Founder and President

Brendan Kennealey is the founder and president of Mission Schools International. As an educational entrepreneur, Brendan is convinced that the most effective long-term strategy for lifting communities from poverty is through education that also provides basic healthcare and proper nutrition. Brendan started his career as a volunteer teacher at Nativity Preparatory School, a tuition-free middle school in Boston's inner-city.  He then moved on to become the founding principal of Nativity Prep School in New Bedford, MA and then co-founded a Nativity school in his hometown of Wilmington, DE. In 2004 he founded the Benebikira Sisters Foundation, which raises awareness and funding for the Benebikira Sisters' schools and health clinics in Rwanda.  Brendan also serves as an adjunct professor in the Graduate School of Management at Boston College.  He holds a BA from Boston College and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Rwanda Country Director

Molly Norton has been living in Rwanda for over a year working with the Wildlife Conservation Society. Prior to moving to Rwanda, Molly established the Food Justice Program at Just Food in New York and managed the Africa Department at Geographic Expeditions in San Francisco. Molly holds a BA from Washington and Lee University and an MA in International Environmental Policy form the Monterey Institute of International Studies.