Kachipande is a professor in Sociology, specializing in Africana Studies and the Global Political Economy at Virginia Tech. She has worked in the nonprofit healthcare sector for several years and has also as a fellow with “Africa Now!” radio show/TransAfrica and Consultancy Africa Intelligence focusing on issues impacting Africa and its Diaspora. She was the former President and board member of the Malawi Association in Washington (MAWA).
She holds a BSc in Anthropology and Sociology from Truman State University, a Master’s in Pan African Studies from Syracuse University, and an MBA in Marketing from Hood College. She served as Marketing Director for the National Association of Women MBAs at Hood College.
Kachipande is a storyteller who writes about the African world in various media blogs including, Africa on the Blog, Rebrand Africa, and the Mail & Guardian (South Africa)’s Voices of Africa. She has contributed news analysis and opinion pieces to Pambazuka News, Think Africa Press, The Guardian (UK) Africa Network, and other pan‑African media. She is a Co‑founder of SACU and currently serves on the Board as Director of Marketing and Public Relations.
