Leadership & Governance

A governance structure built for mission, continuity, and accountable delivery.

A2WG operates through three complementary leadership layers: the founding Board of Directors, the Board of Trustees, and Senior Management. Together, they protect the mission while keeping execution disciplined and responsive.

Board of Directors

Founders occupying core executive and director-level roles.

Board of Trustees

Institutional oversight, continuity, ethics, and fiduciary guidance.

Senior Management

Operational leadership translating strategy into daily delivery.

Executive Director Tenure

A 10-year rotating executive leadership model.

The Executive Director position is held for a 10-year tenure. Gloria Kelechi Felix is the current Executive Director and, by May 30, 2026, will have completed three years of that tenure.

Tenure progress 3 of 10 years

Milestone

May 30, 2026

Remaining

7 years

Board of Directors

Founders with defined executive and director-level responsibilities.

The Board of Directors are the founding leaders of A2WG. They hold key management portfolios that connect governance, programmes, finance, people systems, and administration.

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Current Executive Director

ED / AD

Gloria Kelechi Felix

Executive Director / Administrative Director

Leads executive coordination, administration, institutional direction, partnerships, and day-to-day organisational stewardship.

Executive leadership Administration Partnerships Institution building

Board of Directors

DRGP

Hassan Mathias Kabulu

Director, Research, Grants & Programmes

Leads research, grants, programme design, evidence systems, learning, and strategic programme growth.

Research Grants Programme architecture Learning systems

Board of Directors

DPOD

Lois Mafa Zoakas

Director of People & Organizational Development

Leads people systems, workforce development, culture, welfare, HR structure, and organisational strengthening.

People systems Culture Capacity development Staff welfare

Board of Directors

Felix Chinedum Ogbonna

Finance Director

Oversees financial controls, budgeting, reporting, donor compliance, audit readiness, and financial accountability.

Finance Compliance Reporting Controls

Board of Trustees

Independent governance support for continuity and trust.

The Board of Trustees strengthens institutional oversight and helps preserve A2WG's mission beyond individual roles, programme cycles, and executive transitions.

Provide governance oversight and fiduciary guidance.

Safeguard mission alignment, ethics, and institutional accountability.

Support long-term continuity beyond programme cycles and executive transitions.

Senior Management

Operational leadership that keeps strategy moving.

Senior Management supports the directors by turning board direction into coordinated implementation, team supervision, evidence, compliance, and field-ready systems.

Programme Management

Programme Manager

Coordinates programme planning, implementation quality, field supervision, and partner-facing delivery.

MEAL & Learning

MEAL Manager

Strengthens monitoring, evaluation, accountability, learning, data quality, and evidence reporting.

Operations & Administration

Administrative leadership

Keeps internal systems, logistics, procurement, records, and coordination aligned with delivery needs.

Finance & Compliance

Finance leadership

Supports budgeting, controls, reporting, donor compliance, and responsible stewardship of resources.

Governance in practice

Leadership, oversight, and delivery working from one mission.

A2WG's structure keeps founding vision, trustee oversight, and senior management execution connected to the work of serving women and girls.

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