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Prior to working in Kenya, Teri’s career was in education and marketing. She taught school and later worked for Los Angeles Magazine (ABC) and Cosmopolitan Magazine (Hearst Corp) in account management. Teri was inspired by James Ole Kamete, a Maasai with an interest in bringing education to his community. She promised to return 10 years later, when her children were grown, and founded Africa Schools of Kenya (ASK), a non-profit organization enriching the lives of the Maasai by facilitating the development and implementation of educational programs while respecting the Maasai traditions and cultural way of life. When Teri returned to Kenya, she helped James with his dream to build a school. She also helped with the development of several programs including the Student Scholarship Fund, the Alternative Rite of Passage (ARP) curriculum that protects girls from female genital mutilation, and, in partnership with the Kenyan Ministry of Health, the mobile Health Wagon staffed by nursing graduates from Esiteti School.

James Ole Kamete is an elder Maasai living in Amboseli, Kenya. James founded Esiteti Primary School, which now includes 580 students in grades K-8, and has promoted education in the Amboseli area since 2007. He serves as a Chairman of Esiteti and continues his goal of uplifting his community through education. As a leader in Esiteti, James stopped the community elders from practicing female genital mutilation, which allows young girls to finish high school before getting married.

Elizabeth Toro is an Obstetrician-Gynecologist and a public health practitioner. She is a Gynecology consultant at UCSB student health. She helped design the education curriculum for reproductive health for girls and boys at Esiteti School and has participated in the ongoing Alternative Rite of Passage (ARP) program, which has saved hundreds of Maasai girls from female genital cutting and early marriage. Presently, she is involved with the delivery of healthcare to Maasai communities in Amboseli by utilizing a mobile Health Wagon staffed by nursing graduates from Esiteti School. Africa Schools of Kenya is a Direct Relief partner, and with donations for medical supplies and medications, Elizabeth has held several ambulatory clinics in Maasai communities since 2008.

Diana Kendi is Africa Schools of Kenya’s on sight board member living in Nairobi. She is a freelance Multimedia Journalist with a focus on gender equality and human rights. Diana worked at The Guardian UK newspaper and was hired as the Kenyan ambassador for “The Global Media Campaign to End FGM Worldwide.” Diana’s human-interest stories have won her several awards, both nationally and internationally.

Elizabeth Katamboi grew up in the Maasai community of Esiteti, Kenya. In 2008, she was selected as one of 12 students to receive a school scholarship sponsored by Africa Schools of Kenya. Elizabeth was the first female from her community to graduate high school. As a role model to younger girls living in Esiteti, Elizabeth became an Alternative Rite of Passage Youth Leader helping teach and facilitate the Alternative Rite of Passage (ARP) curriculum three times a year, since 2015. With the help of her sponsors, Rick and Wendy Mokler, she attended Kenya Institute of Social Work in Nairobi and graduated in 2018 with a diploma in Community Health and Development. She is currently part of Africa Schools of Kenya’s mobile Health Wagon staffed by other nursing graduates from Esiteti School and serves as ASK’s board secretary.