About Us

 

Father Charles Nabwana, President - Director

Father Nabwana was born and raised in Kibale District Western Uganda. He has been a priest for twenty-seven years and has served in a variety of positions both in the United States and Uganda. His positions have included parish ministry, serving as the Pastor, Diocese of La Crosse Wisconsin, as well as extensive involvement in seminary education serving, nine years, as the Academic Dean, Katigondo National Major Seminary, Masaka, Uganda. In addition, Father Charles served as the Director of the Catechetical Center, Hoima Uganda. Currently, Father Charles is the Hospital Liaison Staff Chaplain for a local hospital in Orlando, Florida.


 

Joseph R. Panzl, Director

Mr. Panzl is a graduate of the College of Business Administration and the Honors College at Michigan State University (1974) and the Ohio State University College of Law, cum laude (1977).  He is a practicing corporate, tax, securities, and mergers and acquisitions attorney from his law firm in Winter Park, Florida.  He is a member of the Ohio Bar, the Florida Bar, the Order of the Coif, and the Outstanding Lawyers of America.

 

Beverly Haynes, Advisory Committee

Ms. Haynes lives in Winter Park, Florida. For over ten years she has served as the East Region Director and Consultant for a large bankcard payment services corporation, and has also worked extensively during the past twenty years with numerous non-profit organizations.

 

Vincent Arch, Advisory Committee

Mr. Arch has been a commercial real estate broker in the Orlando, Florida area for the past 35 years. He has served on the boards of The Leukemia Society, Florida Hospital Foundation, and The ALS Association. He has also been active in the parish of St. Margaret Mary Church as an usher and Eucharistic Minister.

 

Deacon Bob Kreps, Advisory Committee

Deacon Robert Kreps retired in 1994 from the US Air Force as a colonel after 28 years in various command and staff positions.  He holds a BA in Chinese from Stanford University; MA in Far Eastern History from University of Arizona; and has an MS in Information Technology from Barry University.  In the Air Force he served in the intelligence field, developed information technology systems, and was the Defense and Air Attaché to Romania.  While in service he headed the Combined Federal Campaign for Langley AFB raising over $110,000.  Bob has been an ordained Permanent Deacon in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Orlando, Florida, since 2002.

 

John Gilbert, Advisory Committee

A highly successful and motivated marketing professional, Mr. Gilbert brings over 25 years of experience in the communications industry providing his clients and employers with full service marketing, advertising, design, and public relations solutions. Representative of his accomplishments and contributions include local Addy awards in photography and audio visual production. Fund-raising clients include the Presbyterian Synod of Florida, the Girl Scouts of the Nation's Capital and the Catholic Diocese of Orlando.

 

KUDU Operations  -  Staff at Home of the Holy Angels

 

Operations

KUDU is heavily dependent upon the service contributions of the local staff in Kibale District for providing and arranging for care and schooling for the orphaned children. We  are eternally grateful for their dedicated support. They include:

Father Deogratias Zziwa
Director, Home of the Holy Angels 

Fr. Deo has been a priest for twenty-seven years and has served in many areas as a church pastor. He has also served as the director of technical and secondary schools, district service commissioner chairman as well as serving on the Board of Governors in several schools in Uganda.

 

Alice Asiimwe
Nursery teacher

 

Charles Kassango
Nursery and primary education

 

Hellen Tumusiime
Matron and trained in catering

 

Annet Kugonza
Assisistant matron, cooking and cleaning

 

Maria Nakate
Eucation and guidance

 

Joseph Sewante
Maitenance and manual water supply