Faculty and Staff

Our 10 university-trained teachers are capably administered by our School Manager, Alexia Nkurunziza.

IMG_4949Alexia herself is an orphaned survivor of the genocide, having had the fortune of being brought to Italy by Fr. H. Schulz, founder of the ETSK. Giuseppe Braghieri and his wife, Laura, now co-founding members of the Committee for Education Expansion,  helped support Alexia through college education in Italy.

Following graduation, Alexia returned to Rwanda to help Father Hermann run the Youth Village, then taking over the administration of the ETSK Technical School in 2008. Alexia has an impressive resume for this job:

Education:

Elementary, Middle school Rwanda
High School, Rwanda
University, Catholic University Sacred Heart Piacenza Italy
Graduated in Science and Technology Agriculture 2006

Professional Associations:

2007-2016 Chief commissioner of Rwanda Girl Guides Ass’n (AGR)
2016-2017 President of Ass’n of Private Technical Schools and chief of training team in charge of educational programs.

Leadership Training:

  • Leadership in diversity/Denmark
  • Leading group training Hong Kong
  • Leadership of NLDP/ Ireland
  • Leadership and Personal Development Training/Malasia
  • Leadership Women’s Training/Paris
  • Stopping Violence Against Women/Toulouse
  • Leading group training/Hong Kong

BOARD OF DIRECTORS:

Alexia is assisted by a board of directors, including: President: Jeanette Gahongayire; Vice President: Jean Bosco Nsengiyumva; Secretary: Denise Mutesi; Treasurer: Hermann P. Schulz; Advisor: Emmanuel Munyanziza.

Massimo Giuggioli is comptroller and lives in Italy, where he actively raises money for the school through his Barabbas Clowns organization. Since the beginning he has been the technical supervisor of the school.

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