Executive Board & Committee Members
Program Leads & Ground Operations
Helen Elizabeth Davis, PhD
CO-FOUNDER & PRESIDENT: LEAD OPERATIONS IN KUNENE & BOLIVIA
Dr. Davis began working in Bolivia in 2005 and in the Kunene region in 2016. Her professional work focuses on education and child development, and it was this work that led her to establish One Pencil. Dr. Davis is an Assistant Professor at Arizona State University and holds the title Associate at Harvard University.
Chris von Rueden, PhD
VICE PRESIDENT: TSIMANE SCHOLARSHIP FUND, BOLIVIA.
Under the direction of Vice President Chris von Rueden, One Pencil created the Tsimane Scholarship Program in 2020 in order to support Tsimane students pursuing a university education. Since then, One Pencil has formalized relationships with the Tsimane governing council (the “Gran Consejo Tsimane”) and the Universidad Autonoma del Beni (UAB) in Trinidad, Bolivia.
Monica Tjizembisa
OUTREACH & GROUND OPERATIONS: NAMIBIA & ANGOLA
Monica’s interests in education and support has been vital to our project. For two years Monica acted as a liaison with HIPO, Ondao Mobile Schools, and helped oversee and coordinate charitable giving in the Kunene region.
Alumni: Previous Research Assistants & Affiliates
