Mr. Jannes Omondi serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of Dream Alive and Care Organization, where he provides overall strategic leadership for the organization’s work across Kenya. He guides programme design, partnership development, and organisational growth.

With years of experience in community development, education access, and nonprofit governance, Mr. Omondi is deeply committed to bridging the education gap between advantaged and disadvantaged children, raising the floor of learning for those at the bottom of the pyramid. Under his leadership, DACO has expanded into Kenya’s arid and semi-arid lands (ASALs) and urban informal settlements.

Mr. Omondi’s academic and professional background spans Public Relations, Community Development, Monitoring and Evaluation, and Humanitarian Diplomacy and Advocacy. He has served in a range of roles with humanitarian and development organizations, advancing child rights, equitable access to education, and community resilience across Kenya.

Ms. Betty Aloo serves as Secretary of the Board and leads DACO's strategic development and monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL) functions. She ensures that the organisation's strategy is grounded in evidence and that programmes are designed, tracked, and adapted based on what actually works for children.

Her work strengthens DACO's results framework, data systems, and learning agenda — ensuring that the organisation measures learning outcomes, not just enrolment, and uses evidence to improve delivery across ASAL counties and urban informal settlements.

Ms. Aloo brings extensive experience in strategic planning, programme evaluation, and organisational development in the nonprofit sector, and holds qualifications in development studies and in monitoring & evaluation.

Mr. Nelson Ogango serves as Treasurer of the Board and leads DACO's finance and audit functions. He oversees financial stewardship, budgeting, internal controls, and audit readiness, ensuring that the organisation remains accountable to donors, partners, and the communities it serves.

His work safeguards DACO's resources and strengthens transparency and operational efficiency across all programmes, ensuring that funds reach the schools and communities that need them most.

Mr. Ogango is a qualified finance professional with experience in nonprofit financial management, audit, and governance, and holds qualifications in accounting and finance.

Mr. Humphrey Chegome provides oversight of DACO's programme implementation and, in an acting capacity, leads the organisation's faith engagement and community development efforts. He builds bridges between DACO and faith-based institutions, local leaders, and community networks across Kenya.

His work is particularly vital in culturally sensitive areas such as advocacy against female genital mutilation, child marriage, and other practices that keep children out of school. He mobilises religious and community leaders as champions for child rights and learning equity, while ensuring that programme delivery remains accountable, coordinated, and responsive to community needs.

Mr. Chegome brings years of pastoral, community engagement, and programme oversight experience to his role.

Mr. Daniel Waswala manages DACO's information technology infrastructure and digital systems, ensuring that the organisation's data, communications, and programme monitoring tools operate reliably across all field locations.

He supports the deployment of mobile and digital learning solutions in ASAL and informal settlement schools, and leads efforts to strengthen data collection and reporting for the organisation's learning assessment work.

Mr. Waswala holds qualifications in information technology and has experience in both the nonprofit and private sectors.

Ms. Anne Mbotela leads DACO's communications and strategic partnerships work, shaping how the organisation tells the story of learning inequity in Kenya and building the relationships that sustain its programmes.

She manages media relations, digital channels, and partner engagement, and works with donors, corporate sponsors, and development partners to build sustainable support for DACO's education programmes — including child sponsorship and scholarship initiatives that keep vulnerable girls in school through the transition to secondary education.

Ms. Mbotela holds qualifications in communications and has experience in nonprofit communications, partnership development, and stakeholder engagement.

Mr. Uzel Tole leads DACO's resource mobilization and donor relations, building and stewarding the funding relationships that sustain the organisation's education, health, and child protection programmes.

He advises on proper and effective grant proposals, donor reporting and compliance, and cultivates partnerships with institutional donors, foundations, and corporate partners. His work ensures that DACO has the resources to reach children in Kenya's ASAL counties and urban informal settlements, and that every donor investment is accounted for and translated into measurable impact.

Mr. Tole holds qualifications in development, fundraising and business management and he brings experience in nonprofit resource mobilization and donor engagement.

Ms. Cicily Muiruri leads DACO's legal affairs and compliance functions, ensuring that the organisation's policies, partnerships, and programme delivery meet statutory, regulatory, and governance requirements.

She oversees contract review, regulatory filings, policy development, and organisational risk management, and works closely with the Board and management to uphold the highest standards of accountability and integrity across all of DACO's operations.

Ms. Muiruri is a qualified legal practitioner and holds a degree in law, with professional experience in nonprofit governance and compliance.

Sylvia Kwach Wakhisi leads DACO's safeguarding and child protection work, ensuring that every programme, partner, and staff member upholds the organisation's commitment to keeping children safe.

She coordinates safeguarding training, manages case referral pathways for children at risk, and works with schools, county authorities, and community structures to prevent and respond to abuse, neglect, and exploitation. Her work embeds child protection across DACO's education, health, and community resilience programmes.

A journalist and communications professional, Wakhisi is also a Certified Counselor, having acquired a Certificate in Counseling from the University of Nairobi in partnership with the National Youth Guidance and Counselling Association. She holds qualifications in child protection and social work and brings experience in safeguarding and child rights programming.