Meet our team

AMOS NJUGUNA
Dean of the School of Graduate Studies (Network Chair)
Amos is the Dean of the School of Graduate Studies, Research and Extension at United States International University - Africa (USIU-A) and a founding member of the Network. He has a background in fina...

JAYNE TUSIIME
Head of Department of Public Health (Network Vice Chair)
Jayne is an Epidemiologist (PhD) with a pharmaceutical background and heads the Department of Public Health at Soroti University, Soroti, Uganda. She has over 15 years’ experience in public health r...

SAMUEL OJI OTI
Senior Program Specialist (Network Secretary-General)
Samuel Oti is a Senior Program Specialist with the International Development Research Centre (IDRC). He is responsible for leading, developing and implementing IDRC’s food, environment and health pr...

JENNIFER NYAKINYA
Program Manager
Ms.
Jennifer
Nyakinya is a development researcher and evidence-to-policy champion with more
than 10 years of progressive experience in developing and managing donor-funded
projects that lead to so...

Christina Fille
Lecturer (Network Treasurer)
Christina Fille is a lecturer and an economist at the
Institute of Social Work in Dar es salaam, Tanzania. Christina's research
interests are in development economics, labour economics, trade ...