Our staff

Our staff

The People of the IJR

Office of the Executive Director

Professor Cheryl Hendricks
Professor Cheryl HendricksExecutive Director
Simone Naidoo
Simone NaidooExecutive Assistant
Lindiwe Khoza
Lindiwe KhozaWomen, Peace & Security: Project Coordinator
Songezo Ndungane
Songezo NdunganeIntern

Operations and Finance

Felicia Thomas
Felicia ThomasOffice Manager
Shireen Stafford
Shireen StaffordReception
Phumeza Mrasi
Phumeza MrasiOffice Assistant
Renee Choto
Renee ChotoHead of Finance
Lameez Klein
Lameez KleinSenior Bookkeeper
Nawaal Essop Moses
Nawaal Essop MosesBookkeeper

Human Resources

Gaynor Clarke
Gaynor ClarkeHuman Resources

Business Development

Anne-Marie Stephenson
Anne-Marie StephensonFundraising and Stakeholder Manager
Veronique Adonis
Veronique AdonisAdministrator

Communications

Mwanja Ng'anjo
Mwanja Ng'anjoHead of Communications
Nande Mbekela
Nande MbekelaIntern

Sustained Dialogues Programme

Felicity Harrison
Felicity HarrisonHead of Sustained Dialogues
Nosindiso Mtimkulu
Nosindiso MtimkuluSenior Project Leader
Lucretia Arendse
Lucretia ArendseProject Leader
Danielle Hoffmeester
Danielle HoffmeesterProject Leader
Siya Mgujulwa
Siya MgujulwaAdministrator

Research and Policy Programme

Jan Hofmeyr
Jan HofmeyrHead of Policy and Research
Stephen Ndoma
Stephen NdomaProject Leader: Afrobarometer
Preston Govindasamy
Preston GovindasamyProject Manager for Southern Africa: Afrobarometer
Asafika Mpako
Asafika MpakoCommunications Coordinator for Southern Africa: Afrobarometer
Shannon van Wyk
Shannon van WykAfrobarometer Digital Portfolio Manager
Nyasha McBride Mpani
Nyasha McBride MpaniProject Leader for Data for Governance Alliance
Kate Lefko-Everett
Kate Lefko-EverettSenior Project Leader: SA Reconciliation Barometer
Kim English
Kim EnglishAdministrator

Peacebuilding Interventions Programme

Prof. Tim Murithi
Prof. Tim MurithiHead of Peacebuilding Interventions
Webster Zambara Ph.D
Webster Zambara Ph.DSenior Project Leader
Patrick Hajayandi
Patrick HajayandiSenior Project Leader
Anthea Flink
Anthea FlinkProject Leader
Inger Siegers
Inger SiegersAdministrator