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Meet Our Team

Empowering Girls Together

Our dedicated teams share a commitment to create a world where every girl has the opportunity to reach her full potential, empowered by access to education and job skills training. Central to our mission is the principle of working alongside our community.

 

We understand that sustainable change can only be achieved through genuine collaboration and partnership with the communities we serve. We prioritize listening to the needs, aspirations, and insights of those we work with, ensuring that our initiatives are not only impactful but also culturally relevant and responsive. To this, our dedicated US-based Board members are financially committed to operational costs, directing stakeholder resources to local leadership, community, and programming.

LEADERSHIP
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Tamara Horton

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Meron Alemayehu

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Tsega Bekele

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Genet Gebremariam

Hilawi Alemayehu

Founder/CEO

Country Director

Health Advisor/Program Manager

Program Facilitator

Education Coordinator

YOUNG LEADERS COUNCIL
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GLOBAL AMBASSADORS
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Julian Lennon

Singer-songwriter, Producer, Photographer, Philanthropist, Author

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Princess Ariana Makonnen

Writer, Arts Manager, Philanthropist

BOARD + AMBASSADORS
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Helen Stefan-Moreau

Chair | Studio Samuel

CEO | The Midtown Group

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Izzy Bizu

Singer

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Hope Cooper

Chief Human Resources Officer

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Sayat Demissie

Singer, Actress, Entrepreneur, Humanitarian

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Tamara Farrell

Private Capital Investor

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Hannah Joy Gebresilassie

Journalist/Community Advocate

Lynn Hazan

Co-Managing Partner Influence Media

Nicole Laframboise

Economist

Kimberly Ricketts

Child Welfare Advocate

Hanan Tarq

Actress, Entrepreneur

ADVISORS
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Katie Albright

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Addis Alemayehou

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Bob Benia

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Kimberley Davis

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Kennedy Odede

US

Ethiopia

Canada

Kenya

Kenya

REGIONAL IMPACT COMMITTEE
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Abigail Endale

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Jeffrey Heinbach

Philadelphia

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Braden Kuhlman

Philadelphia/Los Angeles

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Sarah Landy

Los Angeles

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Marissa Putney

New York City

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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Studio Samuel is a registered 501(c)(3) in the U.S.  [EIN 45-5248421] and a licensed CSO in Ethiopia. â€‹

US: PO Box 1272  NY NY 10159

ET: House No 1382, Yeka SubCity, Woreda 2, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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