Founders  
 
  Awori J. Hayanga, MD, MPH (Chair)
  Suzzanne W. Gitata
 
             Board Members  
 
  Andrew L. Owiti  (Executive Director)
  Thomas E. Keane, MD
  Matthew J McGirt, MD
  Sonia Eden, MD
 
             Advisory Panel  
 
  John L Tarpley, MD
  Jon Weingart, MD
  Christine Grogan, MBA
  Rebecca Thornton, PhD
  Akbar Waljee, MD, MSc
  Jennifer Filip Waljee, MD, MPH, MSc
  Clare Muhoro, PhD
  Vincent M. Cimmino, MD
 
             Officer  
 
  Abidah Cheira
  Ted James, MD
  Malaika Awori - Gunther
  Aaron Abarbanell, MD
 
             RJW Health Policy Scholars  
 
  Oluseyi Aliu, MD
  Cedric V Pritchett, MD, MPH
  Shawn Hervey-Jumper, MD
 
             Ground Logistics and Operations  
 
  Joshua Lwala
 
             Administrator  
 
  Tarja Virtanen
 

Rebecca Thornton, PhD

Rebecca Thornton, PhD, graduated from Harvard and is currently a NIA post-doctoral fellow in the Population Studies Center at the University of Michigan. She will begin her appointment as an assistant Professor in the Department of Economics in September 2008. Her research focuses on education and health in developing countries, with particular focus on Africa. Dr Thornton has evaluated a randomized merit-based scholarship for girls in Kenya and is working on a number of interventions examining HIV testing and prevention as well as road safety in Malawi. Her experience has involved extensive time living in Kenya and Malawi. She is committed to combining rigorous research, collaboration, and training with policy in order to increase health and opportunities in Africa and elsewhere.