Bonnie Kingdon Clarke brings her passion for writing to her daily work with StrongMinds. Her diverse experience ranges from writing architectural proposals for national and international projects to fundraising for a New Orleans charter network and garden education program. Bonnie holds a BA in English from Dickinson College and studied Mass Communication on the graduate…
Nelly Namwinga joined StrongMinds Zambia in 2019. As a Senior Mental Health Facilitator, she supports Mental Health Facilitators as they run groups using teletherapy as well as in-person group therapy. Nelly also runs groups and supports partners like Grass Roots Soccer Coaches She holds a Diploma in Social Work and a Certificate in Management Studies.…
Buumba Mwanachingwala joined StrongMinds Zambia in 2019. As Senior Mental Health Facilitator, she coaches and mentors a team of Mental Health Facilitators, running her own group sessions as well. She also works with partners to replicate our group therapy model in schools. Prior to joining Strongminds in 2019, Buumba was with World Vision Zambia where…
Charity Nkomesa joined Strongminds Zambia in 2019. In her role as Senior Mental Health Facilitator, Charity supports a team of Mental Health Facilitators in leading therapy groups in the community, while leading groups of her own. Before joining StrongMinds, Charity worked with ZAMBART PROJECT in different research programs that included population effect for antiretroviral therapy…
Chilufya joined StrongMinds Zambia in 2019 as a Mental Health Facilitator and has grown to the position of Peer Therapy Program Lead, a dynamic position which entails supporting our volunteer Peer Facilitators to run effective therapy using Interpersonal Group Therapy techniques. She also runs therapy groups and supports Mental Health Facilitators. A qualified social worker with…
Patricia Habasimbi joined StrongMinds in 2019, bringing with her vast experience working with the most vulnerable communities in rural Zambia. She was previously an educational psychologist for the Southern Africa region under an inclusive education project for Leonard Cheshire Disability International. She has served as a tutor and lecturer in various colleges and universities in Zambia,…
Vincent Mujune brings to StrongMinds his 16 years of experience working for civil society organizations in Uganda. His expertise includes research, strengthening health systems to support vulnerable communities, and ensuring that people living in such communities survive crises and shocks to the health sector. Vincent has previously worked for GOAL Global as the Deputy Program…
Rasa Dawson is the Chief Communications and Development Officer for StrongMinds. She has extensive experience in fundraising, campaigning, advocacy, building constituencies, and elevating brand awareness. Prior to joining StrongMinds, she worked at Oxfam America and Physicians for Social Responsibility. Rasa holds a Master’s of Science in Conservation Biology from the University of Kent at Canterbury…
Jennifer Bass is passionate about the intersection of mental health and sustainable development. Before joining StrongMinds, she led the North American communications team for the Rainforest Alliance and served as the communications manager at Worldwide Orphans. She holds a BA in Anthropology from Tufts University and a Master’s Degree in Environmental Science from Yale University,…