The Valleys and Mountains Development Foundation Annual Report 2015 - | Page 55

The Foundation is totally indebted to the Board of Directors who served the Foundation as volunteers, giving their professional expertise, time and energy –sacrificing much needed leisure time and precious time with their families. We honour those who entrusted their challenges at home to God in order to attend meetings. We had to release some board members to take up other responsibilities, and we thank them for their special contribution towards the successes which we celebrate: Mrs Erika de Wet, Father Griffiths March, Mrs Gerty Swartz, Mrs Wilma Calitz We thank the new Board members who accepted the nomination to the Board of Directors: Father Darian Petersen, Mrs Paulina Paulse, Mrs J Mac Kuhn, Ms Lizanne Joubert Ms Lynn-Joy Isaacs left the Foundation on 31st March after eight years of the most inclusive service to the Foundation to resume her studies towards a Masters Degree in Child and Family Development. She will assume the position as a nonexecutive board member with the portfolio of “Development Programmes” as from 1 April 2016. The Board of Executive Directors: Mr Ralph Theunissen (Chairman): Coloured Male, Mr Wilhelm de Wet (Deputy Chairman): White Male Mrs Maggie Kawula(Treasurer): Black Female , Mrs Elzette Steyn (Secretary): White Female, Sister Avril Sampson: Coloured Female, Mr Lazarus Kholomba: Black Male, Mrs Colleen Trublet de-Nermont: White Female, Father Darian Petersen: Coloured Male, Mrs Paulina Paulse: Coloured Female, Mrs Jurline M Kuhn( Joint Executive Director): Coloured Female Mrs Petronella McDonald (Joint Executive Director): White Female, Ms Lizanne Joubert: White Female