Experts & Staff
WRI Africa brings together more than 160 staff and experts who are leaders in their fields. Their work spans topics such as forests and landscape restoration, food and land use, energy, cities, economics, finance, governance and more. Our staff and researchers work to meet people’s essential needs, to protect and restore nature, to stabilize the climate, and build resilient communities.
Leadership
Eric Ruzigamanzi
Country Representative; Head Food Program, Rwanda
Rebekah Shirley
Deputy Director, WRI Africa
Program Experts & Staff
Gloria Kantengwa
Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Specialist
Marc Manyifika
Lead, Urban Resilience, Africa
Thacien Munyamahame
Community Coordinator, Global Restoration Initiative, WRI Africa
Bernadette Muteteri
Fund Manager, Circular Food Systems for Rwanda
Gilbert Muvunankiko
Communications Manager, Restoration, WRI Africa
Jackson Ndera
Portfolio Specialist for Lake Kivu and Rusizi River Basin, TerraFund for AFR100, WRI Africa
Sandra Nise
Senior HR Officer
Emmanuel Nkusi
Planning, Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Specialist, Green Accountability Initiative
Jean Marie Ntakirutimana
Portfolio Specialist, TerraFund for AFR100, Global Restoration Initiative, WRI Africa
Tina Nyunga
Project Assistant, Circular Food Systems for Rwanda
Michael Orang'i Onchabo
Director, Food and Land Use Coalition, Kenya
Daniel Kwaku Owusu
Data Quality Analyst Ghana Cocoa Belt
Carrick Reddin
Lead, Community-Centered Partnerships
John Shema
Grants And Contracts Associate
Santiago Sinclair Lecaros
Research Associate, Energy Access Explorer, WRI Polsky Center for the Global Energy Transition
Assumpta Uzamukunda
Manager, Capacity & Finance, Restoration Initiative
Bela Wamona Julie
Communications Manager, Congo Basin
