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      <image:caption>H.E. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Vice-Chairperson Mary Kimonye, and other representatives of the Kenyan Government were presented with copies of the PSELF Impact Assessment Report at the launch event in February 2026.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Deputy Head of the Public Service, Amos Gathecha delivered remarks on behalf of the Chief of Staff and Head of the Public Service.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>H.E. Madam Sirleaf shared reflections on EPL and its impact on young leaders across the continent.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>H.E. Madam Sirleaf enters the Radisson escorted by Caren Wakoli, Betsy Williams, and Mary Kimonye.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>PSELF Alumni joined the EPL delegation and Dr. Mary Mwaindi at the launch event.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>PSELF Alum Sylvester Nzomo gave testimony of the impact of the program with guests.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Government representatives, mentors, and key partners joined the celebration of the impact assessment.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>PSELF Alumni of the first cohort sit with H.E. Madam Sirleaf following an intimate discussion on leadership and the great responsibility of youth in public service as ethical leaders of the next generation.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Mr Lubembe sharing remarks on behalf of the EPL Global Board at the graduation of the inaugural cohort in Malawi in December 2025.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>EPL Malawi’s By the Fireside Event hosting Mr Lubembe for a discussion with inaugural cohort.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Speaking at the launch of the Public Service Emerging Leaders Fellowship program in Kenya in 2022.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Lubembe met with H.E. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and Kenyan alumni in 2023 to discuss the impact of youth leadership in Africa’s public sector.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Lubembe and Williams represented EPL at the 2025 Ibrahim Governance Weekend.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Liberian Fellows with their mentors following an responsive training in Bong County.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Source: 2025 external impact evaluation of the Emerging Public Leaders Fellowship by BIRD–KNUST, commissioned by Emerging Public Leaders.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Applicants in Liberia take written tests as part of the meritocratic recruitment process in 2024.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Fellows of the second cohort in Kenya attend their first training session in Nairobi, 2023.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Ghana Fellows host career development workshop for students in Volta Region, 2024.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Fellows gather for a selfie at EPL Sierra Leone’s inaugural orientation in 2025.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Dr. Justin Saidi, Chief Secretary to the President and Cabinet, delivered key note remarks during the graduation ceremony.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Dr. Justin Saidi, Chief Secretary to the President and Cabinet (right) and Arthur Chibwana, EPL Malawi Board Chair (left), present a graduation certificate to Eunice Kalitera (center).</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Emmanuel Lubembe, EPL Board Member, shared congratulatory remarks on behalf of Co-Founder and Board Chair Betsy Williams.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Current Fellows, supervisors, mentors, and champions gathered at BICC to honor the achievements of the inaugural cohort.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The first cohort of EPL Malawi celebrates the completion of their fellowship program, proudly displaying their graduation certificates.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Hon. Cornelia Wonkerleh Kruah, Deputy Minister for Administration, Ministry of State for Presidential Affairs, representative for the President Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr., delivers signed graduation certificate to Randolphyn Johnson, President of cohort eleven.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Samuel B. Nagbe Jr., Executive Director of the Rural and Renewable Energy Agency, delivers remarks at the graduation of cohort eleven in Liberia, noting his exceptional first experience supervising a Fellow this year.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Young professionals Ibrahim Moinina Kamara, Abubakarr Kondeh, Kumba Abigail Saquee, and Mariama Ophine Merenna met with Robert and Rose as steps are taken toward the official launch of program activities.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Liberia Cohort XI Fellow, Randolphlyn Darlyn Johnson (left), and Ghana Cohort III Fellow, Husein Pumaya Yakubu (right) at the inaugural Alumni Network Gathering in Nairobi, Kenya, March 2024.</image:caption>
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    <lastmod>2025-05-16</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>Emerging Public Leaders staff, alumni, and fellows from Liberia, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, and Uganda.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Current Fellow Zahira Banda (Malawi) and Ghana Alumni Paa Kwesi spoke on a panel with other leading experts on Inclusive Public Policy Making, leading a compelling conversation dissecting the evolving models necessary for navigating increasingly complex public service environments while maintaining ethical integrity and citizen trust. Testimonials of Alumni emphasized the strength of our international network as it supports each alumni and empowers them to navigate any challenges they encounter.</image:caption>
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    <lastmod>2025-06-30</lastmod>
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      <image:caption>Ambassador Anthony Muchiri, Chairperson of the Public Service Commission addressing the gathered graduating second cohort and guests.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The Director-General of the United Nations Office at Nairobi, Haja Zainab Hawa Bangora spoke at the graduation ceremony.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Graduating Fellows Eliud Karani, Sylvester Onsomo, and stephanie ndiku applaud speakers during the ceremony.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Founder and Executive Director of ELF-Africa, Caren Wakoli, presented Nelson Ochieng Mandela with his graudation Certificate.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Emmanuel Lubembe, chairperson of the PSELF Steering Committee and a member of the Global Board of Emerging Public Leaders shared remarks and congratulated the alumni.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Sharmi Surianarain remarks during the opening ceremony reminded the alumni about the importance of their work, even the ordinary and small tasks.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Ivy Mwai reminded alumni about the importance of women in public sector leadership and the partnership with mastercard foundation and epl investment in inclusivity.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Alumni from Liberia, Ghana, and Kenya discussed in groups the best practices learned from their fellowship experience.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Alumni presented program blueprints to use as emerging public leaders expands to new countries and support emerging leaders from across Africa on their career journeys.</image:caption>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e82e7e3fef2806277e8cc5/28e6453e-f469-4ff2-a9c1-7b5f8800547a/Emerging-Public-Leaders-Our-People-Richard-Okai.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Team - Richard Nii Okai - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://emergingpublicleaders.org/global-team-bios/june-mwangi</loc>
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    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2026-01-16</lastmod>
    <image:image>
      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e82e7e3fef2806277e8cc5/6328e4ab-9c4a-43b7-a4f4-d1c69c23e92b/Emerging-Public-Leaders-Our-People-June-Mwangi.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Team - June Mwangi - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
    </image:image>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://emergingpublicleaders.org/global-team-bios/margaret-wanjiku-mwangi</loc>
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    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2026-01-16</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e82e7e3fef2806277e8cc5/851f336a-b6f7-4e21-82e8-3f54e7200d5d/Emerging-Public-Leaders-Our-People-Margaret-Mwangi.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Team - Margaret Wanjiku Mwangi - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://emergingpublicleaders.org/global-team-bios/marian-murerwa-bogere</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2026-01-16</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e82e7e3fef2806277e8cc5/7e2397f1-9345-43b1-b593-197fd3c038cb/Emerging-Public-Leaders-Our-People-Marian-Murerwa-Bogere.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Team - Marian Murerwa Bogere - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://emergingpublicleaders.org/global-team-bios/amanda-douillette</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2026-01-16</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e82e7e3fef2806277e8cc5/0b67b0d0-7364-4f0e-8e30-7f836c87403c/Emerging-Public-Leaders-Our-People-Amanda-Douillette.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Team - Amanda Douillette - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
    </image:image>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://emergingpublicleaders.org/global-team-bios/winnie-shella</loc>
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    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2026-01-16</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e82e7e3fef2806277e8cc5/80070eea-5848-45fd-8ef8-41cc97141b8a/Winnie+Pic.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Team - Winnie Shella - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://emergingpublicleaders.org/global-team-bios/category/EPL+Global</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://emergingpublicleaders.org/princeton-in-africa-fellows-bios</loc>
    <changefreq>daily</changefreq>
    <priority>0.75</priority>
    <lastmod>2026-01-20</lastmod>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://emergingpublicleaders.org/princeton-in-africa-fellows-bios/nasya-blackwell</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2026-01-16</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e82e7e3fef2806277e8cc5/11ac85d6-be79-40f1-b7df-3f760eb03be5/Emerging-Public-Leaders-Our-People-Nasya-Blackwell.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Princeton in Africa Fellows - Nasya Blackwell - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://emergingpublicleaders.org/princeton-in-africa-fellows-bios/nduulwa-kowa</loc>
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    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2026-01-16</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Princeton in Africa Fellows - Nduulwa Kowa - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://emergingpublicleaders.org/board-of-directors-bios</loc>
    <changefreq>daily</changefreq>
    <priority>0.75</priority>
    <lastmod>2026-01-22</lastmod>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://emergingpublicleaders.org/board-of-directors-bios/ellen-johnson-sirleaf</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2026-01-20</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e82e7e3fef2806277e8cc5/ac019fdb-0fa4-4f3f-b4f3-c479481b55c5/Emerging-Public-Leaders-Our-People-Ellen-Johnson-Sirleaf.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Board of Directors - H.E. former President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>2016 - present</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://emergingpublicleaders.org/board-of-directors-bios/betsy-williams</loc>
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    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2026-01-20</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e82e7e3fef2806277e8cc5/bd668e4e-6cb2-4248-9148-883eb929ac90/Betsy+Williams%C2%A92017_Tanya-Malott.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Board of Directors - Betsy Williams - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>2016 - present</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://emergingpublicleaders.org/board-of-directors-bios/melissa-bukuru</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2026-01-20</lastmod>
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      <image:loc>https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66e82e7e3fef2806277e8cc5/e41b3f25-8134-4891-ae83-e47cc4993abe/Emerging-Public-Leaders-Our-People-Melissa-Bukuru.jpg</image:loc>
      <image:title>Board of Directors - Melissa Bukuru - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>2018 - present</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://emergingpublicleaders.org/board-of-directors-bios/todd-johnson</loc>
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    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2026-01-20</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Board of Directors - Todd Johnson - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>2020 - present</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://emergingpublicleaders.org/board-of-directors-bios/t-nelson-williams</loc>
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    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2026-01-20</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Board of Directors - T. Nelson Williams - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>2023 - present</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://emergingpublicleaders.org/board-of-directors-bios/abigail-burgesson</loc>
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    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2026-01-20</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Board of Directors - Abigail Burgesson - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>2023 - present</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://emergingpublicleaders.org/board-of-directors-bios/emmanuel-lubembe</loc>
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    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2026-01-20</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Board of Directors - Emmanuel Lubembe - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>2023 - present</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://emergingpublicleaders.org/board-of-directors-bios/carlos-alegria</loc>
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    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2026-01-20</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Board of Directors - Carlos Alegria - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>2024 - present</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://emergingpublicleaders.org/board-of-directors-bios/aissatou-bah</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2026-01-20</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Board of Directors - Aissatou Bah - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>2024 - present</image:caption>
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  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://emergingpublicleaders.org/board-of-directors-bios/rose-wachuka-macharia</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
    <lastmod>2026-01-20</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Board of Directors - Rose Wachuka Macharia - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>2025 - present</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://emergingpublicleaders.org/board-of-directors-bios/dr-herve-lado</loc>
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    <lastmod>2026-01-22</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Board of Directors - Hervé Lado - Make it stand out</image:title>
      <image:caption>2026 - present</image:caption>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://emergingpublicleaders.org/specialist-advisors-bios</loc>
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    <lastmod>2026-02-06</lastmod>
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    <loc>https://emergingpublicleaders.org/specialist-advisors-bios/con-omore-osendo</loc>
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    <lastmod>2026-02-06</lastmod>
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