Jenny Theron
Jenny Theron grew up in Moorreesburg, in the Western Cape, South Africa. She joined ACCORD in January 2005 as an intern under the Training for Peace Programme, after which she was appointed as a Programme Officer in the Coordination Office in April 2005. In March 2006 she took up the position of the Coordinator of […]
Wolfe Braude
Prior to joining ACCORD as Communications Manager, Wolfe consulted with the South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA) on stakeholder management, content dissemination, new business development, and undertook economic diplomacy research. Wolfe is a Director at Emet Consulting, which he co-founded in 2002. Emet Consulting undertakes research and project management in the areas of trade, […]
Wendy Coleman
Wendy Coleman was formerly the librarian in ACCORD’s Resource Centre, and has now retired.
Samanta Deeplal
Samanta Deeplal joined ACCORD in May 2007 as the Finance Officer. She has 6 years working experience in the accounting environment. On completion of her National Diploma in Internal Auditing she joined a courier company as their debtors clerk then moved on to an Education institute as the accounts clerk. She is currently studying towards […]
Sabrina Ensenbach
Sabrina was Coordinator of ACCORD’s Knowledge Production Department (KPD) from August 2010 until leaving in July 2015, and was responsible for strategic planning and reporting, as well as managing finances, human resources and projects for the department. Sabrina also coordinated the production and dissemination of high quality publications and was responsible for content editing and […]
Priyal Singh
Priyal was a Researcher within ACCORD’s Knowledge Production Department. Priyal provided substantive support to the overall work of the division in terms of institutional reports, research-related support and analysis, as well as ad hoc support for the conceptualisation of intervention initiatives. Priyal first joined ACCORD in April 2012 for a six month internship with the […]
Pravina Makan-Lakha
Pravina joined ACCORD in 1998, and was with the organisation until 2026. Her qualifications include a four year degree in Social Work from the University of the Western Cape and a Diploma in Business Management from Damelin. She has completed a part-time certificate programme of one year duration each, in Leadership, Administration and Management of […]
Graça Machel
Graça Machel is an African stateswoman whose decades long professional and public life is rooted in Mozambique’s struggle for self-rule and international advocacy for women and children’s rights. She is a former freedom fighter in Mozambique’s FRELIMO movement and that country’s first Minister of Education. In the years following her tenure in government, Machel produced a […]
Venashri Pillay
Venashri Pillay was the Managing Editor of the ACCORD’s flagship publication, Conflict Trends magazine. Venashri has a BA (Social Work) degree from the University of Durban-Westville, South Africa and a Masters Degree (Social Work) from Boston College, Massachusetts, U.S.A. She is currently a doctoral candidate in Conflict Analysis and Resolution at George Mason University, Virginia, U.S.A., and […]
Sunitha Singh
Sunitha joined ACCORD in 1996 in the Finance Department. She has a B.Acc degree from the University of Durban-Westville. In her 14 years of experience at ACCORD, Sunitha has risen to the position of General Manager of Finance and Administration.