Our Team / Leadership
Michael Monney
Treasurer
Twelve years in nonprofit leadership. A heart shaped by her own childhood in Kumasi, where she watched a single mother — a widow — raise five children on a teacher’s salary.
Joined
2014
Based in
Accra, GA
Focus
Strategy & Vision
Languages
EN · GA · TWI45
Biography
Why he serves.
Michael is a financial accountant with extensive experience in financial reporting, tax compliance, budgeting, forecasting and planning, and financial analysis. He currently serves as head of finance for the Tema West Municipal Health Directorate, where he oversees critical financial operations and stewardship of public resources. As treasurer of CZ Foundation, Michael applies his expertise to ensure strong financial governance, transparency, and sustainability in support of the foundation’s mission.
We do not rescue people. We walk with them. There is a world of difference between the two.
Experience
- Executive Director — 2021–Present
- Director of Programs — 2018–2021
- Country Manager, World Relief Kenya — 2014–2018
- Field Officer, Compassion International — 2010–2014
Education & Credentials
- M.A., Nonprofit Management — Daystar University
- B.A., Social Work — University of Nairobi
- Certified Trauma-Informed Care Practitioner
- Board member, Kenya Association of Charitable Organizations
Off the clock
Parent of two, an avid reader of African literature (current favorite: Tsitsi Dangarembga), and a long-distance runner who once completed the Standard Chartered Nairobi Marathon in 4:12. She makes the best chapati in the office — a fact even her staff begrudgingly agree on.