Ronnie Mayanja is the founder of Ugandan Diaspora Network, a social networking forum celebrating Uganda’s success stories abroad. Ronnie previously served as a member of the Uganda North American Association (UNAA) Board of Directors for two terms before moving into Diaspora-related consultancy work. Ronnie was a pioneer of the first Uganda Canadian Business Expo and
Biography
Ronnie Mayanja is the founder of Ugandan Diaspora Network, a social networking forum celebrating Uganda’s success stories abroad. Ronnie previously served as a member of the Uganda North American Association (UNAA) Board of Directors for two terms before moving into Diaspora-related consultancy work.
Ronnie was a pioneer of the first Uganda Canadian Business Expo and Convention that was held in Vancouver, Canada in 2012. Building on the success of the first convention he was inspired to help organize the second Uganda Canadian Business Expo and Convention held in Toronto in 2018 working alongside a team of dedicated volunteers and community organizers.
His previous positions have included board member for the East African Chamber of Commerce (EACC) based in Dallas, Texas. Deputy Station Manager at WBS Television and Radio Disk Jockey on Kampala’s Capital FM. He also interned and worked as an Africa Minder – Assignment Editor at the CNN International Desk in Atlanta.
As a communications specialist, Ronnie Mayanja has been involved in Uganda’s election coverage both in 2011 and 2016 where he consulted for both NTV(2011) and NBS(2016) leading television stations in Uganda. He is also one of the Moderators for the largest Ugandan Diaspora social media platforms on Facebook with more than 500,000 followers — Ugandans at Heart (UAH)
Ronnie Mayanja is Budonian who holds a bachelor’s degree from Makerere University and a Master’s Degree in Broadcast Journalism from Boston University, College of Communication.
His passion is to promote and celebrate Uganda’s Diaspora success stories all over the world. Ronnie considers himself Proudly Ugandan and will do whatever it takes to advance Uganda’s Trade, Tourism & Investment Opportunities.