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Governing<\/font><\/span><\/h1>

Board<\/font><\/span><\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div>

OUR Board<\/span><\/h2>

Self Help Africa US is governed by an independent Board of Directors. This board directs policy and strategy for the organization, as well as providing operational and financial oversight.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Placeholder\"<\/a>

Norman D Sheehan<\/span><\/h3>

Chair<\/span><\/h4>
<\/div>
\"Placeholder\"<\/a>

Jim Galvin<\/span><\/h3>

<\/span><\/h4><\/div>
\"Placeholder\"<\/a>

Kevin Mangan <\/span><\/h3>

<\/span><\/h4><\/div>
\"Placeholder\"<\/a>

Karl Wall <\/span><\/h3>

<\/span><\/h4><\/div><\/div><\/div>

OUR Advisory Board<\/span><\/h2>
<\/div><\/div>

New York<\/span><\/h4>

Chair: R. Sharon Smith<\/span><\/p>\n

Abe Berete
\nBank of America Merrill Lynch<\/em><\/p>\n

Alexandra Schrecengost
\nCulture with Us<\/em><\/p>\n

Cara Tallon
\nRestaurateur NYC<\/em><\/p>\n

Carletta Downs
\nIndependent Advisor<\/em><\/p>\n

Emily Hansen
\nErnst & Young<\/em><\/p>\n

Hugh Finnegan
\nNorris McLaughlin<\/em><\/p>\n

Karl Wall
\nCarrick Specialty Holdings<\/em><\/p>\n

Kiana Madeira
\nActress<\/em><\/p>\n

Lovell Adams-Gray
\nActor<\/em><\/p>\n

Marc Abrams
\nMintz<\/em><\/p>\n

Merit Webster
\nWarburg Pincus<\/em><\/p>\n

Mike Bubolo
\nUSI Holdings<\/em><\/p>\n

Neasa Nic Dhonaill
\nFinbourne<\/em><\/p>\n

Nicola Parish
\nParish PR<\/em><\/p>\n

Paul O’Connor
\nRestaurateur NYC<\/em><\/p>\n

Ronan Downs
\nRestaurateur NYC<\/em><\/p>\n

Sean Schrecengost,
\nCulture with Us<\/em><\/p>\n

Virginia Abrams
\nColumbia University<\/em><\/p>\n

Carey Van Driest
\nActor\/Producer\/Writer<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

Boston<\/span><\/h4>

Chair: Rob MacGoey<\/span>
\nHarbourVest <\/i> Partner<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Ben Hincks
\nTorres, Scammon, Hincks & Day, LLP<\/em><\/p>\n

Dr. Peter Hirst
\nMIT Sloan School of Management<\/em><\/p>\n

Eddie Roche
\nRoche Bros.<\/em><\/p>\n

Kevin Malloy
\nAvison Young<\/em><\/p>\n

Orla Gregory
\nRetired, formerly Enstar<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Paul Brockman\u00a0
\nRiverStone International<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Peter Merrigan
\nTaurus Investment Holdings<\/em><\/p>\n

\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Associate Board<\/span><\/h2>
<\/div><\/div>

New York<\/span><\/h4>

Co-Chair: Merit Webster
\nWarburg Pincus LLC<\/em><\/p>\n

Mike Bubolo
\nUSI<\/em><\/p>\n

Emily Hansen
\nEY<\/em><\/p>\n

Michael Hutchinson
\n Alliant <\/i><\/p>\n

Chantal McLaughlin
\nIndependent Advisor<\/em><\/p>\n

Alexandra Schrecengost
\nCulture with Us<\/em><\/p>\n

Sean Schrecengost
\nContentsquare<\/em><\/p>\n

Lovell Adams-Gray <\/span><\/span>
\nIndependent Advisor<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Kiana Madeira<\/span>
\nIndependent Advisor\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Kerry McGlade<\/span>
\nIndependent Advisor\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

Boston<\/span><\/h4>

Co-Chair: Laura Cuddihy
\nBoston Public Consulting Group<\/i><\/p>\n

Matt Allen
\nEY<\/em><\/p>\n

Jenna Brink
\nAvison Young<\/em><\/p>\n

Rebecca Chitro
\nAvison Young<\/em><\/p>\n

Christina Easton
\nAvison Young<\/em><\/p>\n

Alexandra Ferreira
\nAvison Young<\/em><\/p>\n

Michelle Healy-Serpa
\nInvest Northern Ireland<\/em><\/p>\n

Christina Lambertson
\nAvison Young<\/em><\/p>\n

Stephanie Myrie
\nAvison Young<\/em><\/p>\n

Conor Peal
\nTK Elevator<\/em><\/p>\n

Matt Ross
\nMassachusetts General Hospital\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Michael Prendergast<\/span>
\nMassachusetts General Hospital<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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