– Dr. Idda Lyatonga Swai is a Senior Lecturer and Researcher at the School of Public Administration and Management. She is currently the Acting Dean of the School of Public Administration and Management. She has a Master's degree from the IHS of Erasmus University in the Netherlands and a PhD from the University of Groningen in the Netherlands. Between 2017 to 2022, she was the Head of the Department of Local Governance and Management Studies in the School of Public Administration and Management. Idda has been a Postgraduate Programme Committee (PPC) Chairperson for the School of Public Administration and Management from 2018 to 2022. She has more than 15 years of teaching experience in Governance, Social Science Research, and Gender. Idda was also involved in capacity-building activities to train officials from the government, private, and NGOs in M&E, data use and analysis, and Governance. She has also been working with the President's Office, Regional Administration and Local Government Tanzania (PO-RALG) and the Ministry of Health (MoH) to develop and provide inputs on developing different policies as a key stakeholder from Mzumbe University. She has authored and co-authored more than 20 articles in internationally accredited journals https://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&as_sdt=0,5&q="idda+lyatonga+swai"+&oq=idd Idda has been involved in organizing the Annual Health Monitoring and Evaluation Best Practices Conferences for three consecutive years from 2017 to 2019. The conference attracted officials from ministries of health, health practitioners and academicians from Tanzania, the United States of America, the United Kingdom, Nigeria, India and Kenya http://coehme.mzumbe.ac.tz/conference/. Idda was the Chairperson for the 1st International Conference on Governance, Leadership and Social Economic Transformation held in Tanzania from 11th to 13th May 2023. The conference was organised by Mzumbe University in collaboration with Kabale University in Uganda and the University of Johannesburg in South Africa. The conference attracted more than 130 (110 physical and 20 virtual) officials from ministries, universities and other practitioners across the globe including Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Zimbabwe, Nigeria, Korea, Ghana and South Africa. About 80 technical papers were presented and discussed https://icglst.mzumbe.ac.tz/. Idda in collaboration with the University of Groningen organized the first Summer School on "Global Governance of Health Vulnerability in Africa: 24th -28th July 2023 in Morogoro, Tanzania which was attended by participants from 5 countries. The second summer school will be in October 2024 and will be announced soon. Idda has been an Assistant Principal Investigator in the project-MEASURE Evaluation PRH Small Grants Program Round V and worked as a Gender Mainstreaming Expert in the project commissioned by the Tanzania Urbanization Laboratory (TULab) under the support of DFID through the Coalition for Urban Transitions, the African Centre for Cities, World Resources Institute, Ross Centre and ESRF. Previously, from 2020 to 2023 she worked as an eLearning and Continuous Professional Development (CPD) Specialist for a project, that aims to provide Technical Assistance to the Government of Tanzania (GOT) and Public Health Institutions (PHIs) toward Sustained Health System Strengthening in Tanzania under the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) implemented by the COEHME of Mzumbe University. Idda is the Co-Investigator of MWOTAJI (Making Women’s Options for HIV Prevention in Tanzania Accessible and Joining the Implementation Science Capacity Building project) project. The project is implemented by five institutions including the Ministry of Health, University of California, San Francisco; the University of California Berkeley; and Health for a Prosperous Nation. The project is Funded by the Department of Health and Human Services - National Institutes of Health. Idda is also the Co-PI of the NISHATI project that aims at building capacities in water, renewable energy, and agriculture to enhance local resilience to climate change in Africa project. The project is implemented in eight institutions, the University of Rome, Mzumbe University, Sokoine University of Agriculture, Gulu University, Kabale University, University of Technology & Arts Byumba and the Catholic University of Rwanda. The project is funded by the European Commission Erasmus+ Programme (ERASMUS+). She is the Project Coordinator for the ERASMUS PLUS Mobility Project from 2019 to 2026. The mobility is a collaboration of Mzumbe University and the University of Groningen in the Netherlands and the project has facilitated fee waiver and the mobility of one PhD student and the mobility of academic staff between the two institutions.

– Dr. Venance Shillingi (PhD) is a Senior Lecturer, Researcher and Strategic Management consultant at Mzumbe University, School of Public Administration and Management (SOPAM), Morogoro, Tanzania, East Africa. He holds a PhD in Business Administration (Strategic Management) from Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT), Nairobi Kenya; MBA (Corporate Management) and a Bachelor of Public Administration (BPA) from Mzumbe University, Tanzania. His research interests are on strategic management, management, strategic leadership, and Land conflicts. He has published widely in strategies, strategic management, execution of strategies, conflicts, private securities, and quality service delivery. His research tradition is pragmatism (mixed method design), and his research interest is in strategic management, revenue enhancement in LGAs, and Land conflicts. Dr. Shillingi has over 15 years of lecturing, research, and consultancy. He has also consulted and trained broadly in areas of strategy, strategic management, strategic leadership, revenue enhancement strategies in LGAs, and other related general management courses. In terms of research, he has supervised one PhD student as a co-supervisor, 70+ master’s students (thesis), and 150+ undergraduate students (field research). Also, He is a Research Associate with the Bonn International Centre for Conflict Studies(BICC), Bonn, Germany. Dr. Shillingi is married to CPA Sarah R. Mngoya and a father of 4 kids.

– Dr. Mackfallen Giliadi Anasel has been a Senior Lecturer and researcher in the Department of Health Systems Management, School of Public Administration and Management at Mzumbe University, Tanzania for more than fifteen (15) years. Since 2017 he has been a Head of Department of Health Systems Management and Mzumbe University – Centre of Excellence in Health Monitoring and Evaluation. He holds a Diploma in Clinical Medicine and a Bachelor's degree in Public Administration-Health Systems Management (Tanzania) as well as a Master of Science in Population Studies and and a PhD in Demography – Family Planning Programme Implementation from Groningen University, the Netherlands. His research interests included M&E, policy implementation and analysis, and reproductive and child health. He has authored and co-authored more than 20 articles in internationally accredited journals (Citation Index). He is the Principal Investigator of Making Women’s Options for HIV Prevention in Tanzania Accessible and Joining the Implementation Science Capacity Building project commonly known as (MWOTAJI). The project is implemented by five institutions including the Ministry of Health - Tanzanian National AIDS, STIs and Hepatitis Control Programme; University of California, San Francisco; the University of California Berkeley; and Health for a Prosperous Nation. The project is Funded by the Department of Health and Human Services - National Institutes of Health. He also serves as Co-Chair of eight Clinical Research Centers funded clinical research centers dedicated to adolescent health in Africa - PATC³H-IN. He is currently the Senior Technical Lead for the project, which seeks to provide Technical Assistance to the Government of Tanzania (GOT) and Public Health Institutions (PHIs) toward Sustained Health System Strengthening in Tanzania through the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). Previously, he served as Technical Lead for a project that aimed at Supporting the Government of Tanzania to Strengthen the Leadership and Management System as a subgrantee from the Benjamin Mkapa Foundation funded by USAID. He was the Project Coordinator for the Data Use Partnership project – a collaboration under the Capacity Building Consortium (CBC). He is also the Co-PI of the NISHATI project that aims at building capacities in water, renewable energy, and agriculture to enhance local resilience to climate change in Africa project, partnering with eight institutions, University of Rome, Mzumbe University, Sokoine University of Agriculture, Gulu University, Kabale University, University of Technology & Arts Byumba and Catholic University of Rwanda. The project is funded by the European Commission Erasmus+ Programme (ERASMUS+).

– Dr. Denis J. Kamugisha is a Senior Lecturer and Head of Department of Local Governance and Management Studies (LGMS), Mzumbe University, Morogoro – Tanzania. He has been lecturing, researching and doing consultancy and outreach activities since 2008 to date. He is an expert in public administration, business administration and governance. He holds a Bachelor of Arts, a Master of Business Administration, and a PhD in Public Administration. His PhD work interrogated the theory of street level bureaucracy against presumed ability of street level bureaucrats to cope with the deterrents of delivery of primary education and primary health care in Tanzania. He teaches public administration, public policy, performance management, ethics & governance. His research interests cover public administration and governance, ethical leadership and public policy. He has participated in writing research projects and widely published and undertaken capacity-building training in numerous circles related to public administration. Some of the projects conducted cover ‘Institutional and Structural Diagnosis for Sustainable Industrialization in Tanzania’; a tale of three Regions namely; Coastal, Dar es Salaam, and Dodoma, 2019 and the ‘Provision of Technical Assistance to the Government of Tanzania (GoT) and Public Health Institutions (PHIs) toward Sustained Health Systems Strengthening in Tanzania’, 2020 to 2022 under the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The study on ‘institutions’ revealed the manner institutional design and enforcement may either enhance or impede the industrialization process in Tanzania. Regarding the CDC-funded project titled 'Sustained Health Systems Strengthening.' During this pivotal project, he was deeply involved in providing technical assistance to the Tanzania Ministry of Health to bolster the country's healthcare systems. His primary focus within this initiative was the eLearning portfolio, which aimed to reinforce the Ministry of Health's Centre for Distance Education (CDE) in implementing and maintaining eLearning programs for in-service healthcare workers. His responsibilities encompassed the design and development of eLearning modules tailored to the specific needs of healthcare workers, enabling them to enhance their knowledge and skills while on the job. Furthermore, these modules allowed healthcare workers to earn Continuing Professional Development (CPD) points from their respective professional councils, facilitating licensure and professional growth. Over two years,he successfully collaborated with the CDE team to design, develop, and upload 126 eLearning CPDs onto the eLearning platform. These modules covered critical topics such as Maternal and Newborn Health, HIV/AIDS, Communicable Diseases Management, Non-communicable Diseases Management, Health Supply Chain, and cross-cutting issues. Further, he contributed to building the capacity of the CDE staff in eLearning course development, ensuring the sustainability of the project. He also encouraged and facilitated individuals to access and complete eCPDs through the eLearning platform. In line with that, as a Head of Department, he has been striving to enhance the effective implementation of the Mzumbe University Corporate Strategic Plan by increasing students’ enrolment through developing competitive programmes and reviewing the continuing ones for both degree and postgraduates, promoting staff career development by encouraging them to pursue further studies that fall within their progression circles and the like.

– Dr. Godfrey Kacholi is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Health Systems Management housed in the School of Public Administration and Management. He is currently serving as a Programme Coordinator for the Department of Health Systems Management. He is a Chief Editor of the East African Journal of Health Monitoring and Evaluation hosted by the Centre of Excellence in Health Monitoring and Evaluation at Mzumbe University. Dr. Kacholi holds Ph.D. in Public Health, a Master of Science in International, a Master of Arts in Health Policy and Management, a Postgraduate Diploma in Poverty Analysis, and a Bachelor of Public Administration in Health Services Management. Dr. Kacholi has been working with Mzumbe University for more than 10 years. He previously worked with CARE International in Tanzania in various programs and projects. He initiated and managed the Workplace HIV/AIDS Mainstreaming Project at CARE International in Tanzania. Dr. Kacholi also worked with CARE International as a Monitoring and Evaluation Technical Officer on the Global Fund- HIV, Malaria and TB program that supported the Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC) component- which was designed to mitigate the adverse impact of HIV in Tanzania. He has been teaching and supervising research for both undergraduate and postgraduate students. Dr. Kacholi has participated in several consultancy services such as the review and development of various national guidelines. Similarly, Kacholi has participated in program evaluations and has been conducting tailor-made pieces of training. Kacholi has authored and co-authored articles and a book in a peer-reviewed publishing house. His primary research interests include quality improvement in the health sector, international health, monitoring and evaluation, hospital management, and health and social welfare system strengthening. He worked in three different capacities as a Quality Improvement Advisor, Compliance Manager and Monitoring and Evaluation Officer for Mzumbe University-Centers for Disease Control and Prevention project, He is currently serving as a CO-Principal Investigator for the MWOTAJI project implemented by Mzumbe University to make healthcare accessible to young women in Tanzania

– Dr. Zuena Kilugwe is a Lecturer from the Department of Public Services and Human Resource Management in the School of Public Administration and Management, Mzumbe University. She holds PhD in Public Administration from the University of Botswana, Master of Public Administration (Human Resource Management) from Mzumbe University and Advanced Diploma in Public Administration from the then Institute of Development Management (Now Mzumbe University). Dr. Zuena has been working with Mzumbe University for more than 10 years. Before Mzumbe University, Zuena worked with the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare as a Social Welfare Officer. In the Social Welfare Department, Zuena dealt with different welfare issues including Family and Child Welfare, Probation Services, and Rehabilitation Services. While working with the Social Welfare Department, Zuena was engaged as a National Facilitator in matters related to HIV/AIDS, Caretaking skills to Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC), and, Establishment and Management of Children Clubs. At Mzumbe University, Zuena has been a trainer in public administration, Human Resource Management and governance, particularly in issues relating to Principles of Management, Public Policy, Organization Behavior, Team Management, Gender Issues and Conflict Management in public, private and sector institutions. Apart from teaching, Zuena has been a research supervisor for postgraduate and undergraduate students and engaged in some Research, Consultancy, Outreach and Community engagement activities throughout her employment period. Zuena has also worked as a Programme Coordinator under the Department of Public Service and Human Resource Management, and, Local government management in previous years while engaging in other positions including the Vice Chairperson for Mzumbe University Academic Staff Association (MUASA); The secretary to the Mzumbe University Workers Council; A member of Mzumbe University Council; A Member of Appointment of Staff and Development Committee (ASDC); A member of Mzumbe University Quality Assurance Committee, and A member of Mzumbe University SENATE.

– Dr Cliford J. Ringo is a Lecturer in the Department of Public Service and Human Resource Management. He holds a PhD (Public Administration) from University of Botswana, Master in Public Administration – Human Resource Management (MPA-HRM) from Mzumbe University and Advanced Diploma in Public Administration (ADPA) from the Institute of Development Management (IDM) Mzumbe. Dr. Ringo has a vast experience in teaching, research and consultancy services. He has experience of over fifteen (15) years in the university. He teaches general management, public administration, public policy, governance and research methodology. He has supervised over forty (40) postgraduate students’ and over hundred (100) undergraduate students’ dissertations. Dr Ringo has published several articles in the peer reviewed local and international journals. His main research focus is Governance (both in national, sub-national and corporate levels), Leadership, public policy, citizenship and administrative innovations. Dr Ringo has served in different times as the coordinator, Centre for Policy and Leadership (CEPOLE); and Head of Department of Support Services in the Directorate of Quality Assurance. Currently, he is the coordinator, department of Public Service and Human Resource Management.