Advisory Board

Alex Gonzales, Ph.D., (US-based)

Dr. Alex Gonzales was born and raised in Los Angeles, California, and attended UCLA where he ran track and cross country and broke the 1500 meters school record. He was involved with Athletes in Action, Cru, and Fellowship of Christian Athletes. Then he graduated from Western Seminary in Portland, Oregon, where he met his wife, Deanna. Thereafter, Alex worked in the public school system for over 20 years teaching ESL/EFL, English literature, and coaching track and field. He has served in short-term teaching assignments in England, Mexico, Argentina, Bolivia, Israel, Lebanon, India, Japan, South Korea, China, and Taiwan. He also was in the pastorate for seven years, was an adjunct professor at Dallas Baptist University, Liberty University, Moody Bible Institute, and the Israel Institute of Biblical Studies. Alex earned his Ph.D. at Dallas Theological Seminary where he has now been teaching for the last 7 years as an associate professor and mentoring international students.

Alfred Muli, Ph.D., (US-based)

Rev. Dr. Alfred Muli was born and raised in Kenya. He is the 10th born in the family of 12 children. Alfred left the warm tropical climates of Kenya in 2001 and landed in the bitter cold winters of Grand Rapids, Michigan where he witnessed snow for the first time. What an experience!! Alfred holds a BTh degree from Scott Christian University and MDiv degree from International Leadership University, both in Kenya, a ThM degree from Calvin Theological Seminary in Grand Rapids, MI (2003), and a PhD in Theological Studies from Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia, PA (2012). While in Kenya, Alfred served as lecturer at Scott Christian University for 4 years, teaching a variety of courses including Apologetics, Systematic Theology, and Church History. Alfred also served as associate pastor at a local church. Currently, Alfred serves as Corporate Director of Spiritual Life for Acts Retirement Life Communities, Inc. Alfred is also adjunct professor of Apologetics, Theology, and Church History at Liberty University since 2012. In 2017, Alfred founded Anaweza Foundation Inc., a charitable organization whose mission is to provide quality education to orphaned and other vulnerable children in Kenya. Propelling Alfred’s vision for Anaweza was the conviction that quality education is the most effective key to unlock the door of success for these wonderful children and the most efficient weapon to fight poverty in Kenya. Alfred is married to his wife Nancy and are blessed with 4 adult children. Alfred and his wife live in Ambler, PA and attend Chelten Church.

Charles Mung’aithi, MA., (Kenya-based)

A Christian Administrator with a strong bias in Financial Accounting for 30 years. Charles has worked for Africa Inland Mission International for 23 years in their Logistics department in Nairobi Kenya, rising from the Accountant to the Executive Director. In this department, he overseas and aviation program with 6 aircrafts, a Therapy department with 6 doctors, and a motor vehicle self- insurance unit with over $4 million of insured vehicles. All the logistics services are privately provided to members of AIM International.

Charles has gone the Kenya Institute of Management and is now pursuing an MBA in Edinburgh Business School.

Charles is married to Elizabeth have three children. They are active members of Africa Inland Church Plainview for the last 32 years, where Charles has served in the Council of Elders for several years. Charles has also served in the Boards of Rift Valley Academy, Kijabe Kenya and Kilimo Timilifu in Lindi, Tanzania. Charles is the current Chairman of Africa Inland Mission International Trustees Registered – The legal body that owns AIM International in Kenya.

Dawn Wiese, Ph.D., (US-based)

A strategist, researcher, and litigation expert, Dawn Wiese has spent 30 years working in higher education. Dr. Wiese has presented extensively and published more than 20 articles or chapters on topics ranging from strategy to implementation of federal Title IX guidelines. A former university vice president and founder of the management consulting firm, Plaid, Dr. Wiese completed her bachelor's and master’s degrees at Virginia Tech and her PhD in higher education administration at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. In addition to her professional work, Dr. Wiese has served as Chair of Girl Scouts Virginia Skyline Council, Board member/Secretary of Yellow Brick Road Early Learning Center in Lexington, Virginia, and is currently Co-Chair for Kenyon College Parents’ Council, a member of the Board of Directors for Virginia’s Lewis & Clark Legacy Trail (representing Rockbridge County, Virginia), and has worked on both presidential and gubernatorial campaigns in higher education policy. Most importantly, Dr. Wiese describes herself as committed to growing in her faith, devoted to her husband, Larry, and to her daughter, Jillian, who graduates from Kenyon College in May 2022 with degrees in Economics and Russian.

Esther Muli (Kenya-based)

Mrs. Esther Ndunge Mulli, is a 71-year-old retired teacher, business lady, mother and grandmother from Nairobi, Kenya. She is a born again Christian and a member of the Africa Inland Church Milimani located in Nairobi.

She serves as the secretary of the National Governing Board of Love In the Name of Christ (Love INC) Kenya (https://loveinc-kenya.org/). Love INC was founded in 1977 in the USA and introduced here in Kenya in 2011. It is an organization that networks local churches, church volunteers and community organizations together to help people in need in their communities.

She is the Vice Chair of the Missions Committee of AIC Milimani, which manages all the evangelistic missions undertaken by the church. Previously, she was the coordinator of the Sunday School Ministry at AIC Milimani and worked closely with the Women and Children’s pastor to minister to the children in the church.

Mrs. Esther Mulli has a passion to help the needy and has partnered with several children’s homes over many years such as Hope Development Centre (http://www.creationofhope.com/) in Makueni; Makobe Children’s Home in Kwale and Riziki Children’s Home in Kilifi where she has provided support for orphans and vulnerable children and their families.

Mrs. Esther Mulli and her late husband - Mr. Robert Mulli had a calling to support pastors and missionaries and have touched many lives over the years. They supported the Pwani Bible Institute in Mombasa over many years when they lived in Mombasa, Kenya. During this time, she with her family opened their home to Africa Inland Missionwho mobilize and support missionaries to serve in Africa. For many years, they housed the newly arrived missionaries from the USA and other western countries and gave them PAO – PRE-ASSIGNMENT ORIENTATION to the life, food, language, etc. of Kenyan life

Mrs. Mulli has continued to support several pastors and missionaries and their families in various parts of Kenya and Sudan through the AIC Kenya Missionary Board. Because of her passion for serving others, in 2013 she brought together a group of women (“Daughters of the King”) who worship at AIC Milimani. They contribute resources on a monthly basis to minister to the pastors based in the church and their families.

Since 2017, she has been writing a daily devotional from the Bible. She initially shared with only her children and their families and then the circle of sharing kept growing so that by now, it is read by an estimated 500 people daily via WhatsApp.

Joseph Munyithya, LLM. (Kenya-based lawyer)

Joseph Manzi Munyithya is a Kenyan born advocate of the High court of Kenya. He is a graduate of the University of Nairobi with a wealth of experience in matters law having practiced for close to 3 decades.

Joseph Manzi Munyithya was admitted as an advocate of the high court in March 1996 and immediately embarked on honing his skills at Gikandi and Company Advocates Mombasa where he worked as an associate for a few months to December 1996. In January the following year, he joined the firm of Musinga and Company Advocates Mombasa.

In March 2001, he was admitted as a partner in the same firm which then proceeded to have a name change in October 2003 to Musinga Munyithya and Company Advocates. Joseph has been Chairman of the Mombasa Law Society of Kenya for a year, LSK Ordinary Council member for a year, and served as the Coast Representative of the LSK for two terms from 2008 to 2012.

On the 30th of May 2009, Joseph Munyithya and Company Advocates was incorporated after dissolving Musinga Munyithya and Company Advocates. A few years later, he admitted other partners and the name was changed to Munyithya, Mutugi, Umara and Muzna Company Advocates. He is presently the Managing Partner in the firm that has presence in both Mombasa and Nairobi, a role he took up in 2012.

Joseph holds a Masters Degree in Law (LLM) from the University of Nairobi specializing in Intellectual Property Law. Additionally, he is well acquainted with International Commercial arbitration. He is a Certified Public Secretary (CPS), a Notary Public and a commissioner for Oaths.

Moreover, he is a member of numerous professional bodies such as Law society of Kenya (LSK), East Africa Law Society (EALS), Certified Public Secretary (CPS) K, and International Bar Association (IBA).

Joseph is married to his wife Catherine Nzasu and are blessed with 3 Children.

Sarah Koki Muli-Kinagwi, M.D., (Kenya-based physician)

Koki was born and brought up in Mombasa, Kenya in a Christian family and gave her life to Christ when she was a young girl. She now lives and works in the capital city of Nairobi. She is a medical doctor and public health specialist with over twenty-two years’ experience in health programme leadership and management. She is the Kenya Country Director for Global Programs for Research and Training, an international NGO which is a wholly owned and controlled affiliate of the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). She has the overall responsibility for strategic leadership to achieve the organizational vision, mission and objectives. She previously worked at Amref Health Africa between 2011 and 2017 in various roles including as Chief of Party for both the USAID funded AFYA TIMIZA and APHIAplus IMARISHA programs. She also previously worked as the director of AfriAfya(African Network for Health Knowledge Management and Communication).

Koki holds a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery degree from the University of Nairobi, a Master’s degree in Public Health from the University of Nairobi and an MBA in Strategic Management from the Kenyatta University. She also has a Diploma in Information Systems from the Institute for the Management of Information Systems as well as being an alumna of the Afya Bora Consortium fellowship programme in Global Health Leadership. Koki also has certificates in Counselling Psychology from Amani Counselling Centre, Nairobi and in Women and Leadership from the European Business University, Luxembourg.

Koki is married to Thuranira Kinagwi and they are blessed with two children- an adult son and a teenage daughter. She is a member of the African Inland Church (AIC) Milimani in Nairobi. Koki sits on the boards of Africa Inland Child and Community Agency for Development (AICCAD); Love in the Name of Christ (Love INC) Ngong Road Zone and Tala Hospital Ltd. She is a member of the AIC Milimani Finance Committee, AIC Milimani Counselling committee and is also a mentor for the WomenLift Health Leadership Journey East Africa cohort.

She is a member of the following associations: Women on Boards Network (WoBN) Kenya, Institute of Directors- Kenya, Kenya Institute of Management, Kenya Christian Professionals Forum (KCPF) and the Kenya Medical Association. In 2014, Koki was one of the Business Daily Top 40 under 40 Women awardees in Kenya.

Advisory Board

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