Fungai Muzorewa-Bennett

Fungai is married to Anthony Bennett and together they have two sons who make her very proud. Fungai is an active member of the community including: the international community service organization Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated, the Economic Development Committee and the Covenant of Praise Dance Ministry at Union Baptist Church, and she serves on the Board of the Delta Alumni Delta House. But, her favorite pastimes by far, are traveling and watching her son’s compete in various athletic contests and civic activities.

Fungai has served Durham County as a Magistrate since 2018. She is licensed to practice law in Louisiana and North Carolina. She began her career as an Assistant District Attorney in New Orleans, then relocated in 2005 and resumed her work as a criminal prosecutor in Durham. Durham has been home ever since.

Prior to being a prosecutor, she earned her Juris Doctorate from the University of Dayton School of Law in Ohio. She earned her Bachelor Science from Ohio Northern University pursuant to International Business and Economics major studies and French language minor studies in Ada, Ohio.

Fungai embraces the sentiment that to who much is given, much is required. In the past, Fungai has served as Chair of the Silent Auction Committee for Durham’s UNCF Steering Committee which raises scholarship money for college students, served on the Life Skills Foundation Board which served homeless teens and young adults, and served on the Juvenile Crime Prevention Council, which provides funding to support programs for teenagers in our local community.

Her favorite quotes include: “The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.”- Martin Luther King, Jr. ; “Service is the rent we pay for the privilege of living on this Earth”- Shirley Chisolm, and “If you want to go fast, go alone; if you want to go far, go together.” - African Proverb.

As a member of the Board, Fungai serves on the Finance Committee and the Governance Committee.