I have worked with Dr Chao for more than a year on the KamiLimu committee as well as when I was a mentee, previously.

As a mentee, Dr Chao uplifted and enlightened my knowledge in the tech space, and also guided my transition from school to the career world through the diverse curriculum of the mentorship program.

She drew a spirit of appreciation so much that all mentees learned to celebrate themselves or other mentees - something that was initially quite rare, yet important.

Working with Chao in the committee even further cements her consistency in achieving the very best. Working in the committee is the neatest form of teamwork I have come across.

She leads the committee with utter intelligence knowing how to make decisions that drive the mentorship to full success. She not only understands what each committee member needs to do, but also knows their strengths and interests in a personal manner, hence each member fully benefits from the work they do.

It is a pleasure to be working with Dr Chao, as she is naturally a teacher, who constantly shares information, while at the same time being a friend who walks with each mentee to their success story.

Her intelligence and passion in education will get any team dreaming bigger and doing greater.

I work with Dr. Chao on the Management Committee at KamiLimu, a non-profit organization that provides structured mentorship for tech-aligned students. She serves the organization as the overall Program Lead and Management Committee Chair. Chao, who is automatically on a first-name basis with everyone she meets, has an incredible ability to collaborate, connect, and tap into the expertise of others.

I started off as a mentee at KamiLimu where I experienced her nurturing first-hand. Within that year, I was able to start the journey of finding my path within the field of computing. Over the years, Chao has helped me unlock previously unknown talents I possess, like storytelling, scholarship and grant writing, and she has pushed me to share such skills with the community through training and workshops.

Chao has an exceptional ability to commit to and execute her work while remaining teachable at all stages of it. She is the ideal partner for any individual, organization or company looking to leverage their human capacity, known and unknown potential.

That Dr. Chao has won awards is probably an understatement of her person. You might think that accolades would embody a career. Not so much with Dr. Chao. As a mentor on KamiLimu 4.0 I flew close to the sun, so to speak, and witnessed her drive up close. Her dedication to the mentees and mentors with her orchestra-like coordination of the different parts rallying all to give back. Learning after all is a give-and-receive exercise. She made hard work feel natural something that is still at odds with some of my beliefs. Maybe she enjoys giving back too much and that's why she makes it look so easy or maybe she has cultivated this trait more than I can imagine. Whatever its source, she's really good at it!

Dr. Chao Mbogo, is an award-winning mentor, scholar and public speaker. A celebrated leader and accomplished author who has greatly influenced the tech space in Kenya. She founded KamiLimu, a structured mentorship program and within a few years it became a household name in Mentorship for university students. Dr. Chao is pragmatic, objective and goal-oriented. She is often invited by an international organizations to partake in their decision-making processes. Being a widely travelled person her experience spans across continents. She is warm, smart and visionary.

Dr Chao Mbogho and I met in 2017 over our mutual interest in mentoring and community service when she asked me to be a keynote speaker at the graduation of her mentoring cohort. In addition to her day job as a researcher, lecturer and dean, Chao runs KamiLimu, an eight-month mentorship program for university students studying technology-related subjects. She has helped hundreds of students to scale up their skills to compete for global opportunities, which they can use to transform Kenya and Africa.

What makes Chao special is her confidence and authenticity. The string of awards she has won for her work and mentorship are a testament to the impact she is making in technology and education.