Lisa has been a director of Intsika since 2017. With a technical background in corporate finance and a passion to see capital deployed for more impactful social and environmental upliftment, she currently works as an independent consultant to the impact investing and social innovation sectors. She holds a Business Science (Finance Honours) degree from University of Cape Town and previously spent 10 years working between JPMorgan Chase investment banking division and Leaf Capital corporate finance advisory team. She is currently based in Port Elizabeth and has three children.

Lungisani is animal curator for marine mammals and seabirds at Bayworld. He is passionate about nature conservation and environmental management. Loves working with people and has been involved in many community development projects.

Sven was born in Port Elizabeth and completed his B Com at the University of Cape Town. He qualified as a chartered accountant in 1997. After spending time with both Coca-Cola SABCO and Delta Motor Corporation in various positions in accounting, he joined Sasfin Wealth in 1999. Currently he is the branch manager for the Port Elizabeth and Plettenberg Bay offices. He has been informally associated with the outreach program in Greenbushes for close to 15 years but only joined the board 3 years ago as the financial trustee. It is a privilege to him to be involved in such a wonderful mission. Sven has been married to fellow board member Janine Ruppelt, for 25 years and have 2 wonderful children.

With a history and commitment to community service, Egnes has worked for non-profit organizations for the past 10 years. Her passion for assisting marginalized groups in society has seen her managing Orphans and Vulnerable (OVC) programs under USAID. She has also managed projects funded by Anglican Australian Aid, International Trade Centre and Canadian global fund.

She currently serves as a Gender and Gender Based Violence Specialist Advisor. In this role, Egnes oversees the organization’s efforts to achieve gender equality by integrating gender across the organization’s work and investing in women’s economic empowerment, women’s leadership, and removing the barriers for women and girls to thrive. She holds an honours degree in Sociology.

Egnes is married and a mother of two who serves at her church in the children ‘s ministry.

Andre is a proud husband and dad; married to Janine and father of three daughters; Reeve, Madison and Willow.  Andre grew up and attended both Primary and High School in Port Elizabeth, now Gqeberha. After school Andre pursued a career in the agricultural industry, studying and dairy farming for 12 years, before studying for a theological degree and moving into fulltime ministry, whereby he currently pastors at Emmanuel Church, in Lorraine. Along with his daily pastoral role, his passion for education and development is seen in his involvement on the board of two Non-Profit schools; namely, Hope Academy in Central, and Ezra Preparatory School in Lorraine, as well as Intsika Community Projects, an NGO focusing on children and communal upliftment in the Kuyga township in Greenbushes.

Andre loves spending time doing various activities with Janine and their daughters, through a variety of outdoor sports ranging from surf ski paddling and canoeing to spearfishing and surfing. At the end of the day, when things calm down, as an avid reader, he enjoys reading across a broad spectrum of topics.

Dion is a passionate follower of Jesus and has a heart for kids. He is married to Helen and they have two adult kids and one foster kid. Dion serves in his local church as the kids minister. He is just crackers about teaching kids about Jesus. Before going into full-time ministry, Dion worked in a factory as a patternmaker (carpenter). He is quite handy with his hands and is often asked by congregation members and others to help with some or other maintenance issues. Dion grew up in Cape Town but has stayed in Sasolburg, Durban, Scottburgh and most recently Port Elizabeth. In the few moments of spare time he has, he enjoys hiking, scuba diving, cycling and generally being outdoors.

Janine has been married to Sven for 25 years and is the proud mom of Daniella, 23, and Bjorn, 20. She works as an auditor but God has also been gracious in calling her to find her passion in sharing the Gospel with the children of the Greenbushes community for the last 13 years. When she has some downtime, you will find her at the gym or enjoying a really good coffee with family or friends.

Laura grew up in Port Elizabeth. After school, she joined a youth ministry program which afforded her the opportunity to do missions work in Europe. She has an Advanced Diploma in Ministerial Training from Rhema Bible College, Randburg. From 2010 till 2017 she served as a project worker with Novi Most International – a Christian youth organisation in Bosnia and Herzegovina. She became project manager for Intsika Community Projects in 2021. In her spare time, Laura enjoys DIY projects, boardgames, craft activities and good coffee with friends and family.

Hanlie studied BEd Foundation Phase at NMMU completing her degree in 2010. She has been teaching for more than 10 years in a variety of settings including public schools and private learning institutions. Hanlie joined Intsika Community Projects on a part-time basis at the beginning of 2022 overseeing the Homework Club and Grade R Extra Assistance programs. She is married to Wouter and has a beautiful baby boy. Hanlie enjoys creative projects and spending time with her family and friends.