Meet Our Team
The people that drive the vision.
Amy McLaren
Co-Founder & CEO
Stu McLaren
Co-Founder
Irene Natia
VICDA, Kenya NGO Partner
Sam Wangunyu
Community Engagement Officer
Milkah Mwende
School Counselor
Philip Muigah
Communication & Relations Officer
Connie Kamonya
School Counselor
Joanne Tuwei
School Counselor
Sammy Karuita
Team Manager
Carey Leader
Director of Possibilities / Operations
Sylvia Brade
Chief Happiness Officer, Development and Impact
Julie Dulong
All-Star Support & Lead Enabler
Meet Our Team
The people that drive our vision.
Amy McLaren
Co-Founder & CEO
Stu McLaren
Co-Founder
Irene Natia
VICDA, Kenya NGO Partner
Carey Leader
Director of Possibilities/Operations Manager
Sammy Karuita
Team Manager
Philip Muigah
Ground Rep
Sam Wangunyu
Ground Rep
Milkah Mwende
School Counselor
Connie Kamonya
School Counselor
Joanne Tuwei
School Counselor
Sylvia Brade
Chief Happiness Officer— Development & Impact
Julie Dulong
All-Star Support & Lead Enabler
Meet Our Board of Directors
Amy McLaren
Founder
Braden Douglas
Founding Partner, CREW Marketing Partners
Collette Brunson
Board Member
David Frey
Founder of FitHealthy
Ellyn Bader
Ph.D, Founder of The Couples Institute
Jeremy Laidlaw
CEO, Robin Hood Technology
Meet Our Board of Directors
Amy McLaren
Founder
Carey has served as the Operation Manager since 2015 and helps runs alongside of Amy the day to day needs for Village Impact.
Carey is your go-to person for all the details that make the day to day running of Village Impact happen.
Braden Douglas
Founding Partner, CREW Marketing Partners
Elidah joined the Village Impact in 2017. She is the School Counsellor for Shalom Primary & Springs High School.
Her role is to help our students through the stresses of school & life, so they can be successful in their education.
Collette Brunson
Board Member
Some call Irene, the Mother Teresa of Kenya. Irene is the founder of VICDA and has a mighty influence in Kenya.
We have partnered with Irene since we started building in Kenya. She helps organize all our school projects and acts as liaison with the Kenyan Government.
David Frey
Founder of FitHealthy
Carey has served as the Operation Manager since 2015 and helps runs alongside of Amy the day to day needs for Village Impact.
Carey is your go-to person for all the details that make the day to day running of Village Impact happen.
Ellyn Bader
Ph.D, Founder of The Couples Institute
Elidah joined the Village Impact in 2017. She is the School Counsellor for Shalom Primary & Springs High School.
Her role is to help our students through the stresses of school & life, so they can be successful in their education.
Jeremy Laidlaw
CEO, Robin Hood Technology