Board Members
Meet our Board Members
A diverse group of visionary leaders dedicated to steering our organization towards success.
Michael Kirungi
Uganda
Michael Kirungi is a preacher, a Humanitarian and a Business man. He is passionate about empowering children and adults to better their lives and the lives of others, to the glory of God. He is the Founder and Director of MIFIK GLOBAL MISSION, as well as the Founder and Director of Mifik Missions and Safaris, a missions travel company. He occasionally speaks for Compassion International sharing his life story of child sponsorship. Michael lives in Kampala, Uganda, with his wife Flavia, and their two children, Michelle and Marcus.
HOLLY DIETERT
United States
Holly Dietert has been involved with adult, family and youth mission experiences through her church, Tarrytown United Methodist Church in Austin, Texas, both in the United States and internationally since 2000. Holly is also an active lay leader in her church and is currently the chairman of the worship committee and a Russia Mission team leader. Holly has worked as a Teacher for the Blind and Visually Impaired with the Austin Independent School District for 20 years.
CAREY DIETERT
U.S Board Chair
Carey Dietert has engaged in mission activities with his church, Tarrytown United Methodist Church in Austin, Texas, for more than 16 years, both locally and around the world. Besides his mission work, Carey is also active in church leadership, as well as being a regular member and soloist with the chancel choir. Carey has worked in sales and marketing at Dell, Inc. for more than 19 years, but also sings with Austin Opera as a regular chorus and solo artist.
Flavia Kirungi
Uganda
Flavia fellowships with Gaba Community Church and ministers as a worship Leader, she’s a product of Compassion International and graduated with a BA in Community Psychology at Makerere University. She works as an Executive Assistant at Africa Renewal Ministries. Before joining ARM, She worked for BRAC Uganda (Building Resources across communities) as an Area officer spearheading an empowerment program for adolescents. She is passionate about empowering the young generation to make better choices so they can live fulfilled lives
Apollo Kaggwa
Uganda
Apollo Kaggwa is the lead Pastor at Christ Way Church Kampala-Uganda and has an immense experience in planning and conducting Pastoral training and events. He has partnered with various non Profits in reaching out to the needy communities through giving relief across Uganda. He has also worked as a TV presenter at Light house TV Uganda. He is married to Annette and together they have two biological daughters and two foster sons.
Denis Kato
Uganda
Denis Kato is a committed Christian of over 20 years and is currently one of the deacons of Deliverance church Kansanga where he also leads the ministry of the youth and young adults. He is also a leader in the music ministry at the same church. Denis has a passion and a vision of supporting to improve the lives of destitute women and their children. He currently works as a Business and strategy Developer at the Uganda Revenue Authority where he has served for six years. Denis is a family man of one wife Monica Nalubega and currently one daughter Moriah Kisa.
Derek Barcinski
United States
Derek Barcinski is an architect in Austin Texas who has been involved with Campus Master Planning and Mission work for almost three decades. Derek has been part of relief and mission teams in Central Texas, the US and Africa. He has been on university, neighborhood and church boards in Boston and Austin. Derek and his family have been members of Tarrytown United Methodist Church in Austin since 1997.
Peace Masiko
Uganda
Peace Masiko is a devoted champion of societal change through transformative leadership, prioritizing strategic planning, sustainable communication, and delivering outstanding customer experiences. Over the course of 13 years, she has consistently demonstrated unwavering commitment to these principles. Her natural drive, assertiveness, and rapid learning ability have been instrumental in successfully overcoming a variety of challenges. She derives satisfaction from exploring inventive methods and utilizing creativity as a guiding influence in her endeavors. Now, as a board member, she eagerly anticipates leveraging her dynamic skill set to augment strategic decision-making and propel overall organizational success.
SIMON RWAMURA
Uganda board chair
Simon is a Highly innovative Certified Public Accountant (CPA) with 10+ years of experience in business analysis, Sales operations, and financial management. He is an accomplished Roaming /Finance Administrator, Credit Manager & Team Leader as well as Customer Relationship Management.
He holds an MBA from Edinburgh Business School-Hariot Watt University_ Scotland, a Bachelor of Business Computing from Makerere University-Uganda, and a CPA certification.
Simon is currently serving at Compassion International, Uganda National office as both a Business Analyst and Deployment specialist since 2017, he is also the Chairman of Compassion Uganda Staff Savings and Cooperative Limited/Credit Union.
Simon is a Husband to Angela and a father to Trinity, Timothy, and Terry Trust. They have fellowships with New Life Baptist Church at Kireka.
Simon also serves as a Board Member at Pax Junior School- Kira and Shawon Christian Children Ministry Limited, Kampala-Uganda.
In the mission’s pattern of purpose, we draw inspiration from Proverbs 15:22: ‘Plans fail for lack of counsel, but with many advisers, they succeed.’ At Mifik Global Mission, we embody this wisdom, recognizing the pivotal role of our dedicated board. By embracing diverse insights and remaining accountable to our board’s collective wisdom, we navigate our mission’s journey with purpose and resilience. Success is woven into the fabric of shared counsel, reflecting our commitment to impactful decision-making