KenSAP

Mike Boit

One of KenSAP's co-founders, Mike is professor of Exercise and Sports Science at Kenyatta University in Nairobi. He was a standout middle distance runner in the 1970s and '80s, with an international career that spanned 15 years and honors that included an Olympic medal and a Commonwealth Championship. He received a diploma in education from Kenyatta College (now Kenyatta University), a Bachelors Degree from Eastern New Mexico University, two Masters Degrees from Stanford University and a Doctorate in Education from the University of Oregon.

Charles Field-Marsham

KenSAP's chief benefactor since its second year of operation, Charles is the founder and Chairman of two Nairobi-based companies, Kestrel Capital, a licensed investment bank, and Panafrican Trucks & Equipment, the distributor in Kenya and Tanzania for Komatsu construction and mining equipment. He is also the Chairman and proprietor of Kenya Fluorspar, a mine in the Rift Valley. He is a non-executive director of Kenol/Kobil, a fuel distribution company listed on the Nairobi Stock Exchange. He is also a director of AMREF Canada, which is the leading African health development organization, headquartered in Kenya with operations across Africa. Charles was born and educated in Canada and holds a Bachelors Degree from McGill University. Read More about Charles.

Lornah Kiplagat

Holder of multiple world records and the current World Champion in both Cross Country and Road Racing, Lornah has been consistently among the world's two or three top women road racers for the past ten years. She was born in Kenya, but since 1999 she and her husband, Pieter Langerhorst, have spent about half their time in the Netherlands, where Lornah is now a citizen. She is the founder of the High Altitude Training Centre, a large training camp not far from her birthplace that is dedicated to the advancement of women in Kenya through athletics and education. Recently she established the Lornah Kiplagat Foundation which funds secondary education for indigent female students throughout Kenya.

John Manners

KenSAP's co-founder and executive director, John was born and educated in the U.S., but spent part of his childhood in Kenya and returned as a Peace Corps teacher in the early 1970s. A journalist by profession, he spent 18 years as a writer and editor in various branches of Time Inc., and maintained his connection with Kenya by developing a sideline covering the exploits of its runners. He holds a Bachelors Degree from Harvard University and a Masters Degree from Columbia University.

Peter Rono

The 1988 Olympic Gold Medalist at 1500 meters, Peter has devoted much of his time since retiring from running to helping Kenyan students secure athletic scholarships to American universities. The Nandi Education and Training Centre, which he established in 1992 near his Kenyan birthplace, has so far placed more than 250 student-athletes at US colleges. Currently resident in New Jersey, where he works as a representative for the sports shoe company New Balance, he is active in community affairs among the Kenyan diaspora in North America. He holds a Bachelors and a Masters Degree from Mount Saint Mary's University in Maryland.