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Biographies
Mr.
Mwesigwa Blandesi,
 Chairman
of the Organization and the Board of
Directors Mwesigwa
Blandesi is one of Tanzanian
Community Organization’s founding
members. He was elected Chairman of
the Organization right when it was
founded, and then lead a team of
selected members that drafted its
bylaws. He has guided the
organization since it was founded in
1995 to the present day. Upon the
formation of the organization’s
Board of Directors, he was also
elected Chairman of the Board. His
focus has been on building the
organization by attracting new
members and retaining existing ones,
by consistently defining and
promoting the organization’s core
aims.
 Mr.
Hamisi S. Warioba, Chairman
of the Social Activities Committee.
Mr. Warioba has been serving on this
committee as its Chairman on interim
basis, as he was
concurrently shouldering the
responsibility of Vice Chairman of
TCO. Mr. Warioba who joined the
Organization in September 1997 is
often referred to as a comedian by
members, because of his wit and
benign jokes. He is a very
thoughtful individual, so thoughtful
that even his jokes are, for the
most part, penetrated by his
thoughtfulness. Hamisi is also
gifted with extraordinary attentive
ability that obviously serves him
well, when it comes to solving
problems. Also worth mentioning is
the fact that Mr. Warioba is a man
of few words, but who very much
believes in compromise. In March
2007, his fellow TCO members came to
the conclusion that the organization
needed his leadership, and thus
elected him Vice Chairman of the
organization. During the last
general election held in March 2009,
he elected to not run for the
position of Vice Chairman of the
Organization, so that he could
devote most of his time to
effectively serve the Social
Activities Committee. We all feel
fortunate to have this accomplished
engineer as a member of our
organization’s leadership team.
Mr.
Emmanuel Mbise,
Assistant Secretary of the
Organization,
is a very
unique individual in a lot of ways,
most of which we will not be able to
point out. We will, however, give
you the perspective that will enable
you to discover yourself his
uniqueness. Emmanuel, as we
sometimes casually call him,
commands respect from people of all
ages. He is a mild mannered
intellectual who appears, and in
fact, is reserved, yet sociable.
What a combination of attractive
attributes! Mr. Mbise is analytical
and an extremely well reasoning
person. His analytical skills are
well founded, when you consider the
fact that he is an Electrical
Engineer, with a Bachelor of Science
in that field. It is very difficult
if not impossible to get him to
raise his voice. Obviously the
esteemed members of our Organization
took notice of that trait along with
a score of others, when they elected
him Secretary of TCO, one year after
becoming its member. Mr. Mbise
joined TCO in July 2006, and was
overwhelmingly elected TCO’s
Secretary in March 2007. The
Organization felt fortunate to have
him as its Secretary, because of the
level of his discipline, focus,
dedication, and determination, the
combination of which is a
prescription for TCO’s success. The
year 2009 is one of the busiest in
Mr. Mbise's life. However, he was
gracious enough to continue
serving our organization in a lesser
capacity as Assistant Secretary of
the Organization, than simply
declaring himself too busy to serve.
That is such an inspiring devotion
that each of us is very proud of.
 Mr.
Erick Byorwango, Secretary of
the organization Mr.
Byorwango became a member of the
Organization in 2000. He was elected
Secretary of TCO in 2002, the
position he held until March 2005.
Following the Amendment to the
by-laws that established the
position of assistant secretary, he
was elected to the new position.
Erick is a dedicated, hardworking
individual. His quick thinking and
self-starting approach has been very
beneficial to the organization in
the sense of excellence in task
execution. It is also befitting to
mention that one of his most
important attributes is his ability
to think critically. No wonder that
during the general election in March
2009, members of TCO unanimously
elected him back to the position of
Secretary of the Organization. It is
obvious that there can't be a
stronger testimony to his dedication
to TCO than his re-election to this
position.
Mrs. Asha
Madoshi, Treasurer of the
Organization Asha Madoshi was
elected Treasurer in 2002. She is
known for her meticulousness,
especially, when it comes to
financial matters. She does an
impeccable job. Asha is also a
masterful organizer and, oh, did I
mention that she is a skilled
decorator for any imaginable
occasion? She is indeed
multitalented. The combination of
these talents paired with her
background as a banker, makes the
organization feel very lucky and
grateful to have her as its
treasurer.
Dr. Mumba
Tarmo Masare, Chairman of the
Conflict Resolution Committee
Dr. Masare joined the Tanzanian
Community Organization in September,
1996. He served as the first
Chairman of the Cultural and
Educational Committee. He is
currently the Chairman of the
Conflict Resolution Committee and
also a member of Board of Directors.
Dr. Masare teaches at Skyline
College as the Professor of
Political Science and International
Relations. He earned his Ph.D. in
Political Economy at University of
California at Berkeley in 1978.
Dr. Mathias
Kaaya, Chairman of the Public
Relations Committee
Dr. Mathias Kaaya has been a
member of the Tanzanian Community
Organization since 1996.
 He
has been a dedicated member of the
organization and served on the
committee that initially explored
ways and methods of registering TCO
as a non-profit organization. In
March 2005, he was unanimously
elected to serve as the first
Chairman of the Public Relations
Committee. Dr. Kaaya earned his
doctoral degree from the University
of San Francisco, an M.S. in Pure
Mathematics from California State
University at Hayward, an M.A. from
San Francisco State University, and
a B.A. in Mathematics and Physics
from San Jose State University. Dr.
Kaaya is known for exercising
caution in his approach to matters
of extreme importance, a wonderful
and necessary diplomatic skill. It
indeed could not be more appropriate
for an individual trusted by his
fellow members to run a Public
Relations Committee. The
organization feels fortunate to have
him at the helm of this committee.
Mrs. Angela
Kavugha Ayo, Member of the
Board of Directors
Mrs. Angela Ayo joined the
Tanzanian Community Organization in
1997. In 2002, she was elected
Chairperson of the Activities
Committee that she guided until
2003. Angela’s seamless devotion to
the service of the organization
being so obvious to the members,
they elected her to the Board of
Directors in 2003 where she
continues to serve. In March 2005,
Angela was elected to chair the
Educational and Cultural Committee.
She has earned so much trust of her
fellow members, and the organization
as a whole is mightily proud of her
devotion.
Mrs.
Lydia H. Mutahaba, Member of Board
of Directors
Mrs. Lydia H. Mutahaba joined the
Tanzanian Patriotic Organization in
2001. At the time she joined the
organization, she resided in Los
Angeles, more than 400 hundred miles
away from TCO's headquarters and
center of activities. The distance
did not, however, affect her energy
and commitment to the organization,
for she attended all the required
meetings and participated in various
activities of the organization-a
testimony to her dedication. In
2002, Lydia was elected member of
the organization's Social Activities
Committee, on which she currently
still serves. Moreover, she is an
esteemed member of the
organization's Board of Directors
Mrs.
Christine N. Chacha,
Member of Board of Directors
 Christine
joined the organization in 1996.
Right from the outset, she became an
active member, as well as an asset.
Because of multiple talents that she
is gifted with, Christine has made
enormous contributions to our
organization that are hard to
enumerate. We can, nevertheless,
attempt to mention a few. With a
background in the field of law, she
was instrumental in putting our
organization’s by-laws into the
perspective of the required legal
wording. She also has worked on many
other projects of our organization.
She was a member of the Social
Activities Committee, which she
served with distinction. Christine
is currently a member of both, the
Board of Directors, and the Conflict
Resolution Committee.
Committee:
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Executive
Committee is the top
organization's leadership body
responsible for running the
overall day-to-day activities of
the organization.
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Education
and Cultural Activities
Committee is primarily
responsible for planning and
coordinating educational and
cultural programs and activities
for the children.
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Social
Activities Committee is
responsible for planning and
coordinating various social
activities including fund
raising events.
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Finance
Audit Committee (internal
watchdog group) periodically
reviews the financial integrity
of the organization.
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Conflict
Resolution Committee responds to
requests and mediates conflicts
between organization members or
members of a family within the
organization.
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Public
Relations Committee deals and
oversees communication
activities with the public at
large and other community
organizations.
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Area
Representatives usually make
sure that organization members
in their designated areas have
pertinent information.
Former Organization Leaders:
 Miss.
Jenes Kikalugaa, Former
Member of the Executive Committee: Miss.
Jenes Kikalugaa is a founding member
of the Tanzanian Community
Organization, since it was founded
in 1995. She was the first
Organization’s Treasurer whose
contribution in setting and shaping
up of its monetary policy and system
helped to a great extent, the
success of the organization in
general. She served in that capacity
until 2001. Upon living the position
of Organization Treasurer, Jenes
continued to serve the Organization
as a devoted member of the Social
Activities Committee. TCO is forever
appreciative of her continuous
service and contribution in so many
uncountable ways.
 Mr.
Mbakileki Mutahaba, Former Member
of Board of Directors: Mr.
Mbakileki Mutahaba joined the
Tanzanian Community Organization in
1995. He has, since that time,
devoted a big part of his life to
the organization. He served as
Secretary of the Organization
from1996 to 2002. During that
period, he worked tirelessly to help
in the effort of building the
organization. As it turned out, that
was the beginning of his mission,
because upon leaving the post of
Organization Secretary, he assumed
other equally important
responsibilities. Just to mention
the most obvious, he served as
Secretary of the Social Activities
Committee, which he currently
chairs. He also serves as a member
and Secretary of the Educational and
Cultural Committee, in addition to
being a member of the organization's
Board of Directors. Mbaki (as he is
famously nicknamed) is a deep
thinker, indeed, a visionary. His
unfathomable contribution to the
organization has played big role in
the organization's good health.
 Dr.
Ezra Chacha, Former
Vice Chairman of the Organization:
Ezra Chacha was one of the
organization members charged with
the responsibility of drafting the
organization’s bylaws. He was
subsequently elected Vice Chairman
of the organization in 1996, the
position he still holds today. Dr.
Chacha who is also a member of the
Board of Directors, has worked
tirelessly for years, to see to it
that everything that the
organization stands for will never
be compromised.
Mr.
Domician Mbeikya, Former
Secretary of the Organization:
Mr. Domician Mbeikya joined the
organization in 2004. He immediately
became a member of the Newsletter
group, a sub-committee of the
organization’s Educational and
Cultural Committee. Besides his
membership on the sub-committee,
Domician continued to actively
participate in many other activities
of the organization. Taking note of
his unreserved service to the
organization, members elected him
Secretary of TCO in March 2005. As
Secretary the organization, he
automatically became a member of the
organization’s Executive Committee.
Domician is an independent thinker
who is also adept in incorporating
the ideas of others when making
decisions, the attributes that are
characteristic of a good leader that
he is.
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