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The Community Outreach Programme Trust is administered by the Board of Trustees. The board is made up of experienced business people committed to helping the Charity fulfil its stated vision and objectives.
Dumisani Qwabe
Dumisani has been an educator for the past 15 years working primarily in rural disadvantaged communities. His experience and expertise in education is invaluable for the COP Trust with it special focus on early developmental learning amongst disadvantaged communities. Dumisani is currently Principal of the Emakheni Primary School, just north of Durban in the Ozwathini ward.
Phinda Cele
Phinda is a clerk at Drake & Scull Business
Connexion. He is in charge of all the facilities and equipment for their video
and telephone conferencing centre. He also manages the Marian Hill Care Centre
and is a reputable leader in his community there. He is highly skilled in
dealing with community issues ‘at the coal-face’ and is therefore a vital member
of the COPT Trust.
Lucas Scheepers
Lucas has been extensively involved in
outreach project work for the past 5 years and worked as a SLA manager (IT) for
5 years before that. He has a BCom (Hons) (Econometrics) from the
University of Pretoria. He is married with 3 children.
Stephen Blewett
Stephen is an
Executive with a mobile telecoms provider. He has held leadership positions at
executive and directorship level with several large organisations over the past
14 years. He is the author of 3 published works on Marketing, Business and
Strategy. Stephen is extensively involved in raising awareness of the activities
of the COPT Trust and his business acumen, experience and passion are of
considerable value to the trust.
Craig Blewett
Craig is a lecturer at the University of KZN. He is an international speaker and has written a number of educational books. His experience in teaching and working with youth is a great asset for the COP Trust.
Cathy Strachan
Cathy is a professional with her own
business. She has had counseling training and been involved with the care of the
needy for many years. She has also been on fundraising committees and is used to
organising and managing the people who volunteer for the COP Trust.
Barry van Heerden
A seasoned practicing designer, specializing in
package design. He has an extensive knowledge of marketing and education. He
lectured in communication design at DUT for over 20 years. Married with three
children and two grand children, he brings to the COPT his wealth of life’s
experience.
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