Thomas Mogaka is a dedicated professional who has been working for 25 years to empower marginalized individuals in both rural and urban areas of Kenya. He is a community-focused leader who possesses excellent skills in team management, project coordination, and aligning initiatives with organizational objectives. He has a proven track record of cultivating strong partnerships and leading high-value stakeholder engagements with a focus on fostering growth and creating a positive impact. He is highly skilled in programming, community mobilization, conflict resolution, facilitation, budgeting, financial oversight, coaching and child and youth development. In his most recent role as a Senior Partnership Facilitator at Compassion International, Thomas was responsible for developing and implementing vital partnership strategies to support the organization's operations in Kenya. He oversaw end-to-end administration and capacity building for Compassion Church Partners in relation to local resource mobilization, capacity building, programming, and financial oversight. He was also instrumental in building the capacity of other Partnership Facilitators and onboarding new employees. Previously, Thomas worked with the F.P.F.K Child and Youth Development Centre as a Project Director and with a NORAD-funded Programme as a Volunteer Social Worker and Project Manager. Thomas holds both an MA and Post-graduate Diploma in Project Planning and Management from the University of Nairobi, a BA in Sociology and Geography from Kenyatta University, a Diploma in Transformational Church Leadership from PAC University, and Certificates in Counselling from Daystar University.