Surgical Team
Working across 7 different countries our surgical team represents the backbone of our pediatric program. They are involved in training new pediatric surgeons and also providing direct, transformative surgeries for children in need.
Dr. Aiah Lebbie
Aiah is a graduate of our pediatrics program becoming the first formally trained pediatric surgeon in Sierra Leone, where he now practices.
Dr. Amon Ngongola
Amon is the newest member of the BethanyKids surgical team and as of 2021 is leading the BethanyKids work in Zambia.
Dr. Britney Grayson
In addition to being a qualified surgeon Britney has her PhD in Microbiology and Immunology. She supports our training program as faculty.
Dr. Frehun Ayele
Frehun is a graduate of our pediatrics program and continues to practice and train new surgeons in his home country of Ethiopia.
Dr. George Ngock
George leads our surgical work in Cameroon, one of the most recent countries BethanyKids has begun its work.
Dr. Heuric Rakotomalala
Our first graduate of our pediatrics program, Heuric now serves in his home country of Madagascar.
Dr. Jason Axt
Jason is an incredible asset to Dr. Muma’s team with a strong background in research and global practice.
Dr. Ken Muma
Ken is an accomplished surgeon who currently leads our pediatric training program in Kenya.
Dr. Martin Situma
Martin is a talented surgeon with a passion for serving children. He began the work of BethanyKids in Uganda in 2014.
Kenyan Rehab Team
Part of providing quality pediatric care is ensuring children have holistic and long term support. That is why our rehabilitation program in Kenya continues to grow and develop including physiotherapy and occupational therapy programs, a mobile clinic and our ever growing assistive technology program.
Carol Gakahu
Carol oversees our rehabilitaion work at the Joytown Schools serving up to 350 students with a range of disabilities.
Jane Mutinda
Jane directs our mobile clinic team which serves across the country of Kenya. Read more about the program here.
Luke McAuley
Luke provides rehabilitation at our Kijabe Hospital site but also participates in our mobile clinics and provides mentorship to our rehab teams.
Joab Matumbai
Joab oversees our growing assistive technology team providing, among other things, quality wheelchairs around the country.
Resource Team
Our resource team serves across 9 countries including our 6 program countries. Despite multiple languages, cultures and timezones our team works hard to collaborate remotely ensuring we offer the utmost in care to the children we serve, the families whose lives are transformed and the surgical trainees whose skills are honed.
Peter Lublink
Executive Director
Having lived in the Middle East since 2012 Peter Lublink now gives oversight to our international operations.
David Ng’ang’a
Director of Kenya
David grew up in Kenya and has been with BethanyKids for 15 years. He now oversees all of our work across Kenya.
Lillian Gitau
Program Manager
Lillian oversees the work in 6 of our 7 countries and is focused on developing local program capacity.
Malcolm Robinson
Finance
Malcolm has worked with charities for decades and now helps oversee our finance team.
Terri Davis
Donor Relations
Terri has a heart of gold and helps keep in touch with our donors across North America.
Alison Lublink
Communications
Alison is a teacher and a storyteller and helps BethanyKids share its story with the world.
Dr. Dan Poenaru
Clinical Consultant
Dan helped develop our pediatric training program in Kenya. He now helps support our work across 6 countries.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Since BethanyKids is made up of separate legal entities working together in the USA, Canada and the UK, we have three national Boards of Directors. In addition, we have an International Board made up of representatives from the three national Boards. These boards are made up of people who are leaders in their own fields and who voluntarily serve as sources of inspiration, guidance and wisdom for BethanyKids.
Canada Board of Directors
Kris Riseling, BSc. PT, Kin, Board Chair
‘Deola Sanwoolo, M.Sc.
Bob Kallonen, MBA
Brendan Browne, PhD
Dan Poenaru, PhD, MD
Marjory Kerr, PhD
Kerri Regan, M.Ed
Yohan Mahimwala, MBA
USA Board of Directors
Mike Delorenzo, Board Chair
Jim Taubits, Treasurer
Cythina M. Gregg, MD
Fred Rescorla, MD
Justus Mwiti Marete, MPA
UK Board of Directors
Peter Smith, Board Chair
Ivan Stewart, MD
David Killingray, PhD