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About Us : Leadership : Directors
Dr. Michael Cassidy
MA, BD, DHL. Chairman (ministry)
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Principle portfolios : overall strategic direction; fundraising; curriculum
Dr. Michael Cassidy is the Founder of African Enterprise, the ministry of evangelism, leadership development, reconciliation, aid and development, which was launched in 1961 with the aim of “Evangelising the cities of Africa through word and deed in partnership with the Church”.
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Ms. Nosipo Mgojo
BA LLB. (Conveyancer at Venn, Nemeth & Hart firm)
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Principle portfolios : legal/land use & governance
Ms. Mgojo was educated at Nichols School in Edendale and Epworth Girls School, both in Pietermaritzburg in KwaZulu-Natal, and also in Boston, USA, while her Dad, Dr Khosa Mgojo, was doing his PhD at Harvard. |
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Mr. Derek Muller
Bcom, CA (SA). (corporate banking and finance)
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Principle portfolios : endowment fundraising & financial management
Mr. Derek Muller has held senior positions in corporate, international and retail banking at Nedbank. He was the Director in the Chief Executive’s Office and a member of the group executive committee until his retirement in 2007. |
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Mr. Septi Bukula
BCom Hons., MPhil. (entrepreneurial business)
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Principle portfolios : CKLC General Management; fundraising
Mr. Septi Bukula is a nationally recognised analyst and adviser on small business development policy and programmes. He has served on several government-initiated think-tanks and is a
regular magazine columnist on small business development issues. |
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Mr. Michael Louis
BProc. (business & politics)
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Principle portfolios : Property & Development; fundraising
Mr. Michael Louis is a member of the Louis family that founded Louis Group International in 1914, which is now one of South Africa’s top 300 national companies. Mr. Louis is a qualified lawyer from the University of the Free State. |
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Rev. Dr. Zolile Mlisana
M.B., Ch.B.; FCP (Paeds) SA. (medicine, academia, media, pastorate)
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Principle portfolios : Youth & Education; Black community
Rev. Dr. Zolile Mlisana is an alumnus of the University of Natal, studying medicine there until 1980. He specialised in Paediatrics at King
Edward VIII
Hospital until 1989 and
ran a private Paediatrics practice for 10 years, until closing it in 2000. |
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Mrs. Linda Grant
BA MA (KwaZulu-Natal-area businesses & foundations)
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Principle portfolios : Board Admin, nominations & governance; youth; KwaZulu-Natal-area relations
Mrs. Grant, daughter of prominent Maritzburg lawyer, Garnett Venn, has a Masters Degree (cum laude) in Human Geography. She has used her knowledge and expertise to lecture both undergraduate and post-graduate classes. |
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Rev. Tim Makamu
BSc (leadership development)
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Principle portfolios : programming and recruitment
Timothy P. Makamu was born in Soweto, Johannesburg. He grew up in a homeland Venda, “The Eden of Africa” (he says) in the Limpopo Province where he matriculated. At the age of 14 he gave his heart to the Lord. |
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Dr. Stephan de Beer
PhD (social programmes and ministry)
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Principle portfolios : programming
Dr. de Beer studied Urban Theology at Pretoria University, followed by a PhD in Urban Theology also at Pretoria University. His external examiner was Dr Ray Bakke of Bakke Graduate University. |
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Greg Smerdon
BA in Education, MA. (AE SA team leader)
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Principle portfolios : AESA liaison; curriculum; lecturing in Leadership Training Centre faculty.
Rev. Smerdon taught Mathematics at Senior Secondary level for 9 years.
He later became involved in Eastwood Philadelphia Church as Youth
Pastor and Worship Facilitator, followed by becoming a chaplain to
teachers and students at Haythorne Senior Secondary School. |
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Paul Passaro
BA, MBA (Strategic Planning & Management)
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Since 2006, Paul has worked alongside with Michael Cassidy and served AE as a strategic planning consultant. He has recently moved with his family to South Africa in order to serve the AELTC in a full-time capacity as Executive Director. Ordained in 1994 as an Elder in the Presbyterian Church in America, he
is a member of the leadership team at Christ Community Church, PCA
(Chapel Hill, NC).
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