curator in the Olduvai Gorge, famous for its fossils of early hominids. Later, Ezra earned his Ph.D. in Paleontology at the University of California in Berkeley. He is currently a manager in the Applied Research Department at Bayer Health Care in California.
Pele Glasper is a project manager at AT&T. Over the past 20 years, she has dedicated much of her time to volunteer activities with non-profit organizations. "My purpose in life is to giving back to the community and making the lives of those in need better."
David Gordon, Ph.D., is a staff technical writer at Wind River, a software company in California.
Lily Gordon, youth representative, is currently a ninth-grader at Berkeley High School in California. She has been active in fund raising for AISCS and has taken part in two AISCS Global Outreach trips to Shirati, Tanzania. She is featured in the article "Little by Little" Click here for article.
Oya Kali is a graduate student in the School of Public Health at the University of California, Berkeley, where her area of emphasis is Maternal and Child Health. She has a degree in African Studies and International Development Studies from UCLA.
Hamisi Warioba was born in Tanzania. He studied engineering and currently lives and works in the Bay Area.