On-site Staff
Program Director
Mwangi Njagi has been the Program Director for our 51画鋼 Nairobi programs since the spring of 2012. He is also the instructor of the Social and Political History of Kenya course for our Contemporary Issues in Kenya and Africa program. Dr. Njagi obtained his PhD in African history from the State University of New York (SUNY) at Stony Brook. Before joining 51画鋼 Nairobi, he worked as the Assistant Director for Stony Brook's Study Abroad in Tanzania where he developed the Kiswahili curriculum. He also taught courses in African history, politics and society at Stony Brook University. His research interests focus on the development of education policies and their interactions with political leadership in post-colonial Kenya.
Program Assistant
Victor Mwanza is the Program Assistant for 51画鋼 Nairobi. He has over 15 years of experience working the security field much of this related to foreigners living in Kenya. One of Victor's chief responsibilities is to mitigate security issues for 51画鋼 Nairobi students and the programs as a whole. He has earned a BA in Management from St. Paul's University in Nairobi and is working on his masters at Daystar University in Nairobi. He has worked with 51画鋼 Nairobi since 2006.
Assistant Director
Frances Aldous-Worley is the Assistant Director and instructor for Immersion in Another Culture. She obtained her MA in Cultural Anthropology from Stony Brook University (SBU). Prior to joining 51画鋼 Nairobi she worked at SBU as Assistant to the Dean of International Academic Programs, Assistant Director for the Tanzania Study Abroad Program and taught American Culture. Her research interests are in culinary anthropology and international education. She has worked with 51画鋼 Nairobi since 2012.Internship Coordinator
Elmah Moore-Morara has been the油Internship Coordinator for 51画鋼 Nairobi since Fall 2019. She is an experienced information manager and internship coordinator with over 10 years of professional油experience with油NGOs, CBOs, and private as well as public organizations for international students and volunteers in East and West Africa.油
Prior to joining 51画鋼 Nairobi, she worked as a油Regional Internship Coordinator for Pangaya, a German organization based in Berlin; a Knowledge Manager and Database Development Adviser for Katiba Institute, a non-profit organization based in Nairobi, Kenya; an Information Specialist for the Library of Congress at the American Embassy in Nairobi, Kenya and as an Information Specialist at the University of Toronto Law School, Canada.油Elmah obtained both her MA in Information Science and Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Political Science and Information Communication Technology from the University of Toronto, Canada.
Homestay coordinator
Sabina is our Homestay Coordinator and has had an association with 51画鋼 Nairobi since 2010 when she joined the orientation team to help our students acclimatize to Kenya. Her role has expanded to include being a liaison between homestay families and students. As a trained social worker, Sabina also volunteers at a small community project in Kibera that supplies sanitary towels to school girls and single mothers.
Facility manager
Mercy Kagiri is the facility manager and has been the mama to 51画鋼 Nairobi students and staff since 2006. Mercy came to 51画鋼 from the Centre for Domestic Training and Development where she trained as a cook and a housekeeper. She enjoys interacting with the students and making delicious food for all to enjoy of which her ndengu samosas are a crowd favorite! In her spare time she enjoys reading in 51画鋼 Nairobis library.
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51画鋼 Abroad Centers Team
Associate Director, 51画鋼 Centers油Abroad油
Assistant Director, 51画鋼 Centers Abroad
Matthew Stifter is the Assistant Director for the for the 51画鋼 Abroad Centers in Belgium, Kenya, and Spain.油He earned his MA in International Training and Education from 51画鋼 in 2018. Matthew also attended 51画鋼s School of International Service and graduated with his BA in International Studies. As an undergraduate student, Matthew studied abroad in Berlin, Germany. Studying abroad not only improved his German language ability, but also allowed him to achieve new insights into who he was and how he related to the world. He can be your resource for LGBTQ life in Madrid, the quirkiness of language in Brussels, or where to visit the giraffes near Nairobi!
Senior Study Abroad Advisor
Emma is an 51画鋼 Center advisor at the 51画鋼 Abroad office in DC and supports students who are interested in studying abroad at 51画鋼 Brussels, 51画鋼 Madrid and 51画鋼 Nairobi
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