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 GIS analyst in Seattle after working as a science teacher for seven years in NYC and LA. He previously served in a Princeton in Africa fellowship for The Kasiisi Project in western Uganda. He joined Tusubira in 2016 as our communications 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 works as a birth and postpartum doula, serving her local community in the Seattle - Tacoma area. She joined Tusubira in 2019 as an intern and now continues to support Tusubira's fundraising and development efforts.