A lighter moment at a recent Board meeting: Ton Vosloo (Member of the Board) with David Kramer (Patron of Eseltjiesrus Donkey Sanctuary)
The Board...
Since inception in 2007 Eseltjiesrus Donkey Sanctuary has been run by a Management Committee with the help of an Advisory Board since 2010.
The Advisory Board was made up of individuals who through their positions, experience, talents or qualifications were an important source of direction and support to the management of Eseltjiesrus to help build a secure and viable organisation. The members of the Advisory Board gave the Sanctuary fresh perspectives on a series of issues. The first Advisory Board meeting was held on Tuesday 28th September 2010.
In July 2012 the Advisory Board and the Management Committee were combined to form the new “Board of Eseltjiesrus Donkey Sanctuary” whose role is to:
The Board, elected by our members at the AGM in August 2016, currently consists of:
In addition the following (who comprise the Executive Committee) are members of the Board:
The Advisory Board was made up of individuals who through their positions, experience, talents or qualifications were an important source of direction and support to the management of Eseltjiesrus to help build a secure and viable organisation. The members of the Advisory Board gave the Sanctuary fresh perspectives on a series of issues. The first Advisory Board meeting was held on Tuesday 28th September 2010.
In July 2012 the Advisory Board and the Management Committee were combined to form the new “Board of Eseltjiesrus Donkey Sanctuary” whose role is to:
- set overall policy;
- determine strategies and be part of the strategic planning;
- determine the annual budget including salary levels and conditions of service of senior management staff positions;
- take fiduciary responsibility for the organisation; and
- receive reports from the Executive Committee in terms of the above roles.
The Board, elected by our members at the AGM in August 2016, currently consists of:
- Anthony Coombe (Governance and Financial consultant) (Chairperson)
- Sarah Kvalsvig (Director and lawyer at Cullinan and Associates)
- Johan du Preez (CEO Rooiberg Winery)
- Jim McNamara (Formerly Executive Director, Development and Alumni, University of Cape Town)
- Carole Hambleton-Moser (Chairman of the Heart Charitable Investment Trust at Heart Capital and formerly Vice President & Head, Credit Suisse Representative Office, Cape Town)
- Samantha Sharkey (Secretary of the Western Cape Equine Trust)
- Ton Vosloo (Non-executive chair of Naspers and past Executive Chair of Naspers)
- Karen Ward (Organisational Development with Old Mutual) and
- Louise Matschke (Educationalist and formerly Manager of Education programmes Johannesburg Zoo)
In addition the following (who comprise the Executive Committee) are members of the Board:
- Annemarie van Zijl (Founder and Care and Welfare Manager at Eseltjiesrus Donkey Sanctuary)
- Johan van Zijl (Founder and Chairperson of Eseltjiesrus Donkey Sanctuary Executive Committee); and
- Tony Saddington (Administrative and Financial Manager at Eseltjiesrus Donkey Sanctuary).
