Dr Karen Nyangara joined COL as Adviser: Gender on 6 June 2022. She has over ten years of experience in gender mainstreaming, working in the areas of higher education and school education as well as at the community level. Dr Nyangara was formerly the Director, Institute for Gender Studies at Maseno University. She holds a PhD in Evaluation of Educational Programs from Maseno University, a MA in Curriculum and Instruction from Andrews University, and a BEd from Kenyatta University, Kenya.