Our people
Our Trustees and Leadership team bring together a diverse mix of expertise – in media, mobile, brand and international development. Like everyone at Girl Effect, they share a deep and energetic commitment to empowering girls to change their lives.
Leadership
CEO
Jessica Posner Odede
Based in Nairobi
Chief Creative Programming Officer
Jonathan McKay
Based in New York
Head of Impact
Jo Hemmings
Based in London
General Counsel
Tabatha Bruce
Based in London
Interim Chief Development Officer
Tisha Hyter
Based in Washington, DC
Country Lead, Ethiopia
Liya Haile
Based in Addis Ababa
Country Lead, Tanzania
Dolorosa Duncan
Based in Dar es Salaam
Country Director, Rwanda
Samantha Diouf
Based in Kigali
Country Lead, India
Kanishk Kabiraj
Based in Mumbai
Head of Programmes
Nicky Davies
Based in London
Director of Communications
Lucy Hopkins-Parkinson
Based in London
Director of Marketing
Lucia Hayes
Based in London
Interim Chief Finance and Operations Officer
Dan Youmans
Based in London
Director of Executive Initiatives
Alex Hammer Ducas
Based in New York
Board Members
Chair of Girl Effect and Co-Chair of the NIKE Foundation
Maria Eitel
USA and UK Board Chair
Head of New Product Experimentation at Facebook
Ime Archibong
UK Board Member
Senior Program Officer at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Erin Hohlfelder
USA and UK Board Member
The Times Group, India
Trishla Jain
USA and UK Board Member
Chief Administrative Officer & General Counsel, NIKE INC
Hilary Krane
USA and UK Board Member
Chairman of UKI Investments
Jacob Schimmel
UK Board Member
Co Chair/ Board Member, The Moth
Deborah Dugan
USA Board Member
External and Corporate Relations (ECR) Manager for Infrastructure, World Bank Group
Edith Jibunoh
USA Board Member
Leader, Head of Spencer Stuart CEO practice
Jim Citrin
USA Board Member
Chairman of the Board of Condé Nast
Jonathan Newhouse
USA Board Member
General Partner at Canaan
Nina Kjellson
USA Board Member
Producer, director, actor and activist
Salma Hayek Pinault
USA Board Member