Meet the team
COCO would not be able to achieve what it does without the dedication of the COCO Team. We are lucky enough to have a fabulous team of office and event volunteers who donate hours to helping COCO. Our Board of Directors bring a wide range of skills and knowledge to COCO – find out more about our board here.
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Lucy Kendall
Lucy is our CEO and has worked at COCO since 2004,…Jess Whitaker
Jess is COCO’s Partnerships Manager. Jess started volunteering for COCO in…Rosie Smith
Rosie joined the COCO team as Administration Assistant in October 2018,…Oswin Mahundi
Oswin is COCO's East Africa Director. Oswin grew up in the…Steve Cram CBE
Steve is the Chairman and Co-Founder of COCO and one of…Jim Panton
Jim is a Trustee and Co-Founder of COCO. Jim was born in…Katherine Hay-Heddle
Katherine is a Trustee of COCO. After studying law at Durham university,…Peter Warburton OBE
Peter is a Trustee of COCO. Peter was appointed to the post…Lisa Liddell
Lisa is a Trustee of COCO. Lisa’s career in the marketing industry…Carsten Staehr
CEO of award winning Cintra HR & Payroll Services, Carsten has…Christine Stobbs
Christine is a Trustee of COCO. Christine is a qualified Chartered…Matt Baillie Smith
Matt Baillie Smith is Professor of International Development at Northumbria University,…Malaika Milinga (Kids are Kings Nursery)
Malaika is the Director of the Kids are Kings Learning Centre…Isaac Lidaywa (Niaver Organisation/Chance to Grow)
In 2013, Isaac founded Niaver. This was due to the severe…Epaphras Mgina (MCODE Nursery)
Epa is an amazing man working at the MCODE Nursery in…Hennie Marais (Maasai Academy)
Since partnering with the Maasai Academy in 2009, COCO has been…Bernard Kasuku (Mercy Primary)
Bernard recently became COCO’s coordinator for Mercy Primary. An amazing passionate…Phaustine Ogolla (FOCUSSA)
Phaustine is COCO’s Kenyan Programmes Director. He first founded FOCUSSA in…