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Meet our Board

The Bright Light Kenya Education Initiative, Inc., established in 2024, is a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting Bright Light Academy, a non-governmental elementary school located on Rusinga Island in western Kenya. Founded in 2019, Bright Light Academy serves students from impoverished families who might otherwise be unable to access education due to financial constraints. In rural Kenya, many young children are unable to attend government public schools due to their families' lack of resources. Recognizing this critical gap in educational access, Bright Light Academy offers a comprehensive solution by providing its students with free tuition, daily meals, medication, uniforms, shoes and learning materials. The primary mission of the Bright Light Kenya Education Initiative is threefold:
 

  • Sustain: Ensure the continued operation of Bright Light Academy

  • Improve: Enhance the quality of education and services provided 

  • Expand: Increase the school's capacity to serve more children in the Rusinga community 

 
By focusing on these objectives, we aim to create a lasting positive impact on the lives of underprivileged children in Rusinga, offering them opportunities for a brighter future through education.

Suzanne Oshry

Bright Light Academy and CBO Co-Founder

In 2019 while travelling in Kenya Suzanne visited Rusinga island and met Martin Otieno, a local teacher. Together they decided to open a school offering tuition free education to children from Rusinga’s most disadvantaged families. Bright Light’s transformation from empty scrubland donated by tribal Chiefs to the vibrant learning community it is today has been a five-year journey proving what she strongly believes in for all children; education is liberation. Suzanne is a USA based writer.

Adam Taylor

President/CEO, APM Music LLC

Adam is the President/CEO of APM Music, the world's leading production music company, which provides top quality music for TV programming, movies, commercials, videogames, web videos, corporate films and much more. Covering every style from the latest in authentic urban-contemporary and hard-hitting rock alternative music to extraordinary collections of classical recordings and archival recordings going back to the earliest days of the 20th century, APM's music has helped create the soundtrack of popular culture. Adam serves on the Board of Advisors of IsraAid, a non-profit organization that partners with local communities around the world to provide urgent crisis aid, and on the Advisory Board of the Creative Community for Peace.

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President, Michael Rose Productions, Inc.

Carol King, a Detroit native and staunch advocate for women's rights,
dedicated 25 years to government and politics before moving to
California in 1996. There, she co-founded Michael Rose Productions
with her late husband Michael Rose, specializing in factual television
programming. Her notable documentary, "Passing the Torch," aired on Public Television and highlights the women's movement in Michigan.

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King's extensive experience includes leadership roles with women’s
reproductive rights organizations, NARAL, National Organization for
Women, and various boards. In recognition of her contributions to
women's issues, she was inducted into the Michigan Women's Hall of
Fame in 2008.

Carol King

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