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Naomi Lumutenga is the Executive Director, and Co-Founder, HERS-EA, with extensive experience and expertise in higher education leadership and gender equity initiatives. Lumutenga has held leadership roles in educational and religious institutions and is a champion of equity, diversity, and inclusion of minoritized communities for development.

Margaret Khaitsa is a professor of Veterinary Epidemiology at Mississippi State University, USA, with a distinguished career in academia in Uganda and USA for over 30 years winning several awards and honors. As Founder and Board Chair HERS-EA Khaitsa is passionate about advancing gender equity in Sub-Saharan Africa and globally for development.