New Board Members

Margaret Wambega Njengo, currently a resident of Worcester, Massachusetts, was born in Kenya. She attended high school in the district of Laikipia and college in Kisii. Before immigrating to the United States in 1997, she worked with the high court in Kakamega. She was also a volunteer with several non-profit organizations including a school for disabled children in Mumias, Kenya. She is the mother of four daughters and grandmother of one. She is very interested in the education of young women and, as a native of Kenya, brings valuable insight to the scholarship award committee of which she is a member.

Judith Nielsen is a registered nurse from Sturbridge, Massachusetts. She has a M.S. in Nursing from the University of Massachusetts and a M.S. in Spiritual Psychology from the University of Santa Monica, CA. She is currently participating in a research project teaching meditation to hospitalized patients. Judith has worked at the UMass-Memorial Medical Center since 1978 and has a long time commitment to quality of life issues. GTL welcomes Judith as Clerk of its Board of Directors.