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Annabelle Chauncy OAM
(Founding Director & CEO)

Annabelle grew in up in rural New South Wales and completed a Bachelor of Arts/Law at Sydney University. Her passion lies in developing and implementing strategy, governance, business development, fundraising and speaking to promote the work of the Foundation.

Annabelle is the recipient of numerous awards, including:

  • The Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in 2015.

  • Sydney University Alumni of the Year for Service to Humanity in 2016.

  • NSW Young Woman of the Year in 2015.

  • A finalist in the Audi In Style 'Women of Style' Charity category in 2016.

  • Women of the Future Award - Australian Women’s Weekly and Qantas in 2014.

  • Paul Harris Fellow awarded by Rotary International in 2014.

  • A finalist in 2 categories of the NSW Telstra Businesswomen's Awards 2013 for Business Innovation and Young Businesswoman.


JESSICA LEDIEU

HEAD OF FUNDRAISING AND IMPACT

ALEXIS HEPWORTH

PHILANTHROPY MANAGER

JESSICA TIMMINS

TRANSFORMATION LEAD

 
 

BRENDA ISINGOMA

COUNTRY DIRECTOR

JANEPHER NANSUBUGA

DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY & WELFARE

Janepher has been involved with School for Life since the Foundation purchased 10 acres of jungle in 2009 to build Katuuso Primary and Vocational School.

Janepher grew up in the community of Wakiso, when at the age of 16 she suffered the double tragedy of losing both her parents. With her siblings, she moved to Kampala to live with her grandmother. Schooling in Kampala was particularly difficult for Janepher. She was forced to attend a public school where she wouldn’t eat all day, was often beaten and worked in a classroom with no doors or windows.

Determined to change her schooling Janepher began working after school and at weekends to pay for herself and a sister to attend a private high school. Later she managed to pay her college fees at the Montessori Teacher Training Centre, where after 2 years, she started work as a teacher.

Janepher has also worked for Gatsby, an NGO focusing on small enterprise and micro finance. She knows the value of a good education and has managed to pay for all her siblings to attend private schools.

 

IBRAHIM BAYONDO

INTERIM HEAD TEACHER, MBAZZI PRIMARY SCHOOL

JAMIN MULATI

HEAD OF FINANCE

LYN TUMWINE

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT OFFICER

 

PROSSY TOPHISTA AMONO

MONITORING AND EVALUATION OFFICE

PAULYN RUTH ALUPO

COMMUNICATIONS AND MARKETING ASSISTANT

JOSEPH KAABUNGA

HEAD TEACHER, KATUUSO PRIMARY SCHOOL

Since joining School for Life in 2014, Joseph has taught so much more than curriculum. He gives our students lessons in resilience, courage and determination by sharing his personal story of adversity.

Born in Bukuya, west of Kampala, Joseph’s parents separated when he was young. His father’s new wife mistreated Joseph and at only 8 years old he ran away to his aunt’s house seeking safety.

Joseph watched his friends go off to school every day. He longed to join them as he knew that getting an education would be key to turning his life around. Joseph was determined to go out and earn his own money to ‘top up’ his aunt’s earnings so they could afford the school fees. He began to walking the streets to sell water.

Finally, after a long struggle and many many bottles of water sold, Joseph made it to high school and went on to college to train as a teacher.

“My life today is very different because I have so many opportunities that I wouldn’t have if I had not gone to school. I’m now able to support my Aunt who’s very old now and also my little brothers and sisters.”

 

FRED SSEMBEGUYA

HEAD TEACHER, MBAZZI SECONDARY SCHOOL

ELISHA BWAMBALE

HEAD OF OPERATIONS

MARY KEVINE AKOTH

HEAD OF HUMAN RESOURCES

SAMUEL WOKO

EDUCATION SPECIALIST (PUBLIC SECTOR)


Australian Board of Directors

ADRIENNE REVAI - CHAIR

Adrienne holds a Bachelor of Arts/Law degree from the University of Sydney. She worked as a lawyer before moving into the corporate sector where she has held legal, risk and commercial roles in Australia, Asia and the US. Most recently, she was the Chief Operating Officer for JLL Australia, a global real estate services firm. During this time, she was also involved as an Implementation Leader for the Property Male Champions of Change initiative to drive greater gender equality and increase the number of women in leadership in the property industry.

Adrienne is an Independent Member of the Trustee Governance Committee for QIC Real Estate which has a focus on propelling sustainable returns for its investors and enhancing the communities in which it operates. Adrienne is a non-executive director of Evolve FM Pty Limited, a commercial facilities management and project management company created to maximise outcomes for indigenous Australians.

She is also a non-executive director of Beehive Industries Cooperative Limited, a social enterprise focussed on alleviating the consequences of social isolation predominantly amongst older person, those living with a disability and the long term unemployed. She is Graduate member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and a member of Chief Executive Women.

SIMON GOFF (NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

Simon is the Global Managing Director for Purpose, a leading international social impact agency and campaigning organisation that collaborates with philanthropy, non-profits, businesses and activists to build and support movements for an open, just, and habitable world. He has developed and led projects with clients including The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the LEGO Foundation, the Children’s Investment Fund Foundation, Google, Luminate Group, Unilever and the World Health Organization on issues including early childhood development, digital rights, climate change, avoidable blindness, and women’s empowerment. Prior to Purpose, Simon spent over a decade working at the intersection of media and social change. After joining Viacom International in London to work on MTV’s social responsibility initiatives, Simon co-founded the MTV EXIT Foundation, an independent non-profit organization based in London and Bangkok committed to ending human trafficking and exploitation, becoming its Chief Executive in 2009. In 2013, Simon became Executive Director of FilmAid International, an organization that uses the power of film and media to bring life-saving information, psychological relief and empowerment to refugees.

BEN COLMAN (NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

Ben has worked as both marketer and agency across such a diverse range of sectors that he has acquired instinctive strategic skills and a unique blend of commercial and creative abilities. He has strong FMCG and Finance experience and a passion for forging enduring client relationships and exceptional account service. Ben is currently the Chief Marketing Officer at Exetel. Ben joined the board in March 2016.

ARTUR KALUZA (NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

Artur is the Head of Strategy and Digital - Information Delivery - Risk at ANZ. He has over seventeen years of experience with broad cross industry and functional exposure including automobile industry, mining, IT, telecommunications, management consulting and financial services both internationally and in Australia. Artur’s expertise is in strategy, business transformation and project management. He is a big picture thinker and problem solver with recognised analytical and critical thinking skills. He spent 2 months at School for Life in July 2017 conducting an organisation review and designing our sustainability strategy, then returned to Australia in September and joined the Board of Directors. Art is passionate about creating a sustainable SFL organisation that will provide the advantage of education for many generations to come.

MICHAEL MUEHLHEIM (NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

Michael’s core belief is that every person in the world has an equal right to education; it is this mission that ultimately led Michael to becoming a board member of School for Life Foundation. Michael is an adviser with Macquarie Private Bank, providing strategic and investment advice to a concentrated group of entrepreneurs and their families.  Michael joined the board in September 2017.

JAMES CENTENERA (NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

James is a serial entrepreneur and strategy leader with experience building, leading, and transforming organisations across the Asia-Pacific region. He is passionate about developing and scaling innovations that positively impact society, particularly in the education sector. He currently leads strategy development for the Catholic Schools in Canberra and Goulburn. He also acts as a Senior Adviser with Acasus helping support education reforms and transformations around the world with government agencies such as UNESCO and social sector organisations such as the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. And he is also the Chair of TULA Philippines, an edtech social enterprise focused on affordable holistic after-school learning that he co-founded in 2015.

CRAIG WHITE (NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

Craig is a global executive with more than 35 years of Australian and international experience across numerous countries, most recently over the past 4 years in the healthcare sector. For the last 4 years Mr White has served as the Group Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of GenesisCare, the leading global provider of radiation oncology services, solutions and insights, with operations and an international presence spanning Australia, the US, the UK and Spain. Prior to joining GenesisCare, Craig held similar roles with The Coca-Cola Company, both in Sydney and Jakarta, Billabong International Limited, the Australian Agricultural Company (AACo) and the Australian College of Training & Employment (ACTE).


UGANDAN BOARD OF DIRECTORS

ANNABELLE CHAUNCY (FOUNDING DIRECTOR)

JANEPHER NANSUBUGA

JOHN MARK MUWANGALA (CHAIRMAN)

BATI KAWOOYA (COMPANY SECRETARY)

GRACE CHRISTINE OBONYO KYAYONKA

CHARLES BETHEL MUWANGUZI