Erick Ogello
Trustee
Erick has a wealth of experience in social and community development work where he has worked with inner city housing and built environment developments.
For Erick, being a trustee enables him to make a contribution to a cause that he is very passionate about – supporting the most vulnerable and enabling disadvantaged communities realise their full potential i.e. children and young people prepare to meet challenges in modern life and to fulfill their full potential. For a large part of Erick’s career, he has worked in Social Housing within London Local Authorities. Erick has experience as a chair of, organisations similar to Riana Development Network (RDN), non-state actors, international charities and housing providers in Europe. However, after volunteering at Riana Development Network for 6 years, Erick is delighted to be given this opportunity to chair the organisation. This is a great honour for Erick to provide leadership to Riana Development Network, ensuring that the organisation has maximum impact for its beneficiaries. This involves: making sure that Trustees fulfil their duties and responsibilities for the effective governance; regularly reviewing major risks and associated opportunities; and ensuring systems are in place to take advantage of opportunities.
Janet Atieno Omondi
Trustee
Janet provides foresight, oversight, and insight to activities and functions of Riana Development Network, she plays a key significant role in providing guidance to Riana by contributing to its culture, strategic focus, effectiveness, and financial sustainability.
Janet holds a Post Graduate Degree in Education from Birkbeck, University of London. She is an Alumni at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) Research Institute, University of London where her MSc thesis studied 'The role of stigma experiences in accessing HIV healthcare and support services among Black Africans attending a HIV support group in London. She is a mentor on the LSHTM mentoring programme.
In addition, Janet holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Health Promotion Practice from UEL where her BSc dissertation studied 'The challenges faced by older Black Africans living with HIV.' She also holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Computing from the University of Surrey, Roehampton.
Hellen Odiembo
Trustee
Hellen holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Economics and Statistics from the MS University of Baroda in India, and also a Bachelor of Science Degree in Psychiatric Nursing from University of West London, UK.
Hellen has over 10 years work experience in Africa in the financial sector (Bank and Insurance Companies) and 10 years work in Europe. Hellen’s work experience has involved interacting with people from diverse backgrounds in both the Finance and Health sectors. She is currently working with the Ministry of Health (NHS) in the UK where her work involves a specialism of dealing with vulnerable people with high physical and health needs. This has inspired her in enrolling for a Master of Science Degree in Public Health and Health Promotion. Her aim is to reach out to vulnerable groups of children and adults in the community both in the UK and Africa. Her involvement in Riana is a step in making a positive change in people’s lives. Hellen’s motivation is from her family experience in helping and supporting people who have limited resources to meet their needs in the community.
Tei Adegu
Trustee
Tei Adegu is an IT consultant with over 10 years of experience in the industry. He has a proven track record of success in helping businesses of all sizes improve their IT infrastructure and operations.
He is a highly skilled and experience IT professional with a deep understanding of the latest technologies with a proven ability to deliver results, with MBA from Durham Business School and MSc in Business Systems from City University of London. He is a strategic thinker with strong ability to identify and solve It problems. Tei is a great communicator with a proven ability to build relationships with clients.
Shem Obuya
Trustee
Shem provides expertise in developing the strategic vision of RDN. Shem has worked in the development sector for 11 years and in the education sector for 20 years.
He comes with a wealth of knowledge and experience in writing and implementing development programmes on food security. With his skill in applied research, Shem led a team that developed a low-cost artificial propagation technology for breeding the African Catfish, Clarias gariepinus, which enabled the successful introduction of Catfish as an aquaculture species in Kenya.
Shem has plenty of experience working with young people both in Kenya and in the UK. He developed training programmes for young farmers in Kenya and worked with them in the development of aquaculture as a source of income and food. In the UK, Shem teaches science and actively engages students in enrichment activities. This has enabled students to take science-based subjects for their career choices. He has mentored several post graduate students from various UK universities who have successfully completed their science teaching qualifications. Shem heads the Science department at his school, where he leads a highly motivated team of staff to improve the standards of learning and raise achievement of students. Shem holds a Master of Science degree in Molecular Pharmacology and Biotechnology and a QTS Certificate.
George Osore
Trustee
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Victor Ojwang
Trustee
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Rodgers Orero
Executive director
Rodgers is Executive Director of Riana focusing on the organisation’s business development.
He has over 15 years experience in community mobilisation and development both in Africa and Europe. He holds a Master’s Degree in Development Studies from London South Bank University, UK. He has provided technical support in the design implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the development project using right based programming. Rodgers has enhanced and built the capacity of the community based organisations (CBOs) to formulate and manage their financial resources. Rodgers is convinced that the key to addressing poverty and equality is by educating youth and giving them hope.
George Owino
Kenya Programme Manger
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Mathews Igaga
Research Admin Coordinator
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Syreeta Roberts
Lead Youth worker
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Syreeta Bains
Youth Development Officer
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Nancy Wachira
Associate Salesforce Administrator/ MEL Officer
Nancy is currently the Associate Salesforce Administrator/MEL Officer at Riana Development Network (UK), based in Nairobi, Kenya.
Prior to joining RDN, she was a Supply Chain professional with over ten years’ experience across various corporate organisations in freight forwarding and logistics, telecommunications, and media. During the COVID-19 pandemic, she transitioned to the development sector; that's when she joined RDN, where she's tasked with Salesforce platform administration duties and supporting programme activities in the UK and the RDN Foundation in Kenya.
Since joining RDN, she has had the opportunity to support fund-raising initiatives, proposal research and writing, project launch and implementation, as well as programme monitoring and evaluation.
On a personal note, she says "I am humbled to be part of a great team that is working every day to make an impact on the lives of women, youth, and the differently abled persons; participating in programmes that improve livelihoods through agripreneurship and that strengthen families and communities as a whole."
Nayan Limbu
Social Media and Marketing Coordinator
Nayan at RDN assists Riana with its marketing initiatives, which include social media, emails, images, videos, posters, and so on. He had 7 months of experience with Surrey FA before taking on this post, and he has a degree in Advertising and Public Relations.
Nayan has substantial past experience in the charity sector, having worked on Palace for Life's projects and serving as Surrey FA's sustainability champion. He was a member of the Surrey FA team that received the FA Youth Leadership and Youth Engagement awards. Over the years, Nayan has seen over 1000 pieces of kit gathered and donated all across the world as part of his role.
Through his voluntary work, Nayan was able to intern at Surrey FA's Marketing department, where he refined his marketing abilities. In this role, he co-hosted the Surrey FA podcast (Final Whistle) and offered marketing support to specific county campaigns or national efforts developed by The FA. (Play Safe, Rainbow Laces, U-18 Referee Armband, etc.) and increased their TikTok account by 120%, receiving 6700 likes from followers and viewers.
Jenny Bains
Youth worker
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