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Ioannis Giannopoulos has been working in the Hospitality industry for over 20 years managing projects all over the globe. In between these different projects and during his own time, he enjoys his favourite passion, traveling overland. Equipped with his own vehicle, he and his wife Rochelle are undertaking long term overlanding expeditions around the world.

Back in 2008 and while he was traveling in Uganda he met a school boy who volunteered to show him around his village. This young kind boy was Mr. Lucky Asiimwe. After his brief stay in Lucky’s village and a visit to his school he decided to assist Lucky, supporting him through his elementary school education. The next upcoming years, he kept in contact and supported Mr. Lucky's high school education and academic achievements.

While on an overland expedition in South America in 2014 he connected again with Lucky as he was asked by a mutual friend and Canadian sponsor about KITOJO EMPOWERED GIRLS SCHOOL, Lucky’s new project. He was hugely impressed that this confident young boy he met back then had established his own dream of giving back to his community.

Since then Ioannis, has been proudly working hand in hand with Mr. Lucky assisting in all kinds of ways helping with the operation, true commitment to the success of the KITOJO school dream.

» For me, there is no greater good I can donate to than the education of Kitojo´s girls!«

Bryan Hoare was born in Kampala, Uganda. His family had been in East Africa since the 1950’s; his maternal-grandfather oversaw the installation of much of the telecommunications network between Mombasa and Kampala, and later his father was with the WHO in East Africa, and worked at Makerere University when he was born in 1970.

Bryan has seen first-hand, the amazing potential that exists when there is widespread support for grass-roots projects such as Kitojo. He was introduced to Lucky and the team at Kitojo in 2020, and in addition to closely mentoring Lucky, he has helped bring other expertise and supporters into the project, from all over the world.

Bryan’s work in the well-being and healthcare industries, for over 30-years, has inspired him to do more to support this project as a volunteer for Kitojo, while working remotely in the Middle East and Asia.

Trent Munday is Senior Vice President International at Mandara Spa, having joined the company in January 2005 after 14 years in the hotel business, with Six Senses Hotels & Resorts, where he opened the company’s first Evason property in Hua Hin, Thailand as Resident Manager and COMO Hotels & Resorts where he was the opening General Manager of Uma Ubud, Bali.

Having worked in Australia, USA, Thailand, Maldives, Indonesia and Malaysia, he has gained considerable experience in the hospitality industry across numerous, diverse cultural environments. Trent is a regular speaker and panellist at Hotel, Spa and Wellness events globally. Trent also spent two years at a senior management level with the Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games.

With rich experiences, keen insights and discernment, Trent dares to challenge the status quo. In an industry known for anything but, Trent’s voice resounds as one of practical business realities. Inspired by WHY, Trent is on a mission to provide bursts of reality in a sea of fluff.

Trent is also the host of the popular daily podcast Trent365! where he shares insights into the world of Spa, Hotels, Wellness & more. A prolific writer, all Trent’s content is available for free on his website – https://www.trentmunday.com

Heather Fantin is a Transformational Life Coach, Retreat Facilitator, Meditation Teacher, International Speaker, Spa Trainer/Developer and Wellness Expert.

People who get to know Heather realize just how big her heart is and how much she cares about the wellbeing of others. For Heather, being able to support Lucky, the teachers and the girls at the school is deeply fulfilling and brings her so much joy. As a child she dreamt of going to Africa, and at the age of 21 decided to leave the U.S. and travel the world. She was gone for 12 years and loved every moment of it.

Heather holds a vision of the world in which people are united by our shared humanity, and driven in our actions by love.

Ultimately, Heather would like to help make inner work and healing available to people all over the world. For now, she will continue to pour her love and expertise into the Team at EKGS until she can meet them one day in person.

András joined our advisory board with Digital Marketing experiences from the airline, hotel, and spa industry in Europe and the Asia Pacific Region. For the past years, András has been responsible for developing, implementing, and managing marketing campaigns promoting his company and its products and services; enhancing brand awareness within the digital space across various platforms. During his university years, András actively contributed towards the promotion of education and social change initiatives, which makes him the ideal fit for guiding our team at Empower Kitojo