Our Team
Robert Ogugu
Founder / Chair
Robert Ogugu
Robert is a Sociologist with a background in community health and development. He has vast experience in social entrepreneurship, research, innovation development, and healthcare management. He holds a BSc Community Health and Development from the Great Lakes University of Kisumu and a Master of Arts Degree in Sociology (Youth, Community, and Social Regeneration) from the University of Limerick - Ireland
Email: robertogugu@communitywellnessafrica.org
Denzil Okari
Executive Director
Denzil Okari
Denzil a healthcare innovator and disruptor of traditional means of healthcare services delivery. He has vast experience in managing in non-government organizations and has also worked in public practice and in private practice as an entrepreneur. He is an expert in reproductive, maternal, newborn, and child health (RMNCH), healthcare financing, healthcare management and administration, telehealth, and program management.
Email: denzil@communitywellnessafrica.org
Teresa K. Atandi
Programs Manager
Teresa K. Atandi
Teresa is a registered nurse with over eight years of experience in project management, coaching, mentorship, and leadership development. She worked in Lwala community Alliance (LCA) as a clinical care manager, project coordinator, and later joined DAUWOYE as a deputy executive director and a programs manager overseeing all the projects in the organization.
Email: trizer@communitywellnessafrica.org
Elmard Rigan
Lead, Mental Health Services
Elmard Rigan
Elmard is a counselling psychologist, speaker, author, communications coach and a team building consultant. He seeks to instill the value of positive change to communities he serves to achieve holistic improvement through incorporating his experience in promoting mental health. Elmard is a newspaper columnist with the People Daily's lifestyle segment. He also features in various local and international media where he imparts knowledge on issues mental health and wellness.
Email: erigan@communitywellnessafrica.org
Makepeace Njeri
Monitoring & Evaluation Officer
Makepeace Njeri
Makepeace has over nine years of experience in HIV/AIDS programming. She is certified in monitoring and evaluation (M&E) from the University of Nairobi. She holds a bachelor's degree in Community Health and Development form the Great Lakes University of Kisumu.
Email: mwambui@communitywellnessafrica.org
Everlyne G. Ogugu
Lead, Health & Research Programs
Everlyne G. Ogugu
Everlyne has over 15 years of experience working as a nurse, researcher, and educator. Her areas of interest include sleep health, lifestyle behaviors, family caregiving, and gender-based issues. She earned a BSc. in Nursing from the University of Eastern Africa Baraton, MSc. in Nursing from the University of Nairobi, and PhD in Nursing from the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing at University of California, Davis. Currently, she is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of California Davis.
Email: evelyne@communitywellnessafrica.org