Tusubira Board of Directors
& Field Coordinator
Tusubira is a volunteer powered organization and each board member makes a financial contribution to the mission.
Carol Bogezi, President
Carol hails from Uganda, where she first became involved with Tusubira in 2010 as our Field and Advisory Board Coordinator. She now resides in Maryland working as a research analyst after earning her PhD in wildlife science at the University of Washington. In 2016, Carol received the Bullitt Environmental Leadership Award and was named among the Top 40 Influential Women under 40 in Uganda.
Joel Masselink, Treasurer
Joel is a geographer and international development practitioner now living in Maryland. He joined Tusubira as our Treasurer, helping to coordinate budgeting and bookkeeping. He has had the privilege of visiting our partner Child Empowerment Programme-Uganda three times.
Max Sugarman, Communications Director
Max is a science teacher in California and previously served in a Princeton in Africa fellowship for The Kasiisi Project in western Uganda. He joined Tusubira in 2016 as our marketing and social media coordinator.
Louisa Johnson, Secretary / Program Evaluation & Monitoring
Louisa recently earned her M.A. in Applied Quantitative Research at New York University and has participated in various research and evaluation projects ranging from micro-enterprises in the Bronx, New York to cyber security in Southeast Asia. Louisa joined Tusubira in 2016 and is leading its impact evaluation efforts.
Harneet Grewal, Fundraising and Development
Harneet first heard of Tusubira while attending a Rotaract Club meeting at the University of Washington. She was inspired by her friend Tami to become more involved. Harneet has spent over 1,000 hours volunteering at non-profit organizations and she was excited to be offered this internship.
Richard Burningham Oyel, Field & Advisory Board Coordinator
Richard is a former Tusubira scholarship recipient, with a degree in biotechnology from Makerere University. He works for the World Food Programme collecting data and educating rural residents on sanitation and health issues. In between field assignments, Richard coordinates Tusubira's program logistics and advisory board meetings in Uganda.