Founder & President:
Carol studied anthropology at UCLA, always having a special interest in
Africa. She was a dealer of ethnographic art and owner of World
Collection Gallery in Los Angeles, which took her traveling in West
Africa on buying trips and fed her love for the art, culture and history
of the countries she visited. Carol was a national board member for the
US Fund for UNICEF for 4 years and was one of the founding board
members, serving 17 years on the US Fund’s Southern California Regional
chapter.
It was through Carol’s travels with UNICEF to Uganda that she made friends and contacts in Africa that brought her attention to the types of problems that Pilot Light is focusing on. Carol lives in Los Angeles with her husband and has two adult children. Carol has worked hard to build relationships in those areas hit hardest by poverty and malnutrition.
Carol also builds lasting relationships with collaborators, partners, and beneficiaries. She partnered with Delphin Muhizi of the Millenium Village Project years ago. After their successful collaboration, Delphin joined the Pilot Light team. Since 2009, Delphin has been working as Pilot Light Foundation’s Director of Programs (see below), and his regional expertise and residence in Rwanda allows him to supervise Pilot Light Programs regularly. Today their close friendship drives the success of programs throughout Africa.
