The people behind ACL

Meet the Team

Leadership, communication and day-to-day support for the African Chess Lounge community.

Our leadership

Four roles. One chess community.

Shaun Somai, President, African Chess Lounge

Shaun Somai

President

Sets the club’s direction and coordinates all three executives.

Jesica Colbyn, Communications Executive Secretary, African Chess Lounge

Jesica Colbyn

Communications Executive Secretary

Coordinates club communications, member updates and announcements.

Reuben Salimu, Founder & Head of Operations, African Chess Lounge

Reuben Salimu

Founder & Head of Operations

Oversees coaching and delivery, and quality and progress.

Liz Weideman, Public Executive Secretary, African Chess Lounge

Liz Weideman

Public Executive Secretary

Coordinates community activities and public engagement.

Treasury

Division 3.

Rumbidzai Mwakutuya, Treasury, African Chess Lounge

Rumbidzai Mwakutuya

Treasury

Division 3

Rumbidzai brings a background in business administration and secretarial work, together with specialised training in bookkeeping. At African Chess Lounge she is setting up and standardising the Treasury department, bringing order and consistency to how ACL keeps its records, tracks income and expenses, and reports on its finances.

Our org board

How African Chess Lounge is organised.

African Chess Lounge Functional Org Board. Confirmed structure; working functions and measures. Shaun Somai, President: coordinates all executives; Division 7: Direction. Jesica Colbyn, Communications Executive Secretary: Divisions 1 and 2. Reuben Salimu, Founder and Head of Operations: Divisions 4 and 5. Liz Weideman, Public Executive Secretary: Division 6. Division 7, Direction. Accountable owner Shaun Somai. Functions: plan and priorities; governance; performance review. Product: a viable, well-run club. Measure: milestones completed. Division 1, People and Communication. Accountable owner Jesica Colbyn. Functions: enquiry routing; member records; team and parent updates. Product: complete records, clear communication. Measure: unassigned enquiries. Division 2, Promotion and Enrolment. Accountable owner Jesica Colbyn. Functions: programme offers; trials and sign-ups; renewals. Product: confirmed, correctly placed members. Measure: completed enrolments. Division 3, Treasury. Accountable owner Rumbidzai Mwakutuya. Functions: billing; receipts and reconciliation; costs and equipment. Product: collected, correctly recorded fees. Measure: unmatched receipts. Division 4, Coaching and Delivery. Accountable owner Reuben Salimu. Functions: coach capacity; sessions and events; attendance and make-ups. Product: promised services delivered. Measure: sessions delivered. Division 5, Quality and Progress. Accountable owner Reuben Salimu. Functions: curriculum standards; assessments and reports; coach improvement. Product: improving players and coaches. Measure: progress reviews completed. Division 6, Community Activities. Accountable owner Liz Weideman. Functions: schools and partners; tasters and outreach; referrals and public updates. Product: qualified interest and participation. Measure: qualified referrals. Finance delegation and independent review: to agree. Workflow: community interest, assigned enquiry, enrolment, billing and terms, coaching, progress, renewal. Department tasks, measures and finance delegation for team agreement. Division 4 coaching team: Roy Mutunhire, Coach; Romeo Mutunhire, Coach; Clayton Macheka, Coach and FIDE Schools Instructor. Division 3 treasury team: Rumbidzai Mwakutuya, Treasury, accountable owner.

Start a conversation

Connect with African Chess Lounge

For club, coaching and general enquiries, get in touch with our team.

Contact ACL