Meet Our Team

Amazima Ministries is extremely blessed to have an incredible staff. An organization is only as strong as the people who are working toward the same purpose. Thankfully, we have a clear mission and some of the best people in the world.

Our Leaders

We are honored to be led by a group of men and women who love the Lord and desire to lead with integrity, compassion, and wisdom.

Organizational Leadership

Board of Directors

Katie Davis Majors

Founder & Chief Visionary

Darryl Thompson

Position: Chairman of the Board

Darryl serves as Chairman of Amazima’s board. He is married and has two teenage daughters. Darryl is a financial advisor at Raymond James and is active on the mission committee at his church in Nashville, TN.

Mary Pat Davis

Position: Board Member

Mary Pat is the mother of Katie Davis Majors and “Jjaja” to 15 beautiful grandchildren. She has been directly involved with Amazima Ministries International since its inception in 2007. She has experience with both state-side and in-country programs.

Mary Virginia Frist

Position: Board Member

Mary Virginia is a native Nashvillian, along with her husband Chet and their two children. She has a heart for mission work, especially in Uganda. She volunteers for many organizations in Nashville during her free time.

Sam Funk

Position: Board Member

Sam is a founding member of Sims|Funk, PLC, a litigation boutique located in Nashville. For 20 years, Sam has represented individuals and businesses in a wide range of complex business disputes. Additionally, Sam has been involved in several local and international organizations, including the International Justice Mission (legal mission trips to India, Kenya and Thailand), Second Harvest of Middle Tennessee (Board Member), and others.

Mike Mayernick

Position: Board Member

Mike is a wealth management advisor with Mayernick and Associates. He joined the Amazima Board in 2008. Mike resides in Brentwood, TN with his wife Suzanne and their 7 children.

Jeff Schulte

Position: Board Member

Jeff is the founder and executive director of Tin Man Ministries. His passion is investing in the lives of leaders and the organizations they lead. A graduate of Yale University, Jeff earned his Th.M. & M.Div. from Western Seminary, and an M.A. in counseling from Liberty University. Jeff and his wife Brenda are the parents of six children and reside in Brentwood, TN.

Jeff Tikson

Position: Board Member

Jeff has 30+ years of experience providing strategic counsel and fundraising services to national nonprofits. He received an M.B.A. from the University of Virginia, and is married to Peggy and proud father to three grown sons and one daughter-in-law.

Don Shepherd

Position: Board Member

Don is a classically trained marketer who has translated a consumer products background into building award-winning customer benefit driven businesses. He has profitably grown billion-dollar brands, successfully launched new businesses and products, and led several nationally recognized real estate development projects. Don received his J.D. & M.B.A. degrees from the University of Texas. He lives in Franklin, TN with his wife, Kari, and their five children.

Ben Merrill

Position: Board Member

Ben has over 20 years of human resources experience helping large public and private organizations create a great employee experience and align people with the business and mission. Ben received his B.A. from Furman University and M.B.A. from Vanderbilt University. He lives in Nashville with his wife, Karen, and two daughters. Ben currently serves as an elder at First Presbyterian Church of Nashville.

Ryan Harris

Position: Board Member

Ryan Harris is the Head of Middle School at Franklin Road Academy in Nashville, TN. Previously, Ryan taught and coached a variety of grade levels in Williamson County (TN) Schools prior to becoming the principal of Nolensville Elementary School. He and his wife Angie live in Brentwood, TN, and have twin girls. The Harris family is quite involved in their church, First Church of the Nazarene, in downtown Nashville where Ryan is an adult Sunday School class teacher.

Katie Davis Majors

Position: Founder & Chief Visionary

Katie moved to Uganda over a decade ago with no idea that this would be the place that God chose to build her home and her family. Today, she is a wife to Benji and mom to her fifteen favorite people. Katie and her family invest their lives in empowering the people of Uganda with education, medical care, and spiritual discipleship. She is also the author of two New York Times bestsellers, Kisses from Katie and Daring to Hope.

Our Staff

Amazima is made up of incredible team members in both the United States and Uganda. With a team of over 150, the large majority are local Ugandans. It is always our goal to provide jobs to Ugandans first, before Westerners, so they can support their families and their community.

Uganda Staff

Stateside Staff

The team in Uganda is the face of Amazima Ministries to the community members, students, and families impacted by our programs.

The Amazima School

Scholarship Program

School Leadership

Teaching Staff

Student Life

Office Administration

Staff Children's School (TASCS)

Geoffrey Lwalanda

Deputy Head Teacher, Sports Director

Ruth Mwebaza Kato

Student Life Director

Daniel Iya

Project Manager/Operations Director

Steven Segane

Director of Studies & Assistant Sports Director

Solomon Tatwebwa

Head of Science Department

Holly Stewart

Science Teacher, TASCS Teacher

Joanita Asianut Itogot

Head of English/Literature Department

Deogracious Siminyu

English/Literature Teacher

Elizabeth Akwee

English/Literature Teacher

Susan Ruth Nakayima

English/Literature Teacher

Samantha (Wai Yu) Yau

English/Literature Teacher

Amanda Wallace

English/Literature Teacher

Kayleigh Darling

English/Learning Specialist

Justus Nuwamanya

Head of Mathematics Department

Stella Nsangi Mugenyi

Mathematics Teacher

Stephen Adoit

Head of History Department

Daniel Isabirye

Campus Pastor, Bible Teacher

Matthew Angell

Campus Ministry Pastor/CRE Teacher

Simon Masembe & Viola Katushabe

Family Mentors

John Paul Wasswa

Family Mentor

Anthony & Jen Manginelli

Family Mentors

Sylivestre Sabiiti

Family Mentor

Amy Denning

Student Life Activities Coodinator

Grace Isabirye

Ministry Programming Coordinator

Martha Nakale

School Adminstrator & Receptionist

Alicia Shinska

Human Resources Manager

Tory Angell

Assistant Member Care Director

Keith Burgess

Director of School Partnerships

Jennifer Fernandes

TASCS Teacher Assistant

Ismael Wandera

Building Maintenance Manager

Leny Jimmy Cosmas Ebil

Head of Security

Raulent Muhindo

Security Guard

Haba Cypriano

Scholarship Program Mentor

Geofrey Magala

Scholarship Program Mentor

Richard Kalongo

Scholarship Program Mentor

Marion Nandera

Scholarship Program Mentor

Lisa Waigolo

Scholarship Program Mentor

Stephania Ayebale

Scholarship Program Mentor

Noel Mwebaza

Scholarship Program Mentor

Trevor Kagoda

Scholarship Program Mentor

Mildred Namaganda

Scholarship Program Mentor

Peter Emmanuel Wanjala

Scholarship Program Mentor

Patrick Ouma

Assistant Operations Manager

Samuel Wandera

Farming God’s Way Trainer

The stateside team provides operational support for Amazima‘s programs and ministry. Their work is integral in connecting our donors with the programs they support. This team oversees scholarship, finances and donation processing, communications, donor development, prayer, and retail sales.

Stateside Staff

Donor Relationships

Communications

Finance & Administration

Retail

Meet Our Team

Amazima Ministries is extremely blessed to have an incredible staff. An organization is only as strong as the people who are working toward the same purpose. Thankfully, we have a clear mission and some of the best people in the world.

Our Leaders

Founder & Chief Visionary

Managing Director, U.S.

UG Country Director

Position: Chairman of the Board

Chairman of the Board

Position: Board Member

Board Member

Position: Board Member

Board Member

Position: Board Member

Board Member

Position: Board Member

Board Member

Position: Board Member

Board Member

Position: Board Member

Board Member

Position: Board Member

Board Member

Position: Board Member

Board Member

Position: Board Member

Board Member

Position: Founder & Chief Visionary

Founder & Chief Visionary

Our Staff

Founder & Chief Visionary

UG Country Director

UG Assistant Country Director, Scholarship Program Director

Head Teacher

Deputy Head Teacher, Sports Director

Dean of Student Life

Student Life Director

Business Manager

Project Manager/Operations Director

Head Teacher

Deputy Head Teacher, Sports Director

Director of Studies & Assistant Sports Director

Head of Science Department

Science Teacher

Science Teacher

Science Teacher

Science Teacher

Science Teacher, TASCS Teacher

Head of English/Literature Department

English/Literature Teacher

English/Literature Teacher

English/Literature Teacher

English/Literature Teacher

English/Literature Teacher

English/Learning Specialist

Head of Mathematics Department

Mathematics Teacher

Mathematics Teacher

Mathematics Teacher

Head of History Department

History Teacher

History Teacher

History Teacher

Campus Pastor, Bible Teacher

Bible Teacher

Campus Ministry Pastor/CRE Teacher

ICT/Commerce Teacher

ICT Teacher

Agriculture Teacher

Entrepreneurship Teacher

Fine Arts Teacher

French Teacher

Learning Specialist

Librarian

Dean of Student Life

Student Life Director

Family Mentors

Family Mentor