I am an international development and humanitarian practitioner with twenty years of NGO, INGO and UN professional experience, including eight years in senior management and leadership positions at the country level. I am  committed to reducing inequalities and injustice and believe that true change can only be affected through meaningful participation of all relevant stakeholders.  I am currently working as the Deputy Country Director of IMA World Health in DRC. I have previously served on the board for the Congolese Community of Chicago (CCC), the United African Organization (UAO) in Chicago and Tujenge- Building Together. I hold a Master’s degree in Sustainable International Development from Brandeis University in the Boston Area, a  BA in Community and International Development from DePaul University in Chicago and a Diplome de Graduat in Rural Development -Regional Planning from ISDR Bukavu,.