Our Staff

SIC maintains a permanent Tanzania-based staff as well as a US-based team. For more information about our UK Team, click here. Feel free to contact any of us here.

Simon Gervas

Babati District Manager

Simon Gervas gained notoriety within SIC when, as a teaching partner, he took on the position of coach of his village’s soccer team. Since then, he has consistently shown outstanding leadership, and is particularly effective at negotiating with village leaders. His respectful demeanor and calm reasoning prove convincing in many situations, and he also has great teaching skills. In 2011, Simon was promoted from his position as a field officer to Babati district manager, the position which he currently fills. With patience and dedication (and soccer!) Simon believes we can beat HIV in Tanzania.

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Haji Hassan

Driver

Haji Hassan is one of SIC’s well-acclaimed and much appreciated drivers. Haji is one of the older members of staff and is something of the “baba” of the organization. Don’t let his straightface fool you, he has more one-liners than anyone else on the staff. Always ready for any kind of work, Haji is a valuable member of the SIC team!

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Yusuph Selemani Ibrahim

Field Officer (Babati)

Yusuph Ibrahim began working with SIC in May 2010 as a Teaching Partner during VP1.  He impressed us so much that he was rehired for both VP3 and 4, and in November began as Babati District’s new Field Officer!  Yusuph has a degree in Political Science from Kyambogo University in Uganda and interned as an office administrator for the local government in Mbale District in Uganda. Yusuph admires SIC for the organization’s effectiveness and responsiveness in reaching people living with HIV/AIDS (PLHA) in remote areas of northern Tanzania.  He hopes that in his role as an SIC Field Officer, he can help to reduce the prevalence of HIV in his country and encourage as many PLHA to access available health services so that they can live healthy and happy lives!

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Deo Momburi

Driver

Deo, the newest addition to the SIC driving team, brings hard work and an incredibly positive attitude. Deo has been a safari driver in the past and worked with volunteers in the Kilimanjaro region.  Deo is from the Kilimanjaro region and now lives in Arusha with his wife and two children. He says he loves working with SIC because he is helping his fellow community members.

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Aisha Mtondoo

Field Officer

A standout in her first volunteer program, in 2008, Aisha was immediately recruited to start full time as a field officer. Aisha is young, dynamic, and organized, and most enjoys working the HIV-positive support groups in her wards. Aisha holds a Bachelor’s degree in Geography from the University of Dar es Salaam.

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Kati Regan

Tanzania Managing Director

Kati Regan first came to East Africa in 2001 when she moved to Uganda.  For four years, she worked on different projects including peer education with street children, health training with the US Peace Corps and the development of the Uganda 5-year PEPFAR Strategy.  In 2005, Kati returned to the US to complete her graduate degree in Education Policy.  During that time, she ran HIV prevention programs with immigrant youth and launched the social services department of a school-based health center.  After finishing her masters degree, she wanted to get back to East Africa.  Kati fell for SIC because she found all her passions in one place: youth development, access to health services and community based work.

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Paulina Samhenda

Counseling and Patient Support Officer

Paulina started her career as a nurse, but realized her true calling when she began providing counseling. She enjoys most when she can sit with clients and talk them through the results of their HIV test. She is able to talk to anyone, men and women, young and old, and works diligently in the toughest conditions to make sure that everyone who needs.

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Efrem Sengeo

Counseling and Patient Support Officer

Efrem volunteered with SIC for three years before he was employed by the organization. Whether it was teaching in communities or visiting people living with HIV, he was ready to lend a hand. Today, he carries on these activities and also assists with the provision of VCT in rural areas. He enjoys most working with people with HIV, and helping them improve their nutrition for better health. Efrem demonstrates a profound sense of caring in everything he does for SIC.

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Johnson Gabriel Kiwango

Program Officer

Johnson Gabriel Kiwango graduated from the University of Dodoma in 2011. He first got involved with Support for International Change (SIC) in 2008 as a teaching partner in Magugu.  In 2009, he returned to work as teaching partner in King’ori.  In 2010 and 2011, SIC asked Johnson to be a coordinator for awareness campaigns in Mamire and Leguruki, respectively.  In August 2011, Johnson started a full time position with SIC as a Program Officer. As Program Officer, Johnson assists in the day to day operation and management at SIC.

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Anton Urio

Field Officer

Driving through his wards, Anton is greeted on all sides. “Rasta! Mambo!” One person greets him enthusiastically, another asks about an upcoming training, another about a promised visit to her home. Fortunately Anton’s heart and will for work are big enough to cover all five wards where he is working, including SIC’s first ever ward, Moshono. With SIC almost since the start, Anton is a well-liked trainer and a natural leader. His strengths include his ability to make peace, his ability to empathize, and his ability to laugh even when times are difficult. Anton is looking forward to years more of working with SIC in service to communities.

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Caroline Smith

US Operations Manager

Two summers ago, Caroline volunteered for SIC where she fell in love with the work that the organization does day in and out to help under-served communities throughout Tanzania fight HIV/AIDS. Since returning to the states, Caroline has served as a campus coordinator at Stanford and currently serves as US Operations Manager. Caroline is currently a senior at Stanford University where she is able to pursue her interests in global health and development as a Human Biology Major. Caroline is incredibly excited to continue to work with such an wonderful organization as US Operations Manager.