Maggie Appleton
Chief Operating Officer (COO)
Maggie Appleton oversees operations and leads Educate!'s government engagement strategy and innovation across East Africa.
Formerly, Maggie was Educate!'s Program Director in Uganda, living and working in Kampala for almost six years. She led Educate!'s programs team through its first significant growth phase from 54 to 240 schools in 2014 and worked closely with the Global Director in designing Educate!'s programs and operational systems for scale.
She is inspired most by Educate!’s proactive approach: “We all know about the problems that challenge our world, most especially Africa. I love Educate! because it empowers young people to think about solutions!” Maggie also graduated with a master’s degree in International Education at Columbia University, Teachers College in 2017.
Maggie has been with Educate! since 2009.
