Jaime brings over 12 years of experience in education and holds a Master’s in International Education Policy from Harvard University. Having worked across three continents and held various leadership roles in both teaching and program management, she is deeply committed to improving education worldwide. Jaime’s career began in the classroom, where she taught primary and secondary students in the United States, Egypt, and China. Her early experiences ignited her passion for global education and shaped her expertise in bilingual education, especially in East African contexts, a focus of her graduate research.

In the non-profit sector, Jaime has led teacher training and program oversight efforts in South America, and Asia, where she led educational initiatives in diverse and often challenging environments. Before joining Sister Schools, she served as the Deputy Director of WorldTeach, managing over 350 teachers and staff across 16 countries and working alongside governmental and private sector partners to deliver educational solutions in under-resourced communities.

Currently, Jaime is honored to apply her wealth of experience to support students in Uganda and the greater Seattle area. She lives in the Pacific Northwest with her husband and their three energetic boys, as well as two mischievous cats, Patte Blanche and Cache-Cache.

Caitlin Sakuma serves as Sister School’s Development Director, overseeing the organization’s fundraising and marketing efforts. Her work is focused on expanding our donor base and building stronger connections every day between our donors and the impact they’re creating both in Uganda and in Seattle.

Caitlin graduated from Seattle Pacific University, and has spent over a decade building her career around nonprofits serving children in need. Her skills are helping launch Sister Schools’ next chapter of success, including event management, grant writing, content creation and more. Most recently, she served as Donor Relations Manager for a global, child-sponsorship organization where she honed her writing skills and learned how to best serve and inspire donors.

Caitlin works from Bellingham, WA where she lives with her husband Nic and two beautiful daughters.

When Asia joined Sister Schools as their Ugandan Country Coordinator, she dreamed of being part of the change in her country. She had no clue what immense changes she would be part of. Asia grew up in a Ugandan village where 90% of the children didn’t attend school, education was hard to come by, and life was very difficult. She always knew that education was the gateway, even if she had to walk seven miles to school and scrounge for supplies. Asia excelled in school and received government sponsorship to attend University, where she received a BA in Development Economics.Asia started work as a librarian. After two months of struggling to teach children how to read, she fell in love with the beautiful smiles of triumph that filled their faces the first time they were able to pronounce a word right.

Soon after, she started working for Sister Schools, identifying schools and orphanages for our partnership, working with sponsorship students, and overseeing all Sister Schools projects and programs in Uganda. Asia sees first-hand schools transformed from shambles to first class schools with well-stocked literacy centers, as well as cemented and painted classrooms. Education is a matter of life and death in Uganda and anything counts, be it a pen, book or even a ball to play with during break time. Those little things mean a lot to the children, their teachers and families, and are rays of hope for many.

Ruth Cynthia Nakigudde serves as Sister School's Literacy Coordinator.  She has worked for Sister Schools since 2018. She began her career as a Grade Three teacher and then attained a teaching certificate and a diploma from Uganda Martyrs University. Currently, she is pursuing a bachelor degree at Uganda Christian University, while also working as the Literacy and English teacher at Mukono Boarding School.

Sara Mankrious serves as Sister School's Accountant. She has over 12 years of experience working with nonprofits of all different sizes. She is a certified CPA, and passionate about using her skills to make a difference. She is excited to us her financial expertise to help demonstrate the impact we’re making. Sara was born and raised in Egypt. Her experience there is what originally drew her to the mission of Sister Schools - she’s seen first had the impact education can have for students in need, and is excited to help inspire students here in the U.S. towards a lifetime of helping others.