Board Bios

Dan Iacovella: Dan Iacovella is the co-founder of United with Kenya and has overseen activities in Chepsaita since 2005.  Dan serves as the organization’s President.

Dan has run his own consulting business for over 28 years, working on behalf of not-for-profit organizations to help plan and build over 6,100 units of affordable permanent housing for homeless and low-income individuals and families.

Joan W. Duncan:  Joan Duncan is the Program Director of UwK and joined the Board in 2009. Joan received her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Clark University and completed her post doctoral training in community/clinical psychology at Yale University. She is a tenured Professor of Psychology and past Associate Director of the Ph.D. Program in Clinical Psychology at Long Island University, Brooklyn Campus, NY.  She currently serves as Coordinator of Youth activities. Joan has helped develop UwK’s Education Enrichment Program. Since 1990 she has been a consultant to international organizations (UNICEF, Save the Children, Care International, International Rescue Committee) implementing community-based psychosocial/educational programs for vulnerable children, families, and communities primarily in southern Africa (Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Tanzania). This work includes situation analysis, program development, training, and qualitative evaluation.

Jerusha Vogel:  Jerusha Vogel is the Treasurer of UwK and joined the Board in 2021.  She has been a high school chemistry teacher since 1991 and is currently teaching at Greenwich High School in Greenwich, CT.   She has been active with volunteer work and education her whole life, including holding numerous committee and leadership positions at the Unitarian Church in Westport.   Jerusha and her family went to Kenya with UWK in 2018 where she worked with the local chemistry teacher in addition to helping with the library and water projects.

Anne Jones-Iacovella: Anne Jones-Iacovella was a co-founder of United with Kenya along with Dan Iacovella and served on its Board until 2018.

In Memoriam

Sherry Jagerson: Sherry Jagerson was a founding Board member of UwK until her passing in 2024.  She was a kind, compassionate and relentless advocate for UwK and the work of numerous other not-for-profit organizations including the co-founding of the Green Village Initiative, Sherwood Mill Pond Preserve and the WestBridge Coalition.