Friends of Ngong Road, Development Committee
Grace Ondara is a dedicated professional with extensive experience in the banking industry. After spending a decade as a relationship manager at Barclays Bank of Kenya and Standard Chartered Bank of Kenya, she shifted her focus to nonprofit development, drawing on her previous business experience to support her current work.
At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, Grace started mentoring youth aged 10-21 through a program called Future Voices. This experience proved transformative for her, motivating her to move to the United States to pursue a Master’s program in Family, Youth, and Community Sciences focusing on nonprofit development.
Grace is an ardent champion of youth development, and she serves as a mentor to many young people both in Kenya and the United States. She is passionate about empowering young people to realize their full potential and become active members of their communities.
Grace holds a BSc in Actuarial Sciences, an MBA in Strategic Management from Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology in Kenya,, and an MSc in Family, Youth, and Community Sciences from the University of Florida.
Why I am involved with FoNR:
I learned about FoNR through a colleague who introduced me to Paula. Finding an organization based in Minneapolis, where I live, that serves youth in a neighborhood familiar to me in Kenya was very intriguing. Getting to learn more about FoNR’s objectives has been a thrilling experience. FoNR’s history and impact, and its ongoing transformation of hundreds of lives, compelled me to join the board.
I look forward to bringing my knowledge of Kenya and my experience with Kenyan youth to create new perspectives in collaboration with FoNR’s efforts.