Leadership and Staff : Who we are : African Centres for Lightning and Electromagnetics Network

Board of Directors

Mary Ann Cooper

Co-Founder
Managing Director, 2014-
President, Board of Directors, 2016-2025
Executive Committee, 2016-24, 2025-
Secretary, Board of Directors, 2025-
Richard Tushemereirwe

Co-Founder
Board of Directors, 2016-
Executive Committee, 2016-24
Charles Tonny Mukasa Lusambu

Board of Directors, 2021-
Executive Committee 2022-24, 2025-
Ken Nixon

President, ACLENet 2025-
Chair, Executive Committee, 2025-
Board of Directors, 2021-
Special Adviser to Lightning Protection Working Group, 2018-
Daile Zhang

Board of Directors, 2022-
Social Media Coordinator
Babagana Abubakar

Board of Directors, 2025-
Paula Galbraith

Treasurer, 2025-
Board of Directors, 2025-
Executive Committee, 2025-
Zainal Kadir

Board of Directors, 2025-
Gopa Kumar

Board of Directors, 2025-
Tom Larson

Board of Directors, 2025-
Co-Chair, Development and Planning Working Group 2025-
Walt Lyons

Vice President, 2025-
Board of Directors, 2025-
Executive Commitee, 2025-
Nicola du Toit

Board of Directors, 2025-

Past Board Members

Our thanks to Ronald L. Holle, Assistant Vice Chancellor Ian Jandrell, and Professor Chandima Gomes for their service and continuing support, advice, and encouragement and to past Board Members Kim Loehr and Professor Katie Walsh Flanagan.

Chandima Gomes

Co-Founder
Board of Directors, 2016-2020
Former Member, Executive Committee
Ronald L. Holle

Board of Directors, 2016-2023
Executive Committee, 2017-24
Ian Jandrell

Board of Directors, 2016-2021
Kimberly Loehr

Board of Directors, 2021-24
Chair, Rebranding Committee
Katie Walsh Flanagan

Board of Directors, 2022-24
Lead, Governance Task Force, 2024

ACLENet Staff

Barnabas Akantambira

National Coordinator, Uganda
Executive Committee 2021-24
Lightning Protection Working Group
Martin Omara

Finance Manager
Project Manager Schools
Lightning Protection Working Group
Executive Committee 2020-24
Isaac Tumuhimbise

Chief Installer of school
Lightning Protection Systems
Lightning Protection Working Group
Kisha Jane

Communications Manager
Atwine Godwin

Education Coordinator
Nsamba Taufeeq

Volunteer
Mechanical Engineer
Lightning Protection Working Group