Our Team

 

Claire Uwineza

Chief Executive Officer

Claire leads the organization's leadership, strategy, program expansion, and fundraising. She has an MBA from Oklahoma Christian University, a Certificate in Social Enterprise Management & Impact Investing from Monterey Institute of International Studies, and a broad range of experience spanning project management, finance, program monitoring & evaluation, and customer care. Before joining Resonate, she worked with Oxfam and World Vision Rwanda before serving as the Manager of an Aegis Trust social enterprise in Rwanda.

Claire has made significant contributions to both the development and business sectors. She takes a particular interest in tackling challenges creatively and developing others to realize their full potential. She serves as a steering committee member for the Rwanda Women Leaders Network hosted by the Ministry of Gender and Family Promotion. She aspires to live in a world where women and girls believe in their dreams, raise their voices without fear, and run successful businesses.

 

Linda Grace Rugema

Operations Director

Linda leads all operations, team management, partnerships and revenue generation at Resonate. She has more than 7 years of experience in the banking industry in corporate credit and customer service at Bank of Kigali. Furthermore, she has a wide range of experience in operations efficiency and improvement, business development, sales, marketing, team building and motivation to exceed expectations. She holds a Bachelor’s degree specialized in Finance from the college of Business and Economics.

She is passionate about empowering women to achieve their full potential and creating equal opportunities for women.

 

Délice Fatiro

Director of Programs and Culture

Délice Fatiro is a development professional deeply passionate about advocating for the welfare of women and children, with extensive experience in program development and project management and MEAL. At Resonate, she aligns program implementation with strategic goals, overseeing the Programs and MEAL teams, setting goals and budgets, managing partnerships, and ensuring project success. Her expertise in trauma-informed care, CRM, and team leadership, coupled with a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, enables her to drive meaningful change. Délice's passion for social justice and her role in strategic planning and enhancing organizational culture are key to advancing Resonate's mission to support women and girls across East Africa.

 

Ange Munezero

Monitoring & Evaluation Associate

Ange believes in women empowerment, and she is dedicated to representing change and possibility for other women, and being part of communities that lift and empower others is a step towards that.

Ange pursued a bachelor's degree in Business Administration from the University of Rwanda. She supports the development and implementation of the monitoring and evaluation strategy, managing M&E systems and tools, leading impact collection and reporting, and coordinating impact assessment activities.

Previously guiding the M&E team at Resonate, she was equipped with the skills and the capacity needed to strengthen M&E approaches.

 

Yvette Imanishimwe

Programs Coordinator

Yvette ensures quality delivery of Resonate training, manages Resonate’s facilitators, and supports programs implementation, improvement, and innovation. She graduated in Business Administration and General Management from North Island College in Canada.

She has built significant experience in customer service, interpersonal relations, communication, and stakeholder management throughout her career in various industries in Canada and Rwanda.

She is passionate about facilitating learning for individuals, especially women and young girls in Rwanda, and helping them integrate their new learnings and breakthroughs in all aspects of their lives.


 

Scovia Ampumuza

Programs Facilitator

Scovia is in charge of planning and delivering training content and reporting. She contributes to curriculum revision, development, Quarterly program reviews, and project planning. She holds a degree in procurement & Logistics Management from Kyambogo University in Uganda and has a Certificate in Research design, data collection, processing & Analysis and in SGBV/Trauma Healing training.

Scovia is forever passionate about facilitation and engaging in the mindset shift of women & youth by increasing their power to take control over decisions that shape their lives and community. She is determined to be a great leader through her ability to empower others, she is happy to work for Resonate today, grow with the team, aspiring towards a common goal.

 

Sandrine Uwase

Partnerships Coordinator

Sandrine is in charge of establishing new partnerships and managing relationships to ensure partners’ satisfaction.

While pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Computer and Software Engineering at the University of Rwanda, Sandrine interned with the Ministry of Information Communication Technology (ICT) and Innovation, where she was astounded by the severity of the gender gap in the ICT sector and all the existing opportunities that young girls do not fully exploit due to a variety of factors, including gender stereotypes.

Upon completion of her Bachelor's degree, Sandrine was fortunate enough to have the opportunity to work with Resonate, where the organization's mission and vision aligned and resonated with her previous experience at the Ministry of ICT and Innovation. Sandrine is a people person, passionate about serving others, and enjoys seeing women grow and thrive.

 

Inès Reine Ishime

Communications and Development Associate

Inès is a digital communications expert with five years of experience. She is the Communications and Development Associate at Resonate, where she leads communications and brand strategy to support fundraising and sales. She served as an intern at Resonate before joining the organization in her current role.

Prior to her career at Resonate, Inès worked in a communications role at Munyax Eco and as the communications and digital marketing officer at HOPE Holdings. Before that, she worked for several organizations honing her digital communications craft.

Inès received her advanced diploma in Electronics and Telecommunications from the Integrated Polytechnic Regional College (IPRC). She received a certificate of Good Leadership from Rotary International, a global network of 1.4 million people who see a world where people unite and take action to create lasting change. Inès is passionate about communicating Resonate’s mission and vision to help girls become strong and self-confident leaders.