AKDOI Team
- David Ochwangi (Founder & Chairman)
- Dr. Juliana Mwose (Founder & Secretary)
- Jacob Ongaki, PhD. (Communications Director)
- David Obino (Community Liaison)
- Gladys Griffin (Director – Administration)
David is a founding member and Chairman of AKDOi President of the DCG, Inc. With a can-do attitude and big dreams Mr. Ochwangi is responsible for the strategic leadership and management of the organization. His desire to “restructure the Diaspora economy” as he puts it, propelled him to push the boundaries into the unknown and cofounded AKDOi to establish a platform to build a truly advance the Diaspora’s agenda. He believes in a strong economically, socially and politically competitive Diaspora that will propel economic growth of emerging markets of East Africa and beyond as well as positively influence the governance of Kenya. He is a strong believer in the tremendous opportunities that the African continent offers to those who seek and seize them – especially Kenya’s Diaspora. He chairs the Executive Board, Investments and Strategic Committees.
David Lives in Atlanta with his family. By profession, he is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Certified Management Accountant (CMA) and holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Finance. He has many years of Accounting and Finance experience spanning over more than 18 years in various Corporate Management roles and private practice.
Dr. Mwose is a co-founder of AKDOi and a devoted champion of Kenya’s Diaspora. She is in charge of organizational operations. A strategist and scholar, she is a proud Kenyan Diaspora, who has lived in the United States since August of 1985. Dr. Mwose brings her tremendous business acumen and devotion to Diaspora welfare to AKDOi. She is motivated by the opportunities that are ours for the taking in the continent of Africa which is the next global economic frontier. She has established great intercontinental relationships in both the US and Kenya that are pivotal in driving business success.
Dr. Mwose is a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) from Valparaiso University, Indiana and is currently teaching Nursing Leadership to Baccalaureate students and Evidence-Based-Practice to doctoral students at Saint Mary’s College at Notre Dame. Her professional interests include health promotion and wellness of the community and her current projects include holding healthcare fares for Kenya Diaspora in her home town of South Bend, Indiana, medical missions to Kenya and serving as a board member of a team that is working on building a world class health care system in Kenya. In addition, she serves as a health provider for patients with lung disease for Pulmonary and Critical Care Associates of South Bend, Indiana.
Jacob is passionate about the Kenyan Diaspora community and is committed to its success. In addition to his expertise in articulating our interests, Jacob is also passionate about education. He is PhD in Financial Management and possess MS in Finance, MBA, and BS Accounting degreed programs. Jacob brings more than 10 years of financial and operational experience in mutual fund investments, accounting, taxation, and shareholder distributions within the financial industry. Additionally, he is an educator with several ears of experience as a professor of Finance at various universities. His specialty in mutual fund involves taxation/investment and financial analysis. Jacob believes that every $1 dollar must not lie idle but invested to maximize Firm vale and create value to stakeholder while optimizing efficiencies and providing excellent customer experience.
Jacob leverages his financial background experience to focus on Accounting and financial data analysis and operation research for strategic decision making purposes within finance, accounting, and research related roles. Jacob lives in Dallas, Texas with his family.
David has over twenty years of retail management experience and as community outreach liaison. He is passionate about the Kenyan Diaspora
and advancing customer-centric and interface with clients and affable approach saw organizations’ customer base grow in double digits year over year. David has a passion for the Kenyan Diaspora community and has organized several community focused organizations in Atlanta, Georgia and across the United States including the Kenyan Community in Atlanta, the Association of Kenya Diaspora Organizations, Inc. (AKDOI).
David doubles as the Liaison and outreach director to advance the organization’s business and community narrative to our audience. He lives in Atlanta, Georgia with his family.
Gladys brings a wealth of experience in organizational structure and administration. She founded and managed several organizations including KAWACO Foundation, a 501 c 3 non –profit organization that empowers women & Children in Kenya. The organization also supports the Children’s orphanage with essential supplies.
She is also a Research analyst in Administration & Finance who has worked with fortune 500 Companies as well as with insurance Company, guiding individuals towards the right investment decisions via data gathering and recommendation.
Gladys holds accounting degree from the University of Rajasthan, India. Currently working on her second Degree in Finance & Real Estate from the University of Arlington. She lives in Dallas with her family.