Meet Our Fellows

Since 2009, GHC has trained, supported, and amplified the impact of over 1,000 health equity leaders through our leadership development programs. Get to know the diverse changemakers who are part of our powerful, growing network.

 

Noriah

Noriah Katungwe

Noriah Katungwe is from Mzuzu Malawi. She attended Chancellor College, University of Malawi where she pursued a degree in social sciences with...

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Oluwatobi

Oluwatobi Alliyu

Oluwatobi (Tobi) Alliyu was born and partially raised in Lagos, Nigeria. She graduated from Haverford College in Pennsylvania where she majored in...

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Patricia

Patricia Akot

Patricia Akot is a Ugandan who is passionate about social justice, health equity, and the right of every child to dream and...

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Perlita

Perlita Carrillo

Perlita Carrillo is from the suburbs of Los Angeles, California. She graduated from the University of Southern California with a Bachelor of...

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Phillip Enock

Phillip Enock Siwila

Phillip Enock Siwila was born and raised in Zambia. He attended Don State Technical University in Russia where he studied electrical engineering...

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Rachel

Rachel MacKenzie

Rachel (Katie) MacKenzie is a Canadian from southwestern Ontario. She attended the University of Guelph where she received both her Bachelor and...

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Radhika

Radhika Bhavsar

Radhika Bhavsar grew up in Detroit, Michigan. She majored in Health Studies and Physiology at Michigan State University. During college, she studied...

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Rebecca

Rebecca Mulungi

Rebecca Annette Mulungi is from Kampala, Uganda. She attended Uganda Christian University where she attained a bachelor's degree in mass communication. While...

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Rebekah

Rebekah Thayer

Rebekah (Bekah)Thayer grew up in Houston, Texas and attended the University of Texas at Austin (UT) where she received degrees in business...

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Renae

Renae Keeley

Renae Keeley is from the suburbs outside of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She attended Clemson University where she majored in biomedical engineering. During her...

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Reuben Mashekwa

Reuben Mashekwa Kaponde

Reuben Mashekwa Kaponde is from Zambezi, Zambia. He earned his bachelor’s degree in land and water resources management from Mulungushi University. After...

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Ritah

Ritah Namwiza

Ritah Namwiza is a Ugandan national who holds a bachelor’s degree in community psychology from Makerere University. Ritah's previous work has revolved...

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Ronald

Ronald Kasule

Ronald Kasule was born and raised in a rural village in the Mukono district of Uganda. Ronald attended the Kyambogo University where...

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Rosalia

Rosalia Dambe

Rosalia Dambe grew up in Lilongwe, Malawi. She obtained a Master of Science in epidemiology from the University of Zambia, School of...

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Rose

Rose Akello

Rose Akello was born and raised in Kampala, Uganda. She attended Kyambogo University where she attained her undergraduate degree in procurement and...

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Sachi

Sachi Shah

Sachi Shah, originally from Bombay, India, graduated with a degree in International Development from Sarah Lawrence College in New York. Before joining...

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Samantha

Samantha Chivers

Samantha Chivers is from Sydney, Australia. After completing her Master of Public Health at Sydney University, Samantha started her career as an...

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Samantha

Samantha Culver

Samantha Culver grew up in Cape Elizabeth, Maine. As an undergraduate at Saint Michael’s College, Samantha engaged in local and national advocacy...

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Sandra

Sandra Isano

Sandra Isano is from Kigali, Rwanda. She is the founder of E-CARE Initiative, a digital platform for HIV patient follow-up. At the...

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Sarah

Sarah King

Sarah King, a native of Salt Lake City, Utah, holds a Bachelor of Arts in social work from the University of Washington...

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Sarah

Sarah Reckson

Sarah Reckson, who is from New York, received her master's degree in climate change and sustainable development from the University of Cape...

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Sarah

Sarah Stevens

Sarah Stevens is from California, Maryland. She studied mathematics, economics, and music at St. Mary’s College of Maryland, with a semester abroad...

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Sarju Sing

Sarju Sing Rai

Originally from eastern Nepal, Sarju Sing Rai is a pharmacist with a passion for working on issues related to health equity and...

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Seijiro

Seijiro Takahashi

Seijiro (Seiji) Takahashi is from Orange County, California. He completed his A Levels in England and attended Earlham College in Indiana, where he...

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