The Founders are the people that came together to incorporate the organization. This includes Co-Founders and Founding Member(s).
Nadine Gauldino
Executive Board of Directors, Founders
Originally from Angola, Nadine is dedicated to providing cultural awareness for the people of Angola living in the United States; Nadine is a founding member of Kudissanga, the association of Angolans in America. She has organized and hosted the Miss Angola United States for the past three years. In Addition she also organizes and coordinates the Angola Peace Conference annually for the past three years. Gauldino has an MBA in business management. She is a banking professional who an Assistant Bank Manager at United Bank. She is also a Co-founder of SACU and currently serves on the board as a Director
Sitinga Kachipande
Executive Board of Directors, Founders
Dr. Kachipande is a professor of sociology with a specialization in Global Political Economy and Africana Studies. Prior to that she worked in the non-profit healthcare sector for several years. She has also worked as a social media and research fellow for “Africa Now!” radio show/Transfrica and Consultancy Africa Intelligence. She served on the board of the Malawi Association in Washington and is a past President of the organization. She was also President of the International Club and African Students Association at Truman University.
She has a BSc in Anthropology and Sociology from Truman State University, a Masters in Pan African Studies from Syracuse University and an MBA in Marketing from Hood College. She received her PhD in Sociology and the Africana studies program from Virginia Tech. She also has a Graduate Certificate in Multidisciplinary Research in International Development and a Graduate Certificate in Women and Gender studies from Virginia Tech.
Kachipande is a blogger who blogs on African issues. She has contributed news analysis and opinion pieces to Pambazuka News, Think Africa Press, Voices of Africa, The Guardian (UK) Africa Network, and other pan-African media.
Siyanda Masiza
Founders, Past Board Members
Masiza received her BA in Studio Art with a concentration in Graphic Arts. Then went on to the University of Maryland University College graduated with a Global MBA degree. While in school she worked as personal assistant and worked at Total Wine & More in Mclean, Virginia as Front End Team Member. She has done some intern and consulting work at; the Embassy of South Africa, Brand South Africa (USA), Total Wine & More Store Support Center and Genpact (India). She is currently a consultant in web-content development. She is also a Co-founder of SACU and currently serves on the board as a Director.
Lisa Netha
Executive Board of Directors, Founders
Lisa Netha is passionate about Africans accepting each other regardless of the African country they come from. She is contributing to ensuring this happens as a Co-founder of the Southern African Community in the USA. She has been involved in poverty alleviation projects in the USA and in Namibia. Some of her projects include the collection and distribution of clothing for the underprivileged in Namibia and feeding the hungry at two shelters in Washington DC. Lisa is an active member of the Namibian community in the USA. She has a Bachelor’s in Business Administration from the University of Kwazulu Natal, South Africa. She also has a Master’s degree from Middlesex University in United Kingdom. She is also a Co-founder of SACU and currently serves on the board as a Director
Executive Board of Directors, Advisory Board, Founders, Retired Board Members