Our advisory board is made up of a diverse cast of powerful individuals from around the globe. Its main role is to act as a sounding board, to keep the campaign on track and to represent NAAM in various fora around the planet.
Willy Mutunga
Patron
A human rights and democracy activist, Dr. Willy S.C, EGH, is also a retired Chief Justice of Kenya and President of the Supreme Court of Kenya. He is a Senior Council of the Supreme Court, Kenyan lawyer, intellectual, reform activist, and was the Commonwealth Special Envoy to the Maldives. He is also an active member of the Justice Leadership Group.
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Richard Kimbowa
Board Member
He works as Programme Manager for Uganda Coalition for Sustainable Development a local Ugandan NGO network. He has more than 20 years’ experience working with Civil Society Organizations in Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania on sustainable development issues (communities’ involvement in EAC regional transboundary water resources management, WASH and climate change action) through action research and policy advocacy work. He holds a B.Sc. Forestry - Makerere University – Kampala, Uganda and M.sc Dev Mgmt (Open University – UK).
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Felix Kyalo Kiteng’e
Board Member
A seasoned legal, human rights, governance, and international development leader with nearly 20 years of global experience, Felix Kyalo Kiteng’e currently serves as the Deputy Director for Program Quality and Excellence at the Center for Reproductive Rights. He oversees global program operations, partnerships, compliance, and systems strengthening across multiple regions. His career includes impactful work with multilateral agencies, INGOs, and intergovernmental bodies, reinforced by specialized training in legislative drafting, environmental law, and human rights. A passionate advocate for environmental justice, he proudly serves on the Naam Festival Board, championing the protection of Lake Nam Lolwe.
@Felix_Kyalo
Jackie Nyaminde
Board Member
She is an actress and a radio host. Before venturing into radio journalism, she was a travelling actress where she began professional acting at the Kenya National Theatre decades ago. Later in her acting career, she joined productions that educated people in the slums on various issues on health, civic participation and good governance. Today she is a leading brand ambassador for several companies and using her conservation lens to provoke green business such as the Jikokoa green energy.
@JacqueyNyaminde
Claire O'Neill
Board Member
She is Co Founder and CEO of AGF (A Greener Festival), a not for profit working since 2006 to make the festivals, events and venues worldwide take action for sustainability and positive change. Organiser of the Green Events & Innovations Conference, London's leading conference for event sustainability for 15 years. Claire is also an aerial circus performer.
@ClaireONeill_22
Michael Peshkam
Board Member
He is a seasoned executive, academic, and serial entrepreneur with over three decades of experience in building world-class organizations, transforming them from conventional to innovative, informational to digital, and from digital to disruptive. Dr. Michael's drive to bridge business, academia, and entrepreneurial worlds have given him unique synthesis capabilities to separate signal from noise, connect the dots, and generate actionable insights. He has also been a coach for NAAM Festival – National Geographic program.
@michaelpeshkam
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