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313NAMES: Dr Ntombi Mudenda; Mrs Patricia Mtonga-Mukumbutu; and Mrs. Victoria C. N. Silutongwe. 314 315This unit comprises three (3) exceptional veteran members of GWZ who have consistently served the organization. They are part of the key custodians of GWZ assets and institutional legacy. They are also consulted to help provide high-level governance and risk management strategies whenever necessary. A key ceremonial role includes facilitating smooth leadership transitions by ushering in newly elected officers through formal swearing-in ceremonies.</p> 316 </div> 317 </div> 318 319 <div class="divider-custom"> 320 <div class="divider-custom-line"></div> 321 </div> 322 </div> 323 324 <div class="row g-4 justify-content-center"> 325 326 </div> 327 </div> 328 329 </div> 330 331 <div class="category-section mb-5"> 332 <div class="text-center mb-5" id="board-of-officers"> 333 <h2 class="h2 mb-3">Board Of Officers</h2> 334 335 <div class="row justify-content-center"> 336 <div class="col-lg-8"> 337 <p class="lead text-muted">The Board of Officers is elected at the General Assembly and has a three-year term. 338 339This hands-on board of executive leadership translates strategic visions into action by management of budgets, oversees staff employment, issues membership certificates, appointment letters, awards and authorises contractual agreements on behalf of the organization. The officers also ensure ground-level execution of initiatives while maintaining responsiveness to stakeholder needs through daily decision-making.</p> 340 </div> 341 </div> 342 343 <div class="divider-custom"> 344 <div class="divider-custom-line"></div> 345 </div> 346 </div> 347 348 <!-- Leaders in this category --> 349 <div class="row g-4 justify-content-center"> 350 351 <div class="col-sm-6 col-lg-4"> 352 <div class="team-member h-100"> 353 <div class="card h-100 text-center"> 354 <a href="/about/leader/1/" class="text-decoration-none"> 355 356 <img src="/media/leaders/1701641141275.jpg" alt="Dr. Annie Musonda-Mubanga" class="card-img-top rounded-circle mx-auto mt-4" style="width: 200px; height: 200px; object-fit: cover;"> 357 358 <div class="card-body"> 359 <h4 class="card-title mb-2">Dr. Annie Musonda-Mubanga</h4> 360 361 <p class="text-primary mb-2">President</p> 362 363 364 <p class="text-muted small mb-0">Graduate Women Zambia</p> 365 366 </div> 367 </a> 368 369 <div class="card-footer border-0 bg-transparent"> 370 <div class="social-links"> 371 372 373 <a href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/annie-musonda-mubanga-phd-aa7497163" class="social-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> 374 <i class="fab fa-linkedin"></i> 375 </a> 376 377 378 379 380 </div> 381 </div> 382 383 </div> 384 </div> 385 </div> 386 387 <div class="col-sm-6 col-lg-4"> 388 <div class="team-member h-100"> 389 <div class="card h-100 text-center"> 390 <a href="/about/leader/2/" class="text-decoration-none"> 391 392 <img src="/media/leaders/1734195365131.jpg" alt="Dr. Margaret Mwale-Mkandawire" class="card-img-top rounded-circle mx-auto mt-4" style="width: 200px; height: 200px; object-fit: cover;"> 393 394 <div class="card-body"> 395 <h4 class="card-title mb-2">Dr. Margaret Mwale-Mkandawire</h4> 396 397 <p class="text-primary mb-2">Vice President</p> 398 399 400 <p class="text-muted small mb-0">Graduate Women Zambia</p> 401 402 </div> 403 </a> 404 405 </div> 406 </div> 407 </div> 408 409 <div class="col-sm-6 col-lg-4"> 410 <div class="team-member h-100"> 411 <div class="card h-100 text-center"> 412 <a href="/about/leader/3/" class="text-decoration-none"> 413 414 <img src="/media/leaders/ms_dorica.jpg" alt="Ms. Dorica Lungu-Sakala" class="card-img-top rounded-circle mx-auto mt-4" style="width: 200px; height: 200px; object-fit: cover;"> 415 416 <div class="card-body"> 417 <h4 class="card-title mb-2">Ms. Dorica Lungu-Sakala</h4> 418 419 <p class="text-primary mb-2">Board Secretary</p> 420 421 422 <p class="text-muted small mb-0">Graduate Women Zambia</p> 423 424 </div> 425 </a> 426 427 </div> 428 </div> 429 </div> 430 431 <div class="col-sm-6 col-lg-4"> 432 <div class="team-member h-100"> 433 <div class="card h-100 text-center"> 434 <a href="/about/leader/5/" class="text-decoration-none"> 435 436 <img src="/media/leaders/PHOTO-2025-03-29-13-10-18.jpg" alt="Dr Pamela Chirwa-Banda" class="card-img-top rounded-circle mx-auto mt-4" style="width: 200px; height: 200px; object-fit: cover;"> 437 438 <div class="card-body"> 439 <h4 class="card-title mb-2">Dr Pamela Chirwa-Banda</h4> 440 441 <p class="text-primary mb-2">Treasurer</p> 442 443 444 <p class="text-muted small mb-0">Graduate Women Zambia</p> 445 446 </div> 447 </a> 448 449 </div> 450 </div> 451 </div> 452 453 <div class="col-sm-6 col-lg-4"> 454 <div class="team-member h-100"> 455 <div class="card h-100 text-center"> 456 <a href="/about/leader/4/" class="text-decoration-none"> 457 458 <img src="/media/leaders/PHOTO-2025-03-21-18-2
4581-16.jpg" alt="Dr. Charity Meki-Kombe" class="card-img-top rounded-circle mx-auto mt-4" style="width: 200px; height: 200px; object-fit: cover;"> 459 460 <div class="card-body"> 461 <h4 class="card-title mb-2">Dr. Charity Meki-Kombe</h4> 462 463 <p class="text-primary mb-2">CIR (Coordinator of International Relations)</p> 464 465 466 <p class="text-muted small mb-0">Graduate Women Zambia</p> 467 468 </div> 469 </a> 470 471 </div> 472 </div> 473 </div> 474 475 <div class="col-sm-6 col-lg-4"> 476 <div class="team-member h-100"> 477 <div class="card h-100 text-center"> 478 <a href="/about/leader/6/" class="text-decoration-none"> 479 480 <img src="/media/leaders/IMG_0751-2028760526_2.JPG" alt="Dr. Pauline Monde Cheelo" class="card-img-top rounded-circle mx-auto mt-4" style="width: 200px; height: 200px; object-fit: cover;"> 481 482 <div class="card-body"> 483 <h4 class="card-title mb-2">Dr. Pauline Monde Cheelo</h4> 484 485 <p class="text-primary mb-2">Publicity Secretary</p> 486 487 488 <p class="text-muted small mb-0">Graduate Women Zambia</p> 489 490 </div> 491 </a> 492 493 </div> 494 </div> 495 </div> 496 497 <div class="col-sm-6 col-lg-4"> 498 <div class="team-member h-100"> 499 <div class="card h-100 text-center"> 500 <a href="/about/leader/7/" class="text-decoration-none"> 501 502 <img src="/media/leaders/ms_grace_portrait.jpg" alt="Ms. Grace Kabwe- Mwila" class="card-img-top rounded-circle mx-auto mt-4" style="width: 200px; height: 200px; object-fit: cover;"> 503 504 <div class="card-body"> 505 <h4 class="card-title mb-2">Ms. Grace Kabwe- Mwila</h4> 506 507 <p class="text-primary mb-2">Left Board Committee Member</p> 508 509 510 <p class="text-muted small mb-0">Graduate Women Zambia</p> 511 512 </div> 513 </a> 514 515 </div> 516 </div> 517 </div> 518 519 <div class="col-sm-6 col-lg-4"> 520 <div class="team-member h-100"> 521 <div class="card h-100 text-center"> 522 <a href="/about/leader/9/" class="text-decoration-none"> 523 524 <div class="placeholder-image rounded-circle mx-auto mt-4 d-flex align-items-center justify-content-center" style="width: 200px; height: 200px; background-color: #f8f9fa;"> 525 <i class="bi bi-pers
525on-circle fs-1 text-muted"></i> 526 </div> 527 528 <div class="card-body"> 529 <h4 class="card-title mb-2">Vacant</h4> 530 531 <p class="text-primary mb-2">Right Board Committee Member</p> 532 533 534 <p class="text-muted small mb-0">Graduate Women Zambia</p> 535 536 </div> 537 </a> 538 539 </div> 540 </div> 541 </div> 542 543 <div class="col-sm-6 col-lg-4"> 544 <div class="team-member h-100"> 545 <div class="card h-100 text-center"> 546 <a href="/about/leader/11/" class="text-decoration-none"> 547 548 <img src="/media/leaders/1736432677028.jpg" alt="Dr. Eunice S. N. Imasiku" class="card-img-top rounded-circle mx-auto mt-4" style="width: 200px; height: 200px; object-fit: cover;"> 549 550 <div class="card-body"> 551 <h4 class="card-title mb-2">Dr. Eunice S. N. Imasiku</h4> 552 553 <p class="text-primary mb-2">Board Ex-Officio (Immediate Past President)</p> 554 555 556 <p class="text-muted small mb-0">Graduate Women Zambia</p> 557 558 </div> 559 </a> 560 561 </div> 562 </div> 563 </div> 564 565 </div> 566 567 <!-- Subcategories --> 568 569 <div class="subcategory-section mt-5 mb-5 pt-4"> 570 <div class="text-center mb-4"> 571 <h3 class="h4 mb-3">Standing GWZ Committees</h3> 572 573 <div class="row justify-content-center"> 574 <div class="col-lg-8"> 575 <p class="text-muted">These are the backbone of GWZ's sustained impact, serving as permanent working groups that specialise in core areas. They are chaired by experts who drive long-term initiatives, develop policies and execute strategic projects to advance GWZ's mission. By focusing on continuous improvement in their respective domains, their teams ensure organisational consistency and transform vision into tangible outcomes.</p> 576 </div> 577 </div> 578 579 <div class="divider-custom"> 580 <div class="divider-custom-line"></div> 581 </div> 582 </div> 583 584 <div class="row g-4 justify-content-center"> 585 586 <div class="col-sm-6 col-lg-4"> 587 <div class="team-member h-100"> 588 <div class="card h-100 text-center"> 589 <a href="/about/leader/14/" class="text-decoration-none"> 590 591 <img src="/media/leaders/IMG-20241212-WA0000.jpg" alt="Dr. Judith
591L. Ilubala-Ziwa" class="card-img-top rounded-circle mx-auto mt-4" style="width: 200px; height: 200px; object-fit: cover;"> 592 593 <div class="card-body"> 594 <h4 class="card-title mb-2">Dr. Judith L. Ilubala-Ziwa</h4> 595 596 <p class="text-primary mb-2">Resource Mobilisation Committee Chairperson</p> 597 598 599 <p class="text-muted small">Graduate Women Zambia</p> 600 601 </div> 602 </a> 603 604 </div> 605 </div> 606 </div> 607 608 <div class="col-sm-6 col-lg-4"> 609 <div class="team-member h-100"> 610 <div class="card h-100 text-center"> 611 <a href="/about/leader/15/" class="text-decoration-none"> 612 613 <img src="/media/leaders/IMG-20230819-WA00131.jpg" alt="Professor Anne Sikwibele" class="card-img-top rounded-circle mx-auto mt-4" style="width: 200px; height: 200px; object-fit: cover;"> 614 615 <div class="card-body"> 616 <h4 class="card-title mb-2">Professor Anne Sikwibele</h4> 617 618 <p class="text-primary mb-2">Programs, Training and Mentorship Committee Chairperson</p> 619 620 621 <p class="text-muted small">Graduate Women Zambia</p> 622 623 </div> 624 </a> 625 626 </div> 627 </div> 628 </div> 629 630 <div class="col-sm-6 col-lg-4"> 631 <div class="team-member h-100"> 632 <div class="card h-100 text-center"> 633 <a href="/about/leader/13/" class="text-decoration-none"> 634 635 <img src="/media/leaders/tiwonge.jpg" alt="Ms. Tiwonge Mbale-Zyambo" class="card-img-top rounded-circle mx-auto mt-4" style="width: 200px; height: 200px; object-fit: cover;"> 636 637 <div class="card-body"> 638 <h4 class="card-title mb-2">Ms. Tiwonge Mbale-Zyambo</h4> 639 640 <p class="text-primary mb-2">Projects and Outreach Committee Chairperson</p> 641 642 643 <p class="text-muted small">Graduate Women Zambia</p> 644 645 </div> 646 </a> 647 648 </div> 649 </div> 650 </div> 651 652 <div class="col-sm-6 col-lg-4"> 653 <div class="team-member h-100"> 654 <div class="card h-100 text-center"> 655 <a href="/about/leader/16/" class="text-decoration-none"> 656 657 <img src="/media/leaders/IMG-20250409-WA0002.jpg" alt="Dr. Rose Chikopela" class="card-img-top rounded-circle mx-auto mt-4" style="width: 200px; height: 200px; object-fit: cover;"> 658 659 <div class="card-body"> 660 <h4 class="card-title mb-2">Dr. Rose Chikopela</h4> 661 662 <p class="text-primary mb-2">Authorship, Ethics and Editorial Committee Chairperson</p> 663 664 665 <p class="text-muted small">Graduate Women Zambia</p> 666 667 </div> 668 </a> 669 670 </div> 671 </div> 672 </div> 673 674 <div class="col-sm-6 col-lg-4"> 675 <div class="team-member h-100"> 676 <div class="card h-100 text-center"> 677 <a href="/about/leader/18/" class="text-decoration-none"> 678 679 <img src="/media/leaders/IMG-20250129-WA0015.jpg" alt="Dr. Rebecca Kayumba-Piyo" class="card-img-top rounded-circle mx-auto mt-4" style="width: 200px; height: 200px; object-fit: cover;"> 680 681 <div class="card-body"> 682 <h4 class="card-title mb-2">Dr. Rebecca Kayumba-Piyo</h4> 683 684 <p class="text-primary mb-2">Logistics and Operations Committee Chairperson</p> 685 686 687 <p class="text-muted small">Graduate Women Zambia</p> 688 689 </div> 690 </a> 691 692 </div> 693 </div> 694 </div> 695 696 </div> 697 </div> 698 699 <div class="subcategory-section mt-5 mb-5 pt-4"> 700 <div class="text-center mb-4"> 701 <h3 class="h4 mb-3">Special: Local Arrangements Committees of GWI 35th General Assembly and Conference</h3> 702 703 <div class="row justify-content-center"> 704 <div class="col-lg-8"> 705 <p class="text-muted">This is a purpose-driven task force convened to address time-bound global level event, to be held in Lusaka; from 11-13 September, 2025</p> 706 </div> 707 </div> 708 709 <div class="divider-custom"> 710 <div class="divider-custom-line"></div> 711 </div> 712 </div> 713 714 <div class="row g-4 justify-content-center"> 715 716 <div class="col-sm-6 col-lg-4"> 717 <div class="team-member h-100"> 718 <div class="card h-100 text-center"> 719 <a href="/about/leader/12/" class="text-decoration-none"> 720 721 <img src="/media/leaders/PHOTO-2025-03-23-23-37-35.jpg" alt="Professor Wilma S. Nchito" class="card-img-top rounded-circle mx-auto mt-4" style="width: 200px; height: 200px; object-fit: cover;"> 722 723 <div class="card-body"> 724 <h4 class="card-title mb-2">Professor Wilma S. 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