About Us

Meet the team driving our mission

Our Founder

Our Founder, Lindsey Pluimer, was an All-American basketball player at UCLA. Inspired by a class discussion, Lindsey pledged to visit Africa and work to address inequality there. When she had the opportunity to travel to South Africa, she recognized the immense lack of basic human rights, but she also saw, first hand, the resilience and hope in the communities she visited.

Lindsey was motivated to take action. She returned to the states, retired from professional basketball and founded With My Own Two Hands Foundation in 2011 with the commitment to provide children with the basic human rights of water, food and access to education.

Meet Our Team

Board of Directors

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    Lindsey Pluimer
    Founder & CEO
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    Brian Janssen
    Board Member
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    Abdou Niang
    Secretary
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    Stacy Shi
    Treasurer
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    Ali Iravani
    Board Member
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    Chris Wilson
    Board Member
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    Kyle Green
    Board Member

Staff

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    Sara Myers
    Executive Director
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    Bernard Oguta
    East Africa Regional Director
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    Patrick Kimote
    Program Manager and Lead Agronomist
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    Isabella Mudge
    Communications and Operations Associate
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    Kelsie Lee
    Advancement Associate