President

Billy Samuel Mwape
Billy is a Strategist, Enterprise Agile Coach, Value Stream Consultant, Digital transformation leader, Risk and ICT expert and TED Speaker with over 18 years of experience in the banking and mining sectors. He is currently working for the First National Bank as Head of Information Technology. He holds a Master of Business Administration – Strategic Planning, BSc. Computer Science and a Diploma in Telecommunication Systems. Billy has the following professional certifications: PMP, PMI ACP, DASM, DASSM, DAC, DAVSC, COBIT 5 and Certified Expert Risk Management. He is one of the founding members of the PMI Zambia chapter.
Immediate Past President

Namukulo Mwauluka
Namukulo is the Manager of the Project Management Office (PMO) at the Central Bank of Zambia and was instrumental in establishing the PMO in 2014. He has over 18 years of experience in the Information & Communication Technology field. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Telecommunications Engineering and Master’s degrees in Project Management and Business Administration. He has been a PMI member since 2006 and holds PMP and PRINCE2 certifications. He is one of the founding members of the PMI Zambia Chapter.
Director of Finance

Abraham Nyirongo
Abraham Nyirongo has been a PMP since 2007 with over 20 years of experience in the IT industry. He has worked as project manager on several IT projects in the public and private sector. He is Managing Consultant at Cyberskills Consulting. He has provided consultancy services in the Africa Region. Abraham holds a Master’s Degree in Information Technology (MSc) and a Master of Business Administration (MBA). He is one of the founding members of the PMI Zambia Chapter.
Director of Marketing

Ishmael Thaga
Ishmael is the Country Manager at InnoLead Consulting Zambia, a Pan African firm offering Strategy and Project Management Solutions. He is a Strategy Execution Specialist with prior experience in expansion projects and product development. He holds a Bachelor of Business Administration (Project Management and Logistics) and Post Graduate qualifications in Finance and Human Resource Management. Ishmael is a PRINCE2® practitioner and has undergone executive development training. He is one of the founding members of the PMI Zambia chapter.
Director of University Academic Outreach

Katrina Simon-Agolory
Katrina is the Head of Project Management at Namibia Business School, University of Namibia. She holds a MBA degree, a Masters's in City Planning and is pursuing a PhD. She is holds a PMP® certification. She is one of the founding members of the PMI Zambia chapter.
Director of Membership and Professional Development

Suwilanji Namukonda Chimuka
Suwilanji is a project management specialist with vast experience in business analysis and change management. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Public Administration and Masters in Business Analysis. She is PMP certified, a PRINCE2 practitioner and also holds Prince 2 Agile Practitioner, Lean Six Sigma Green Belt, Change Management Specialist certification. Suwilanji is currently Program and Transformation Head at ZANACO PLC and was instrumental in the establishment of the project office in 2014.
Director of Administration

Tobias Mapenda
Tobias Mapenda is an Assistant Manager Project Management in the PMO at the Central Bank of Zambia. He holds a master’s degree in Project Management, a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering and Association of Business Executives Diploma. Tobias is an experienced mechanical engineer registered with the Engineering Institution of Zambia (EIZ) with over 24 years demonstrated history of working in the banking, water, and mining industries providing services in Project Management, Facility Management, Maintenance Management, Contractor Supervision, Contract Management, and Budgeting. Tobias has the following professional certifications: Professional Engineer, PRINCE2 Foundation, Wicked Problem Solving (WPS) Practitioner and Lean Six Sigma White Belt. He has been a member of PMI since January 2017.