Meet the Team
Linda Raven
Linda Raven, is the Interim Co-Director, in addition to serving as a program coordinator and adjunct professor. Linda is completed an M.A. in international development and social change at Clark University. She has a B.S. in mechanical engineering from the University of Notre Dame. She previously spent three years as a Peace Corps volunteer in Namibia working in secondary education and as an HIV/AIDS coordinator
Nespect Butty Salom
Nespect Butty Salom has a Bachelor of Art, Post Graduate Diploma in Education and a Specialized Post Graduate Diploma in Special Education from the University of Namibia. Nespect also holds a Master of Philosophy in Special Needs Education from the University of Oslo in Norway and an Honour’s Degree in Public Administration from the University of Stellenbosch in South Africa. Currently, he is completing another Master's degreen in Public Administration with Stellenbosch University.
Nespect has worked as a Youth Officer in the Ministry of Youth and Sport, and as a Teacher in a secondary school. He has been a tutor at the University of Namibia and the Institute of Open Learning. He is currently working as an Education Officer responsible for HIV and
AIDS programs in the education sector. Nespect is married to Frieda Salom.
Romanus Shivoro
Romanus Shivoro, is the Interim Co-Director, in addition to serving as a program coordinator and adjunct professor in Namibia. He has a bachelor’s in education from the University of Namibia and a master of arts in education from the University of Lucknow in India. He has been a lecturer at the Institute of Open Learning and University of Namibia, and served as an education technical training coordinator for the U.S. Peace Corps in Namibia.
Ndakundana Hamukwaya
Ndakundana is the International Resident
Advisor-Intern for the Spring 2012 Semester. She recently
completed her degree in adult education and community development from the University
of Namibia. She previously completed an internship with the Ministry of Gender
Equality and Child Welfare of Namibia in 2010 as a
community liaison officer. In the future, she would like to further
her studies in the social sciences.
