Nyasha Derera served with Special Olympics as a Sargent Shriver International Global Messenger from 2019 to 2023. He is a short and long distance runner who most recently completed the 2022 Berlin Marathon leading up to the 2022 Berlin World Games. He is a Global Health Messenger and past Chairperson of the Special Olympics Global Athlete Congress. Through his leadership roles he speaks with confidence, kindness, empathy, bravery and compassion.