Samantha is Humentum’s Project Director IFR4NPO, an initiative to develop global financial reporting guidance for Non Profit Organizations, in partnership with CIPFA. Based in Uganda, Sam was previously Humentum’s Regional Director in East Africa, and retains links with Ugandan networks.

Before the creation of Humentum, Sam worked as an Associate Trainer and Training Developer with Mango since 2004. Alongside that, she has held part time senior finance roles in NGOs (VSO, Child’s i Foundation) and businesses (Adrift) in Uganda, following many years in audit (with Carr Stanyer), as well as consultancy and training (with Aclaim Africa). Sam has a Natural Sciences degree from Christ’s Collage Cambridge University, where she was an organ scholar, and qualified as a UK Chartered Accountant (ACA). She moved to Uganda in 2001 and is the Uganda Contact member for Institute of Chartered Accountants of England & Wales. She lives in Kampala with her husband and three children, and is an avid musician and eco-enthusiast.

Sam has written extensively for the Humentum blog, including on topics such as: Donor rules, Uganda Fire awards, Whistleblowers, and Fighting Fraud.