Terry is a Human Resources practitioner and consultant with over 20 years’ experience in the field of human resources management, executive coaching, strategic leadership, organization development, mediation and change management. She has held senior positions in both private and public organizations. Terry has been responsible for the design and implementation of major change initiatives, organization design and leadership programmes. Her focus is on aligning people strategy, business strategy and organization culture.
Terry is passionate about making a positive impact in society through the development and empowerment of people to achieve and make the most of potential. She is particularly focused on women and the girl child and firmly believes that it is through equipping the girl that sustainable change can be realized. She says ‘investing in a girl pays compounded dividend because the girl becomes a woman with an opportunity to transform not only herself, but she will make a significant difference in her family, her environment and her society’.
Terry earned a Bachelor’s degree of Arts in Political Science and a Master’s degree in Business Administration from University of Nairobi and undertook one-year course work in International Relations at the same university. She acquired her professional HR training from the Institute of Human Resources, Kenya where she attained a Higher National Diploma in Human Resources. She is also a Certified Trustee of Retirement Benefit Schemes from Humber College, Canada, Trained Trainer of Corporate Governance from Centre of Corporate Governance; Kenya, Certified Executive Coach from the Academy of Executive Coaches, UK and a Certified Mediator from MTI International, USA.
Terry has been a Member of Board of Directors of several corporate bodies – Kenyatta International Conference Centre, National Social Security Fund, University of Eldoret and ACT! Act, Change and Transform.

Terry is married to Wilson Maina and together have 3 adult children.

Qualifications & Memberships
Bachelor of Arts; Political Science 1989, University of Nairobi, Kenya
Master of Arts 1(course work); International Relations 1990, University of Nairobi, Kenya
Master of Business Administration; Strategic Management, 2006, University of Nairobi, Kenya
Higher National Diploma in Human Resource Management, 2001, IHRM, Kenya
Certified Trustee retirement Benefits Schemes, Humber College, 2011
Certified Executive Coach, Academy of Executive Coaches, UK
Certified Mediator, Mediation Training International, USA Inc
Trained Trainer of Corporate Governance, Centre for Corporate Governance
Member, Institute of Human Resources Management, Kenya
Member, Institute of Directors, Kenya