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NAME DR. JEPKEMBOI RUTH CHOGE (PHD) DIRECTOR, BOARD OF POSTGRADUATE POSITION STUDIES SCHOOL EDUCATION/ POSTGRADUATE STUDIES CURRICULUM INSTRUCTION EDUCATIONAL DEPARTMENT MANAGEMENT SECTION EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATION

BIO DATA DATE OF BIRTH 1970 NATIONALITY KENYAN POSTAL ADDRESS 861 – 20500, NAROK PHONE NUMBER +254 723 362 745 [email protected], [email protected], E-MAIL ADDRESS [email protected]

EMPLOYMENT Year (from – to) Position, Project / Programme, Company / Institution / Client Description of roles and responsibilities 2009 to date Lecturer: . School of Education, Department of Curriculum Instruction and Educational Management

Roles and Responsibilities:  Director, Board of Postgraduate Studies - Sept 2014 to date  Chair: Board of Postgraduate Studies - Sept 2014 to date  To provide academic leadership in the Board  To coordinate and plan academic and administrative activities in the Board  Develop budget proposals and procurement plans for the Directorate  To develop annual work plans  Teaching and Examining students

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 Supervising and mentoring post graduate students on Research/ Thesis  Coordinator, Bomet Satellite Campus, March 2012 to March 2014  Teaching Practice Zone Coordinator, Bomet Zone  Member of Maasai Mara University, Gender Committee  Member of Maasai Mara University, HIV &AIDS Control Unit 2008 – 2009 Teachers Service Commission, 1. Kibabii Diploma Teachers Training College, Bungoma County Responsibilities:  Teaching, Evaluating and Monitoring students progress  Students Academic Advisor  Gender Officer; Kibabii D T T C  Head of Department, C R E.  Head of Department, History and Government  Scout Leader, Kibabii D T T C  Member of the tender committee, Kibabii DTT C 2006 – 2007 Teachers Service Commission, 2. St Francis Girls Cheptarit , Nandi County Responsibilities:  Teaching History and Government and Christian Religious Education  Head of Department- Humanities  Patron- Scouts Association 1994 – 2006 Teachers Service Commission, 3. Kipsigak High School, Nandi County Responsibilities  Teaching History and Government, Social Education & Ethics and Christian Religious Education  Head of Department- G & C 2004-2006.  Head of Department- Teachers Welfare 2001-2006.  Assistant Patron- Kenya Scouts Association, kipsigak  Hockey Coach –Girls & Boys Teams

UNIVERSITY COURSES TAUGHT Undergraduate courses 2008 to date  Introduction to education  Environmental education  Principles of management in public administration  Development concepts and application  Educational Administration and Management  Adult Education Post graduate courses (M.Ed.) Educational administration) 2008 to date

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1. Current Issues in Educational Development in Kenya 2. Concepts in Educational Administration and Management 3. Policy Formulation and Implementation 4. Administrations and Management of Educational Personnel 5. Research Methods 6. Administration and Management of Buildings and Physical Facilities

Post graduate courses: PhD (Educational administration) 2012 to date

1. Policy, Practical Management and National Development 2. Strategic Management in Education 3. Policy and Legal Aspects in Educational Management 4. Managing Resources in Education 5. Change and Innovation in Education

EXTERNAL APPOINTMENTS/AWARDS Year Appointment as/Institution/Project 1st Sept – Dec Fountain Enterprises Programme Holdings Limited 31st 2013 Regional Operations Manger, South Rift. (Bomet, Narok and Kericho) January 2014 Member of the Narok County Red Cross Society Management Board. 1994- 2007 Kenya National Examination Council (Team Leader) Christian Religious Education paper 1 21/ 2/2014 – Deputy President, Eagles Club International, Kenya date 2011- to date, Member of the Board of Governors, Stephen Kositany Girls H. date School. Nandi county 2010-to date Member of the Board of Governors, Kilibwoni Boys H. School. Nandi County 2007 Deputy Presiding Officer, IEBC 2009 August Presiding Officer, KNBS, National Population Census, Nandi County

OTHER LEADERSHIP POSITIONS Year Position/Programme/Institution Sept 2014 to Director: Postgraduate studies, Maasai Mara University date Chair: Board of Postgraduate Studies, Maasai Mara University Member: Maasai Mara University Senate Member: Maasai Mara University, Deans Committee 2010 to date Patron: Red Cross Society of Kenya; Maasai Mara University Chapter Patron: Kenya Scouts Association; Maasai Mara University 2013 – 2014 Regional Operations Manager – Fountain Enterprises Programme, South Rift (Narok, Bomet and Kericho Counties) 2009 August Presiding Officer, KNBS, National Population Census, Nandi County 2008 -2009 Head of Department , CRE, Kibabii Diploma Teachers Training College 2008 -2009 Gender Officer; Kibabii Diploma Teachers Training College 2008 -2009 Head of Department, History and Government, Kibabii Diploma 3 | P a g e

Teachers Training College 2007 Deputy Presiding Officer, IEBC 2004-2006. Head of Department, Guidance and Counselling, Kipsigak High School 21/ 2/2014 – Deputy President, Eagles Club International, Kenya date

EDUCATION Year (from – to) Degree, Institution 2007 – 2012 Doctor of Philosophy of Education , (Educational Administration) 2001-2005 Master of Education (Educational Administration) 1990-1994 Bachelor of Education (Arts) University of Nairobi. 1988-198 Kenya Advance Certificate of Education (KACE) Kapnyeberai Girls High School 1984- 1987 Kenya Certificate of Education (KCE) Kapsabet Girls high school 1977-1983 Certificate of Primary Education (CPE) Ndulele primary school

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS 1. Organization of Social Science Research in Eastern Africa (OSSREA) Kenya chapter 2. Kenya Association of Educational Administration and Management. 3. African Network for Internationalisation of Education, Kenya 4. The Red Cross Society of Kenya. 5. Forum for African Women Educationalist, (FAWE) Kenya Chapter 6. Kenya Scouts Association 7. Kenya Non Fiction Writers Association

PUBLICATIONS 1. Maithya P. & Jepkemboi Choge. (2014) Milestones in Social Protection and since Independence. African Journal of Education and Social Science Research. ISSN 2304-2885. Volume 2 No. 1, 2014. Page 162- 166 2. Jepkemboi Choge (2013). Environment, Power and Development in Africa. Challenges facing Guidance and Counselling Teachers in Secondary Schools in Kenya: A Case of Nandi County; Edited by Maurice Nyamanga Amutabi. Catholic University of Eastern Africa Press. ISBN 978-9966-015-64-8, page

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444 3. Jepkemboi Choge. R. & Ndegwa L. W. (2013). An Assessment of Educational Leadership Challenges among Women Teachers in Primary Schools in Nandi County, Kenya. International Journal of Professional Practice (IJPP), ISSN 2218-7278. Volume 4 Issue 1&2 January – June 2013, page 110 – 121. 4. Tanui E, Jepkemboi R. Choge, Ndegwa L. (2012) Students Perception of the Changing Classroom Environment in E-learning: A case of Accounting Instruction in Kenya Masinde Muliro University, Journal of Education, Planning, Economics and Management ISSN 2074-5400. Page 137-143,

5. Rop Naftali, Jepkemboi R. Choge. Tanui E & Mutai P. (2012); “Factors hindering effective management of learning among displaced children in conflict zones: a case of kakuma refugee camp” Kenya Journal of Education Planning, Economics and Management, (ISSN 2074-5400). 6. Jepkemboi R. Choge. Gender Factor in Decision Making: Challenges Facing Women Leadership Development in Primary Schools’ Management in Kenya. Modern Education Review (ISSN 2155- 7993) USA. 7. Jepkemboi R. Choge. (2011) Guidance and counselling in secondary schools in Kenya: A Tool for Management and Professional Development in Kenya. ISBN number 978-3-8473-0828-7 by Lambert Academic Publishers, Germany. 8. Tanui E, Jepkemboi R. Choge, Ndegwa L & Rop N (2011) Educational Communication in the 21st Century: A Guide to Best practice. ISBN number 978-9966-1576-8-3. Strategic Publishers, Nairobi. 9. Jepkemboi R. Choge, Leveraging Gender Mainstreaming in Educational Institutions in Kenya: A Case of Narok County. OSSREA, Kenya Chapter. Under review

CONFERENCES ATTENDED 1. Dr. Jepkemboi R. Choge, Prof. Mary Walingo, Prof. Tabitha Sewe, Nancy Adagala, Khadoi Isalambo. Policy Implications in the restoration and conservation of the Mau Forest Complex and Maasai Mara National Game Reserve. Maasai Mara Science and Development Action Summit 2015, A Research Agenda; Restoration of the Mara Eco-System: Challenges and Opportunities. 22nd to 25th April 2015, Maasai Mara University 2. Jepkemboi Choge. Investment Opportunities in Higher Education, Nandi County Investment Conference and exhibition (NICE) 7th to 10th April 2015. Kapsabet

3. Dr. Jepkemboi R. Choge .Leadership Development in Schools in Kenya; Specialised Preparation or Post hoc repair? Maasai Mara University Annual International Conference, 11th -14th November 2014. Maasai Mara University

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4. Jepkemboi R. Choge. Reducing Risk and Vulnerability to Climate Change in Kenya: Gender Capabilities and Policy Implications, First Annual International interdisciplinary Conference , July 30th to 2nd August 2014, 5. Dr. Jepkemboi R. Choge. Leveraging Gender Mainstreaming in educational institutions in Kenya: OSSREA- University of Eldoret, National Policy Dialogue, Kenya Workshop, May 2014. University of Eldoret 6. Dr. Paul Maithya and Dr. Jepkemboi R. Choge. Milestones in Social Protection and Education in Kenya since Independence, IFRA/IBEA, February, 20th -21st 2014 Nairobi 7. Jepkemboi R. Choge. Gender Factor in Decision Making: Challenges Facing Women Leadership Development in Primary Schools’ Management in Kenya. DETA, Conference, University of Nairobi, August 2013 8. Jepkemboi R, Choge, Tanui E.& Ndegwa L Students Perception of the Changing Classroom Environment in E-learning: A case of Accounting Instruction in Kenya Moi University 7th annual conference 2011. Moi University 9. Jepkemboi R, Choge The challenges facing Guidance and Counselling Department in Secondary Schools in Kenya. , 1st International Research Conference, 2011 10. Jepkemboi R, Choge, Tanui E.& Ndegwa L Students Perception of the Changing Classroom Environment in E-learning: A case of Accounting Instruction in Kenya Moi University 7th annual conference 2011. Moi University

CONSULTANCIES Year Position, Project / Programme, Company / Institution / Client from – to Description of roles and responsibilities 2013-2014 World Leadership Consultancy: Position -Consultant, Project / Programme -Capacity Building in County Governance, Institution -Nandi County Government, Client – Nandi County Government ,MCAs Roles and responsibilities -Trainer, 2014, 13th Feb Consultant, Mentorship programme for the youth, Nandi County, Secondary Schools in the County, Trainer

TRAININGS /WORKSHOPS/SYMPOSIA ATTENDED 24th April 2015 White paper on the restoration of the Maasai Mara Eco-system workshop, Karen Blixen Camp, Maasai Mara National Game Reserve, Kenya 30th Sep. to 2nd Pedagogical Training for Staff Capacity Building, Maasai Mara Oct. 2014. University July 10th – 10th Workshop on Climate Change, Disaster Risk Reduction and Social 2014 Protection for Sustainable Development, at Maasai Mara

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University, by OSSREA & MMU June 6th -20th Organisational Leadership for building Kenya’s future, Clemson 2013 University (USA) and Maasai Mara University, Kenya June 6th -20th Road Safety and Security: Leadership for building Kenya’s future, 2013 Clemson University (USA) and Maasai Mara University, Kenya May 22nd -1st Gender Mainstreaming in Economic and Political Arenas, by June 2013 OSSREA, Uganda 1st - 5th Gender Mainstreaming in University Curriculum, Moi University, November,2010 Eldoret May 2009 Training of Gender officers. Ministry of Education Nairobi 11th –13th Psychological Debriefing and Trauma Counselling, Kenya Institute November, of Professional Counselling, Eldoret 2004 11th –14th May, TOT Training on Guidance and Counselling, University of Eastern 2003 Africa, Baraton

REFEREES 1. Prof. Mary K. Walingo Vice Chancellor Maasai Mara University P. O. Box 862-20500, NAROK Email address: [email protected]

2. Prof. Nyagah Kindiki Moi University Department of Educational Management & Policy Studies, P.O Box 3900-30100 ELDORET Email address: [email protected] +254 (0) 720 537 265

3. Eng. Prof. D. Kimutai Some School of Engineering, University of Eldoret, P.O. Box 1125, 30100 ELDORET

Email address: [email protected]

+254 (0) 722 272 819

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