"As an instructor, I strive to inspire a love for discovery and learning by encouraging students to explore how others construct knowledge and meaning. My teaching empowers students to develop the skills needed to address the questions that keep them up at night and motivates them to contribute value not only to themselves but also to society at large."
Maureen Malomba
Assistant ProfessorBusiness Management
Maureen Malomba is a seasoned business development professional with over 20 years of experience in both nonprofit and for-profit sectors who has held senior leadership roles across East Africa. As a contemporary African researcher, her expertise spans strategic planning, women and leadership, leadership development, engaged partnership development, infrastructure fund development and management, and public policy development.
As an assistant professor of business, Maureen seamlessly intersects research with practical experience. Her unwavering advocacy for the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals focuses on education, gender equality, climate justice, and fostering partnerships for the goals. Maureen’s leadership philosophy is deeply rooted in Ubuntu, an African leadership style emphasizing humility, compassion, humanity, and integrity. She champions collaborative and inclusive leadership approaches, embracing diversity and authenticity—guided by the principle that Ubuntu is about "we," not "me."
Outside her professional endeavors she finds joy in reading, traveling, cooking, and adrenaline sports like bungee jumping, and car racing. Passionate about advancing gender equity, she has founded scholarships and mentorship programs to support high school girls from underprivileged communities. She also serves on several nonprofit boards in the U.S. and abroad and frequently volunteers her expertise to empower organizations and individuals.
Research, Scholarship, Creative Work in Progress
Malomba, M., & Kamwibua, D., (2025). Impact of Table Banking in Kenya: A Comparison study of Urban and Rural women’s grassroot organizations?
Malomba, M. (2025). Beyond College for First Generation Students in USA: Building networks through fraternities.
Publications
Malomba, M. (2024). Building Leader Self-efficacy in Kenyan Teenage Girls. Dissertations, 2020-current. 131.
Sloan, M. F., Trull, L., Malomba, M., Akerson, E., Atwood, K., & Eaton, M. (2022). A Rural Perspective on COVID-19 Responses: Access, Interdependence and Community. The Journal of Nonprofit Education and Leadership, 12(1).
Malomba, M. O. (2017). Effect of Monitoring and Evaluation System in Program Implementation: A Case of NGOs in Nairobi County, Kenya (master’s thesis, United States International University-Africa).
Malomba, M. (2023). Women in leadership for Climate Change Mitigation. African Women’s Journal (AWJ).
Areas of Expertise
Organizational Behavior and Human Resource
Leadership Development
Women and Leadership
Nonprofit Research
Leadership and AI
Conference Papers & Panel Participation
2023 “Using Teens’ Leadership Development to Achieve Sustainable Gender Equality.” African Women Now! Symposium. James Madison University, 2023.
2023 “Creating Engaged Learning Opportunities Related to Environment and Sustainability.” Student Engagement Symposium. James Madison University.
2022 “Collaborative Leadership: Strategies for Solving a Community’s Social Issues.” 24th Annual Global Conference - International Leadership Association (ILA), DC, USA.
2022 Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim - Environmental Activist and Geographer; SDGs Advocate.” Annual Global Conference - Women & Leadership Conference - International Leadership Association (ILA). Portsmouth, UK.
2022 “Against All Odds.” Annual Global Women & Leadership Conference - International Leadership Association (ILA). Portsmouth, UK.
2022 “Community collaboration towards solving rural social issues.” 12th Annual African, African American, and Diaspora Studies (AAAD) Interdisciplinary Conference 2022. James Madison University, 2023.
2021“Community collaboration towards solving rural social issues.” 50th Annual Global Conference - Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA). Atlanta, USA.
2021 “Nonprofits Leadership: A Systematic Literature Review.” 50th Annual Global Conference - Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA). Atlanta, USA.
2021 “A Rural Perspective on COVID Responses: Access, Interdependence, and
Community”. Finalist for Best Paper Award. 2nd biannual Leading Change Conference, James Madison University, US
2021 “Nonprofits Leadership: A Systematic Literature Review.” 2nd biannual Leading Change Conference, James Madison University, USA.
Academic or Professional Associations
African Women’s Development and Communication Network (FEMNET)
Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA)
International Leadership Association (ILA)