Meet the People Behind the Mission

At Spark Health Africa, our team is passionate about strengthening health systems across Africa through transformative leadership, collective impact, and sustainable public-sector innovation.

Meet Our Team

driving transformative health system change across Africa

Richard Chivaka
Founder and CEO
Chipo Mupure
Chief Operating Officer
Tendai Gotora
Director of Programs
Nazmie Thebus
E-learning & Networking Administrator
Precious Matavire
Finance and Administration Manager
Working alongside Africa’s health leaders to create lasting system change.

Meet Our
Board of Executive

A diverse team united by one mission: stronger health systems in Africa.

Gayle Northrop
Board Chair
Richard Chivaka
Founder and CEO
Johan Jordaan
Treasurer & Non-Executive
Chipo Mupure
Chief Operating Officer
Colleen Hancock
Non-Executive
Dr Adeniyi Charles Ajayi
Non-Executive
We bring together diverse experience in public health, systems strengthening, leadership development, coaching, and innovation scaling.

Working alongside governments and partners to create sustainable change from within the public sector.