Who’s who
Who’s who
Staff
Simon Tustin
Executive Officer
Former tank soldier and history teacher, Simon became a Christian at Sandhurst. Army service included Iraq, Kuwait and Congo (DRC). He has a PhD in International Relations. Married to Francine, they are members of St Andrew the Great in Cambridge.
Contact Simon at simon.tustin@interanglicanaid.org
Tabitha Muthui
East Africa Manager
Growing up, Tabitha accompanied her father as he preached the Gospel in poor areas in Kenya. As a missionary in South Sudan she founded a Christian girls’ school. Widely experienced in managing development projects, she has a heart for helping girls and women escape poverty and grow as Christians.
Contact Tabitha at tabitha.muthui@interanglicanaid.org
Liz Trump
Projects Manager (Education, microfinance & WASH)
Liz started working for AID in 2022 as project manager for our Education, Microfinance and WASH projects. Previously she worked in the Houses of Parliament and then the European Parliament in Brussels as a political assistant working on a wide range of subjects including foreign policy, religious freedom and human rights. Liz lives in Brussels with her husband and two sons.
Contact Liz at elizabeth.trump@interanglicanaid.org
Kay Anyachor
Administrative and Finance Officer
Kay worked for several years in operations management as a pharmacist. She joined AID as an administrator and finance officer, where she uses her skills and experience to support AID’s general operations. Kay has a master’s degree in Logistics, Operations and Supply Chain Management. She is married to Chike and is blessed with three amazing boys.
Contact Kay at kay.anyachor@interanglicanaid.org
Project Heads
Remijo Ladu Lino Swaka
AID COORDINATOR - SOUTH SUDAN
Remijo was born during Sudan’s civil war and ended up in northern Sudan with his parents. He has an Undergraduate Diploma in Environmental Health and Hygiene Promotion from Khartoum University. He also has an Undergraduate Diploma in Public Health Care from Omdurman Ahila University. He has over 15 years’ experience in Public Health Sector working with different Non-governmental organizations like Cordaid where he worked as Preventive Health Supervisor.
Remijo Ladu was previously the Trumpeter Community Health Coordinator in South Sudan, overseeing the 32 Trumpeters.
Drs Anil and Shalini Cherian
Director of the Jonglei Health Sciences Institute, South Sudan
Anil is a consultant paediatrician and Shalini a consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist. Both studied at Vellore Medical College in India. They followed God’s call to train health workers for South Sudan in 2013. They launched the training Institute AID supports in Kampala Uganda and moved to Bor, South Sudan in 2018.
Before this they worked for over 20 years in North India with the Emmanuel Hospital Association an indigenous Christian organization and were in positions of senior management and leadership.
Samuel Ltekwan Leaduma
Microfinance Manager - Marsabit, Kenya
Samuel is a graduate of the Cooperative University of Kenya with a Diploma in Cooperative management. He is a professional accountant with experience working in the County government of Marsabit.
Amuna Rose
AID Coordinator - Yei, SOUTH SUDAN
Amuna doubles as the AID coordinator for all projects in Yei as well as head of our microfinance project in Yei.
Amuna is a trained administrator and has worked for the government for many years.
Charity Santio Pitia Soka
Agriculture Coordinator - Gondokoro, South Sudan
Charity studied natural resources at Juba university and also worked with our Trumpeter Community Health team for several years. She has a passion for agriculture and now heads up the training of families in Gondokoro in modern farming practices. She makes sure to begin and end each meeting and training session with prayer.
Trustees
Rt Rev. Jonathan Pryke
Chair of Trustees
Jonathan is senior minister of Jesmond Parish Church in Newcastle upon Tyne, an Anglican church which has a strong tradition of support for mission around the world, including in East Africa. He was originally a civil engineer. He has been a supporter of AID and its work from its inception.
Rev. David Holloway
Trustee
David is vicar of Jesmond Parish Church, Newcastle upon Tyne. His enthusiasm for church strengthening and development projects in Africa stems from a post-university teaching assignment in Sudan. He believes the Episcopal and Anglican Churches are key to transformation in Africa.
Lord Curry of Kirkharle KB CBE
Trustee
Canon Dr. Chris Sugden
Trustee
Rev. Canon Charles Raven
Trustee
Camilla Symes
Trustee
Camilla serves as the Global Director for Transformational Development at World Vision International.
Her role includes leading the technical teams responsible for thinking and learning related to effectively reaching the most vulnerable children, as well as ensuring sustainability.
Previously Camilla studied at All Nations Christian College in Ware and spent 13 years as a Crosslinks Mission Partner/Associate in South Africa, building the capability and resilience of churches and faith and community-based organisations responding to the HIV and AIDS epidemic. She has written over a dozen books and manuals, including for the UK Government (DFID/FCDO), The South African Department of Health and Tearfund.
She lives near Oxford with husband Andrew, where they attend Christchurch Botley (AMiE).
Rt Rev Gary Nelson
Trustee
Gary is Australian and has been involved in cross-cultural ministry ever since he and his wife, Christine, were young missionaries in Papua New Guinea. He has led a missionary diocese, worked at Moore Theological College and trained ministers and evangelists across Africa, including in Uganda and South Sudan. He has also established Bible training programmes in Sabah and Fiji. He is currently involved in setting up a new Bible college in Papua New Guinea.
Rt Rev Roderick Thomas
Trustee
Bishop Rod was the Bishop of Maidstone from 2015 to 2022. He represented the views of
complementarian evangelicals within the Church of England and supported nearly 150 churches. Prior
to this, Rod was a curate and then vicar in Plymouth, Devon for 21 years. Rod is a graduate of the London School of Economics (LSE),
has worked in government and was also a director of the Confederation of British Industry. During his
time as a vicar, Rod chaired the evangelical network Reform for 10 years and was active in supporting
GAFCON. Rod is now retired but remains very involved as a bishop, offering ‘alternative spiritual oversight’
through the Church of England Evangelical Council (CEEC). He is President of the Church Society and is also a trustee of
Crosslinks.
