Maureen Agena is a freelance communication specialist who worked at the International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE),  Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM), and the World Bank. She holds a BA in IT, an MSc in Information Systems, and an MA in Development Communication. She also is the founder of Tune Communications. Agena is involved with Okere City because of her passion for building community resilience.

Timothy Masembe is a Thought leader in Sustainable Finance; currently working with United Nations Federal Credit Union (UNFCU). He previously held leadership roles in Digital Financial Inclusion Ecosystems and Value chains programing at Barclays Bank, Stanbic Bank, Equity Bank, Bank of Africa and Centenary Bank. He studied Master of Laws in International Trade Law from the University of Leeds as a Commonwealth Scholar. Timothy brings his passion for Sustainable Finance, Impact Investment and integrating environmental, social, and governance (ESG) initiatives in Okere City.

Mary Otuko is the UK Programmes Manager at FORWARD leading in the planning and delivery of multiple projects under our Communities and Youth & Schools Programmes. She is part of FORWARD’s Senior Management Team directly managing staff as well as our work relationship with partner organizations, other service agencies, and FGM-affected communities nationally. Mary has an MSc in Population and Development from the London School of Economics. Mary is also a Committee member and Projects Lead for the Lango Association UK (LAUK). 

Edward Kiruluta is head of the Research Informatics Systems Engineering Team at Celgene. Prior to joining Celgene, Edward was the Founder and CTO at Fabric Genomics, Vice-President of Development at Symyx Technologies, Team Leader at Merck Research Labs, DoubleTwist, 4D Inc, and MacSys. He studied Electrical Engineering at Memorial University in Canada. Edward's interest in Okere City stems from a deep desire to create sustainable and prosperous communities in E/Africa.

Jacqueline is an accomplished, versatile, and results-driven professional with a proven track record in developing innovative products, improving customer experience, and advising on regulatory challenges with good working knowledge of GDPR, DPA 2018, AML, and related regulations. She is a complaint manager at Landmark Information Group in the UK. She worked as a compliance strategist at Bloomberg, EDF Trading, and Thomas Reuters. Jacqueline studied law at Staffordshire and London Metropolitan Universities.