Meet Team Bulamu
Bulamu Healthcare International delivers its mission through a dedicated team of 400+ Internationally Based Professionals committed to improving access to dignified quality healthcare and strengthening public health systems in underserved communities.
Our team includes the Executive and Management Team, Core staff leading our Surgery Programs, Technical and Program Staff supporting our MNCH initiatives, and a network of Associate Professionals and Seasonal Hires who contribute specialized expertise across our programs.
Together, we are working to expand access to life-saving care and building stronger, more resilient health systems.
Executive and Management Team
Volker Kuebler, MBA, PhD
Interim CEO
Mackay Masereka
Vice President & Country Director – Uganda
Dr. Andrew Mukuye
Health Center Excellence Program Director
Richard Businge
MNCH Director
Rachel Olwit
Finance and Admin Director
Maurice Lamony
Associate Director of Communications
Johnson Kaijuka
Procurement Manager
Joseph Bisaso
Field Operations Manager
Michael Mulemberi
Angel Program Manager
Victor Walugembe
IT Manager
Michael Jackson Kasango
Program Officer – Health System Strengthening
Bulamu Board of Directors, Uganda
Dr. Patrick Kyamanywa, MBChB, MMed, MPH
Board Chair
Dr. Margaret Nakakeeto, MBChB, MMed, Ped
Director
Dr. Justine N. Bukenya (MBChB, MPH, P.h.D)
Director
Peter Waiswa
Director
Mackay Masereka
Country Director, Board Secretary
Dr. Yvonne Vaucher, MD, MPH
Director
Volker Kuebler, MBA, PhD
Interim CEO, Director
Dick Chandler, MBA
Director
Bulamu Board of Trustees, United States
Elena Patterson
Board Chair (US)
Dr. Patrick Kyamanywa, MBChB, MMed, MPH
Vice Chair (US), Chair (Uganda)
Dr. Yvonne Vaucher, MD, MPH
Board Secretary
Dick Chandler, MBA
Director
Lisa Hirschhorn
Director
Volker Kuebler, MBA, PhD
Interim CEO, Director
Dr. Margaret Nakakeeto, MBChB, MMed, Ped
Director
Bonnie Ng, CA
Director
Joan Nolan
Director
Margaret Paul
Director
Christine Russell (1949-2025: In memoriam)
Director
Bulamu Advisory Council
Dr. Pauline Byakika, MSc, MMed, PhD
Christopher Crane, MBA
Dr. Mary (“Mimi”) Dunne, MD
Trent Fuenmayor, MBA
Dr. Moses Galukande, MMed, MSc, PhD, FSC
Dr. Djordje (“Joe”) Gikic, MD, MPH
Rumbi Gumbi, RN, MS
Greg King, MBA
Dr. Andrew Griffin, MD, FACC, FAAP
Dr. Susan Lareau, MD
Dr. Annet Alenyo Ngabirano, MBChB, EMDM
Scott Sabin, MA
Dr. John Sekabira,MBChB, MMed
Dr. Jeremy Schwartz, MD
Dr. Timothy Sentongo, MBChB
Dr. Mirika Sentongo, MBChB, MPH
Dr. Lorna Tumwebaze, MBChb
Neeta Upadhyay, MBA
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