Saartjie Baartman Centre staff members:

Director
Synnøv Skorge ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it )
Provides strategic leadership to the Centre; responsible for strategic planning for the growth and sustainability of the Centre, for partnership development, fundraising, networking and the replication of similar centres in other parts of the country.

Centre Manager
Shaheema McLeod ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) 
Oversees the day-to-day running of the Centre; responsible for HR, and marketing and public relations strategies.

Administrator
Cindy Layman ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it )
Responsible for the training venue bookings, and for general office management; assists with the general management of the Centre.

Financial Administrator
Shumeeze Johaardien ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) 
Responsible, together with the Centre Manager, for the financial management of the Centre.

Receptionist
Michelle Smith ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) 
Manages the switchboard and directs clients/visitors to the relevant partner/staff member.

Job Skills Training Coordinator
Thembeka Ncanywa ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it )
Coordinates the various job skills training programmes, liaising between the Shelter and partners; responsible for recruiting and organising volunteers.

Legal Advisor
Charmaine Morris ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) 
Manages the Legal Advice and Training Project, provides legal assistance to Centre clients and participates in the development and presentation of information and training workshops on various aspects of the law.

Paralegal Assistant
Deirdre Malgas ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) 
Assists the legal advisor with assessment interviews, accompanying clients to court and following up client cases.

Researcher
Irma Maharaj ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it )  
Researches areas identified by the organisation and the partners, such as the development of a manual of guidelines for replicating the Centre model of service provision, and economic empowerment in the context of poverty and abuse.

Partnership Coordinator
Ilse Ahrends ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) 
Assists the Director and Centre Manager with partnership development and fundraising; responsible for international student placements and supervision.

Counselling & Training Coordinator
Fatima Ismail ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) 
Coordinates and supervises intake workers (psychology interns); provides domestic violence education and awareness workshops for schools, and elsewhere on request; trains lay counsellors for the gender-based violence sector.

Shelter Manager
Rosemarie Cox ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) 
Responsible for the overall management of the Saartjie Baartman Shelter and Second Stage Houses, and for community outreach.

Child Care Worker
Benita Goliath ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it )
Runs a crèche for the preschool children in the Shelter and organises afternoon programmes for the school-going children.

House Organiser
Rachel Petersen ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) 
Responsible for the daily welfare of the women in the Shelter; organises their income-generating activities; assists the Shelter Manager with the management of the Shelter and Second Stage Houses.

Social Worker
Christine Thomas ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it )  
Responsible for individual and group counselling, facilitating and/or organising psycho-educational workshops for Shelter residents and making relevant referrals.

Maintenance
Kenneth Lockman
Responsible for the general maintenance of the building and grounds.

Kitchen Supervisor
Felicity Dirkse
Provides catering for meetings on- and off-site; offers refreshments and meals to all staff at the Centre.

Kitchen Assistant
Alice Jaftha
Assists Kitchen Supervisor in providing catering at the Centre.

Night Supervisors
Gaironesa Waja and Pumza Manzana
Rotate shifts, working at night and over weekends in the Shelter. Responsible for the wellbeing of the residents, for answering the Centre's 24-hour emergency telephone service and making relevant referrals.

"Eerste Begin" (Worcester Shelter) staff members

Project Coordinator
Heather West Responsible for the day-to-day management of the shelter and for networking with local organisations.

Night Supervisors
Felicity Fransman, Bertha Klein
Rotate shifts, working at night and over weekends in the Shelter. Responsible for the wellbeing of the residents, for taking in emergency cases and making relevant referrals.

Saartjie Baartman Centre Board of Management:

• Chairperson: Gillian Kerchhoff
• Treasurer: Desiree Lewis
• Secretary: Sharon Kouta
• Staff representative: Fatima Ismail

Anthony Sardien
Caroline Bowley
Crystal Ordeson
June Pym
Nokuthula Shabalala
Synnøv Skorge