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OUR TEAM
Since its inception in 2007, CouldYou? has established itself as a respected non-profit organization.
We are dedicated to curate, prove and scale solutions to poverty, while helping individuals find their own unique contribution to impact poverty. We are committed to creating holistic solutions, building a better world for future generations, and doing business with integrity.
COULDYOU? BOARD OF DIRECTORS
![Christine Garde-Denning](https://couldyou.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/bio-christine-garde-denning-1.jpeg)
Christine Garde-Denning
Founder and CEO
![Art Hooker](https://couldyou.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/art-hooker.jpeg)
Art Hooker
Board Member
![Whynde Keuhn](https://couldyou.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/bio-whynde-kuehn.jpeg)
Whynde Keuhn
Board Chair
![Kelly Esselman](https://couldyou.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/kelly-esselman.jpeg)
Kelly Esselman
Board Member
![Sharon O'Leary](https://couldyou.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/bio-sharon-oleary.jpeg)
Sharon O'Leary
Board Secretary
![Tracie Hamersley](https://couldyou.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/tracie-hammersley-2.png)
Tracie Hamersley
Board Treasurer
COULDYOU? TEAM
![Manuel Jeque-Fransisco](https://couldyou.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/manuel-jeque-fransisco.png)
Manuel Jeque-Fransisco
In-Country Director Mozambique
![Kofi K. Nyanteng](https://couldyou.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/kofi-k-nyanteng-500x500-1.png)
Kofi K. Nyanteng
COUNTRY DIRECTOR, GHANA / MONITORING & EVALUATION SPECIALIST
![Ivan Rafael Cumbi](https://couldyou.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/ivan-rafael-cumbi-2.png)
Ivan Rafael Cumbi
Program Manager, Girls' Health Mozambique
![Mpho Boadia](https://couldyou.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/mpho-boadia.png)
Mpho Boadia
Director of Advancement, South Africa
![Isac Jeque-Fransisco](https://couldyou.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/isac-jeque-fransisco-2.png)
Isac Jeque-Fransisco
PRoject Nurse, Girls' Health Mozambique
![Melissa Barker](https://couldyou.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/melissa-barker.png)
Melissa Barker
Chief Operating Officer, North America
![Darmin Mutendo](https://couldyou.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/darmin-mutendo.png)
Darmin Mutendo
Project Manager, Girls' Health, Maputo, Mozambique
![Julie Carpenter](https://couldyou.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/julie-carpenter.png)
Julie Carpenter
Director of Advancement, North America
![Sefakor Dotse](https://couldyou.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/sekafor-anna-dotse-modified.png)
Sefakor Dotse
Project Nurse, Girls' Health, Ghana
![Donna Oudekirk](https://couldyou.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/donna-oudekirk.png)
Donna Oudekirk
People Champion, North America
![Chinedu Kennedy Ezirim](https://couldyou.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/our-team-kennedy-nigeria.png.png)
Chinedu Kennedy Ezirim
Representative, Nigeria
COULDYOU? ADVISORS
![Dr. Leonardo Simão](https://couldyou.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/leonardo-simao.png)
Dr. Leonardo Simão
Former Minister of Health and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mozambique
![Jalen James Acosta](https://couldyou.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/jalen-james-acosta.png)
Jalen James Acosta
Artrenpreneur, Motivational Speaker, Musician, Actor
![Paola Martinez](https://couldyou.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/paola-martinez.png)
Paola Martinez
NYC GOVERNMENT, EDUCATION AND CHARITIES EXPERT
![Dr. Penelope Phillips Howard](https://couldyou.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/penelope-phillips-howard.png)
Dr. Penelope Phillips Howard
World's leading researcher on menstrual health in rural africa
![Rick Little](https://couldyou.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/rick-little.png)
Rick Little
Serial Social Entrepreneur
![Rachel Karry](https://couldyou.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/rachel-karry.png)
Rachel Karry
Music Entrepreneur, Venture Capitalist
![Rev. Prof. Paul Frimpong-Manso](https://couldyou.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/paul-frimpong-manso.png)
Rev. Prof. Paul Frimpong-Manso
Community Leader, Pastoral Leader, Government Commissioner, Ghana
![Kwasi Asare](https://couldyou.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/kwasi-asare.png)
Kwasi Asare
Serial Entrpreneur, venture capitalist, marketer
![Isabel Celeste (Dawson)](https://couldyou.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/isabel-celeste-dawson-400.png)
Isabel Celeste (Dawson)
Producer, Motivational Singer, Entrepreneur
![Rev. Philip Kofi Tutu](https://couldyou.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/philip-kofi-tutu.png)
Rev. Philip Kofi Tutu
Community Leader, Pastoral Leader, Educator
![Tracey Webster](https://couldyou.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/tracey-webster.png)
Tracey Webster
Serial Entrepreneur, trustee
![Adi Divgi](https://couldyou.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/CYAdvisor_AD.png)
Adi Divgi
Builder of Investment and Operating Ecosystems | Curator of Alternative Investment Networks
![Kathryn Hoyt](https://couldyou.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/web-board-Hoyt.png)
Kathryn Hoyt
Sr. Executive, Development, Finance & Operations