joy in serving meet our team

Dr. Joy Obidike is a 1st Generation Nigerian-American with a passion to impact positive global change. She is a biological scientist who has served in the US Senate as a NASA, Education, and Health Legislative Correspondent. She has held conference with leaders like President George W. Bush, President Barack Obama, Chief Justice John Roberts of the US Supreme Court, representatives from the United Nations, and a host of others. Dr. Joy presently designs aerospace and science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) programming in the US. Her global ambitions have led to tech and leadership programs in Kenya, Canada, the US, the Caribbean, Nigeria, and Uganda. Each work emphasizes UN Sustainable Development Goals of education, tech learning, digitization, STEM, and infrastructure. She believes everyone is a philanthropist for we all carry the capacity to give. She is a graduate of the NASDAQ Entrepreneurial Initiative with a featured offer in Times Square New York. Dr. Joy is now serving as a NASDAQ Business Coach.

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Peace serves as the Team Lead for our East African projects. She holds a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration and is a successful entrepreneur in Uganda. Her work coordinates partnerships between our foundation, religious institutions, schools, and villages in remote regions of the world. She also serves as our bilingual specialist, as translation is often necessary within several populations. Her collaborations are crucial for maintaining relationships and evaluation of program efficacy.

Dr. Amy Nolan-Roney holds a doctorate in Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology from the world renown Medical University of South Carolina. She is a tenured professor in elite US universities. Her passion for youth has led to the development of well established mentorship programs--where she directs students at the secondary and university level to unprecedented success. Her skills, vast network of colleagues and ability to serve add tremendous value to our foundation's global education initiatives. 

Mrs. Jackie Meggie is an educator with over 18 years of honorable experience. Her emphasis adds great value to business strategy and career and technical education initiatives. She carries a strong background in social networking--having direct connections with state senators and other prominent leaders who can support our cause. Empowering future generations is her mantra. That zeal and expertise contribute to our growth throughout the US. 

Balongo Andrea brings years of experience from international NGO's and the global financial industry. He is a native Kenyan with extensive formal education in the US, including a Master's in Business Administration. Andrea is a Certified Treasury Professional, a Certified Foreign Exchange and Money Market Dealer, and a Certified Private Equity Professional. He is featured in The 2025 Top 100 Canadian Professionals with a a reach of over 500,000 subscribers. He serves as the foundation's Director of Board and uses his plethora of fiduciary expertise to advise our financial management plans across borders. He also harnesses his host of international networks to expand our projects to other regions of the world.

Emmanuel has earned a Bachelor's of Science Degree from Kabale University in Engineering. He is slated to continue his education at the Master's level, this fall. His education and talent have led him to extensive travel in the US, East Africa and the Caribbean. He captures memorable foundation moments via media arts, ensuring longevity of our impact. Emmanuel also leverages cross-continental relationships to foster collaborative projects across borders and within the US embassies abroad. 

Featured alongside our Team Lead, T. Promise is our program ambassador. She continues to exemplify excellence in determination. There was always something extra special about this growing girl. Her ambition and positive world outlook led to her being awarded the first Bring Joy Foundation Education Academic Scholarship and direct sponsorships throughout the the duration of the program. She is a part of beautiful family who is dedicated to seeing her succeed. She is one of the limited number of girls in her country who have completed secondary education and craft training. We could not be more honored to have her front and center, as we share the passion and benefits of our foundation with the world.