Founder & Executive Director

James leads our overall strategy and execution across departments. He oversees the day-to-day activities, working with heads of departments on goals & milestones.

James is based in The United States of America.

Director, Operations

Derick leads our operations in Cameroon. He is in charge of organizing our outreach efforts to prospective students and deploying resources for our scholars across Cameroon.

Derick is based in Cameroon.

Director, Admissions

Joyce oversees the admissions to The Urega Scholarship program focusing on the design of the prospective scholar’s experience during the admissions process.

Joyce is based in The United States of America.

Director, Scholar Experience

Daphne works to define our scholar experience after admission. She is focused on developing and implementing initiatives for past, current, and future scholars.

Daphne is based in Ghana.

Co-Director, Scholar Experience

Steve co-leads our Scholar Experience team focused on our mentorship program. He manages our mentorship experience to deliver outstanding outcomes for both the scholars and the mentors.

Steve is based in Germany.

Director, Fundraising

Chinonso leads our fundraising and development efforts, serving as the first point of contact for our benefactors and corporate sponsors in the Americas.

Chinonso is based in The United States of America.

Associate Director, Digital Strategy & Design

Simeon, a 2021 Urega Scholar, leads our social media communication. He is in charge of ideating and designing our posts across our social platforms.

Simeon is based in Rwanda & Cameroon.

Associate Director, Field Operations

Leveraging his background as a teacher and educator, Emmanuel helps us develop and execute our field initiatives in the West region of Cameroon.

Emmanuel is based in Cameroon.

Associate Director, Scholar Experience

Winston, a 2021 Urega Scholar, is part of our programs team focused on developing new academic initiatives to help provide additional support to our scholars.

Winston is based in Cameroon.

Associate Director, Field Operations

Kingsley helps us develop, manage, and execute our initiatives and activities in the Centre region of Cameroon.

Kingsley is based in Cameroon.

Associate Director, Field Operations

Emmanuel helps execute our field operations & initiatives, building our relationships with the students and schools in the Littoral region of Cameroon.

Emmanuel is based in Cameroon.

Associate, Scholar Experience

Open Dreams Scholar & STEM Educator

Joshua is based in Cameroon.

Associate, Admissions | Mentor

Project Manager at Sinco Technology

Hendrick is based in South Africa.

Associate, Technology

Bachelor of Engineering Candidate, National Higher Polytechnic Institute Bamenda

Junior is based in Cameroon.

Associate, Digital St. | Mentor

Independent Photographer at MakChris

Christian is based in Cameroon.

Associate, Field Ops | Mentor

Software Engineer at Kaeyros Analytics

Bill-Gates is based in Cameroon.

Associate, Scholar Experience | Mentor

Independent Urban Architect

Jackson is based in Cameroon.