Millicent Terure
Millicent Terure is the Administration Officer at the Policy/Strategy Academy and the Policy/Strategy Group. She oversees finance operations, governance support, and day-to-day administrative systems. Since 2025, Millicent has coordinated executive agendas and board-facing pre-reads, produced polished reports and presentations for external partners, and consolidated financial data for monthly expense summaries and donor reporting. She is a trusted liaison across teams, supporting technology adoption, tracking deliverables, and aligning logistics with budgets and compliance requirements.
Previously, Millicent spent four years at FIND (The Global Alliance for Diagnostics) as Office Manager, where she directed office operations and HR administration, led procurement and travel logistics, and partnered with leadership on budgeting, forecasting, and donor-compliant financial reporting. Before that, at Aquaya, she managed regional office functions spanning budget development, vendor onboarding, insurance and work permits, facilities, and stakeholder engagement with donors and partners. Earlier roles in finance and accounting at Stratostaff EA, Weatherford, FilmAid, Kenchic, and Dalbit strengthened her expertise in statutory compliance, audits, cash management, AP/AR, payroll, and process improvement.
Millicent’s approach is disciplined and service-oriented and at the Academy she ensures resources are stewarded responsibly, meetings lead to action, and teams are equipped to deliver, so strategy translates into consistent, high-quality results.
Joan Muema
Joan Muema Nduku is the Project Manager at the Policy/Strategy Group. She oversees the planning and delivery of policy and strategy initiatives, coordinating cross-team workflows, partner engagements, and programme implementation across multiple projects. Since 2026, she has managed project timelines, work planning systems, and reporting frameworks while supporting partner coordination, communications, and collaborative programme delivery.
Previously, Joan has served as Operations Manager at Magnia, where she coordinated operational delivery for consulting projects across Africa, Europe, and the United States. In this role, she managed international teams, strengthened internal systems and workflows, and supported project planning, client engagement, and organisational processes for a multi-country consulting firm operating across Kenya, the UAE, Ethiopia, Ghana, and South Africa.
With over ten years of experience across operations, project management, governance, and organisational coordination, Joan has worked across the consulting, technology, and corporate sectors with organisations including Brookhill Projects Ltd, E-data Farm LLC, and Studio Infinity Architects Ltd. Her experience includes overseeing large-scale AI training and data projects, managing remote and cross-functional teams, strengthening workflow coordination and reporting systems, and supporting executive leadership through strategic planning, governance processes, and operational oversight. She has also coordinated vendors and external partners, improved organisational systems and accountability frameworks, and supported programme delivery across geographically dispersed teams. Joan holds a Master of Business Administration in Strategic Management and a Bachelor of Economics and Finance from Kenyatta University, and is certified in Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) by the Kenya Institute of Management.
Wyckliff Ombede
Wyckliff Ombede is an accomplished monitoring, evaluation, and learning (M&E) leader with more than 15 years of experience designing and managing complex MEL systems for donor-funded programs across health, agriculture, nutrition, WASH, governance, and livelihoods sectors. He Leada M&E at Policy/Strategy Group, he specializes in data-driven insights that inform program performance, accountability, and adaptive learning.
Wyckliff has led MEL strategy and implementation for large USAID food and resilience programs, developing frameworks, performance indicators, and digital systems to ensure rigorous quality, learning, and compliance. He has built and managed country-level MEL teams, overseen evaluations, and championed the integration of digital tools for real-time monitoring and cross-stakeholder collaboration.
Wyckliff’s expertise extends to all stages of MEL system design and execution, including data quality assurance, indicator verification, participatory learning, and results-based management. He holds an MSc in Statistics and is completing a PhD in Statistics at the University of Nairobi, and is highly skilled in advanced analytics, dashboard development, and data systems integration.