Our Team

Umoja Staff

Board of Directors

Board Officers

Kathy Miller – Chairperson
Retired Laboratory Scientist
Tabernacle Presbyterian Church
Multiple visits to Kenya

Tonia Hassinger – Treasurer  
Retired Social Worker
Regular visitor to Kenya

Angela Ockerman – Jones  – Vice Chairperson
Pharmacist, Faculty and Assistant Dean at Butler University, Retired May 2025
Multiple visits to Kenya

Adele Hoskins – Secretary  
Retired Librarian 
St. Luke’s Methodist Church 
Multiple visits to Kenya

Board Members:

Todd Daniels-Howell     
Indiana University – Associate Dean for Collections (retired)        
 North United Methodist Church
Visited Kenya twice.

 Kristin Johnson 
Instructor of Biology 
Former North United Methodist Church Member
Visited Kenya. 

 William Merserve 
Background in Financial Guidance and Social Cause Commitment 
Kenya Connection
Second Presbyterian Church

Donna Rosenblum
Educator, Librarian, Former Non-Profit Executive Director Serving Kenya
Visited Kenya 

Carol Frohlich
Retired Musician 
Northminster Presbyterian Church
Visited Kenya. 

Debroah Lyons
Doctorate in Nursing, Master’s in Nursing Leadership, Registered Nurse
Second Presbyterian Church

 Joyce Peipert
Retired Pediatric Dietician
Tabernacle Presbyterian Church

Sarah Wagner
Nurse
Long-time visitor to Kenya in Eldoret 
Second Presbyterian Church                                       

Partner Congregations

The Umoja Partnership brings together people of diverse faiths and backgrounds, united to serve a purpose bigger than ourselves. We welcome any congregation or group interested in joining our mission. 

Our U.S partners:

Our Kenyan partners:

  • African Inland Church
  • Miracle Centre
  • Anglican Church of Kenya
  • Roman Catholic Church
  • Coptic Orthodox Church
  • God’s Last Appeal
  • Israel Nineveh
  • Legion Maria
  • Mercy Holy Ghost Church
  • Pentecostal Assembly of God
  • Lakeside Church of Christ
  • Redeemed Gospel Church
  • Seventh Day Adventist Church
  • Voice of Salvation

The Power of $50


A donation of just $50 can feed a child daily lunch for a year!

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