Our Team

Meet Our Team And Partners

Legado grounds itself in the tenets of justice, equity, diversity and inclusion. These principles are fundamental to who we are and how we operate. Our commitment to these tenets starts with our team — a global group of innovative, creative, and diverse thinkers and experts all passionately pursuing Thriving Futures™ together.

Legado Core Team

Our core Legado team working across all of our international programs

MAJKA BURHARDT: FOUNDER AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | USA

Sonya Kahlenberg, PhD
Sr. Director, Strategy & Operations | USA

Diana “Tita” Alvira, PhD
Director, Thriving Futures | USA

Monicah Mbiba, PhD
Senior Program Manager | Kenya

Filipa Oitavén: Senior Program Manager, Thriving Futures | Mozambique

Ana Lemos: Program Manager | USA

Stephanie Mladinich:
Impact Lead | USA

Leigh Schumann: Communications & Development Manager | Canada

Matt Munns: Impact Coordinator | USA

Meet Grant Bemis, our volunteer digital asset coordinator here.

Legado:Ngilai

Legado:Niglai (“Yiasim ee Ngilai” in Samburu) is a partnership of Legado and the Ngilai Community.
Our Thriving Futures Ambassadors help lead this larger collaboration.

ANDREW SADAM LENANYOKIE,
THRIVING FUTURES AMBASSADOR, NGILAI, KENYA

Legado:Namuli

Legado: Namuli is our flagship program in which we work directly with Namuli communities and bring in collaborators to support their priorities. Meet the Legado: Namuli Team here: