meet the team

KELLY “Floss Dance Enthusiast” Du PLESSIS

CEO AND LEAD PATIENT ADVOCATE

Quote Kelly Lives By: "The essence of global health equality is the idea that something so precious as health might be viewed as a right." ~ Paul Farmer

HELEN “Is there a graph for that?” MALHERBE

DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH AND EPIDEMIOLOGY

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Quote Helen Lives By: “You can have data without information, but you cannot have information without data.” ~ Daniel Keys Moran

SHEVAUN “I'll Make Time” Mc CREEDY

MARKETING & DONOR MANAGER

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Quote Shevaun Lives By: “Don’t limit your challenges; challenge your limits.” ~Jerry Dunn

NICOLA “Where’s My Box?” DU PLOOY

PROGRAMME MANAGER

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Quote Nicola Lives By: “We are not our possessions, but we are the accumulation of everything we’ve seen, the things we’ve done and the places we’ve been.” ~ Dr. Thomas Gilovich

NOMSA “Three Sugars” MTSHALI

PATIENT COMMUNITY AND RARE ASSIST MANAGER

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Quote Nomsa Lives By: “We will only understand the miracles of life fully when we allow the unexpected to happen, don’t be scared to take risks.” ~ Paulo Coehlo

MEGAN “Choose Kindness” HUNTER

OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR AND RARE BEAR PROJECT MANAGER

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Quote Megan Lives By: “You can't wait until life isn't hard anymore before you decide to be happy." ~ Nightbirde

NATASHA “Is It On Trello?” NASS

BRAND MANAGER

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Quote Natasha Lives By: “You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. You’re on your own. And you know what you know. And YOU are the one who’ll decide where to go” ~ Dr. Seuss

JEN “Coffee Fanatic” MCLEAN

COMMUNITY RADIO LIASON

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Quote Jen Lives By: “Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius and it’s better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring.” ~ Marilyn Monroe

MARILEY “I'll fix it” LIEBENBERG

FUNDRAISING SPECIALIST

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Quote Mariley Lives By: “It's not what we get, but what who we become, what we contribute...that gives meaning to our lives.” ~ Tony Robbins