Friends of Ngong Road Marketing Committee Karibu Loo Operating Committee Chair
Keith retired after 10+ years as an independent marketing and strategic planning consultant at The Kale Group. Before starting his own company, Keith spent five years at U.S. Bancorp Piper Jaffray as Marketing Director for the brokerage unit. Before moving to financial services, Keith had spent 15 years in marketing at The Pillsbury Company in the U.S. and Europe. He holds a B.A. from Luther College, Decorah, Iowa, and an M.S. in Marketing from the University of Wisconsin, Madison.
Responsibilities at FoNR:
Keith is a member of the Marketing Committee and advises the Karibu Loo business while continuing to explore other ways to find employment for our graduates.
Why I am involved with FoNR:
I became involved in Friends of Ngong Road at its inception. In 2006, Paula told my wife and me about her trip to Kenya. I have always been a deep believer in the value of education and Paula’s idea to found Friends of Ngong Road appeared to be a perfect fit with my interests. With my wife, Kathleen, we sponsored the second child entering the program, Jackline. I became one of the founding board members and helped found the program in 2006 and ready the children for the January 2007 school term. My first trip to Kenya was in early 2008 as the program was just beginning to take shape. There we met our sponsored child and her mother in their very humble home where we were graciously and gratefully welcomed. Jackline worked very hard and graduated from high school in 2012. She finished a post-secondary course in front-office management and was employed at NRCF and Karibu Loo as a receptionist for a few months. She is now employed full-time at Bimeda, a veterinary supply company, in their customer care area. We sponsored another girl, Freshia, and four boys – Eric (one of the first university graduates from the program), Gavin, Michael, and Jack. We are happy that all of them continue to progress in ways that would not have been possible without our support.