Board Members
Governance :
The board of Trustees is Women’sNet primary governing body. It makes policy and management decisions, and works with the director (s) and staff to implement the strategic priorities decided by members. Five members are appointed for a five year term and represent our networks and members.
The board of Trustees includes a chair, vice-chair, secretary, and treasurer, and may also include other offices as appointed by the Board. The director (s) is an ex officio member of the board, not elected but included by virtue of being the leaders at Women’sNet. The Board of Trustees are registered members of the Trust and responsible to ensure compliances to the NPO / Company Act.
The Board of Trustees meet four times a year and participate in the strategic planning processes.
The members of the Board are:
Sharron Marco-Thyse
Sharron Marco-Thyse – Treasurer - Sharron is presently working at the Centre for Rural Legal Studies in Stellenbosch and advocate for the rights of women and men farm workers. The CRLS under the leadership of Sharron has developed considerable expertise in research, advocacy and training in the land and labour sectors with a specific gender emphasis. Her passion for the plight of rural communities sees her serving on the national Advisory Board of the Land Rights Management Facility, a key project within the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform. She has actively led Transformation within the Wine Industry as Chair of the Wine Industry Charter Steering Committee and currently serve as Chairperson of the South African Wine Industry Trust.
Jan Moolman
Jan Moolman – Human Resources – Jan is working with the Association for Progressive Communications Women’s Programme (APC WNSP) where she manages a 12-country project on ICTs and Violence against Women. She is a former editor of the South African feminist journal Agenda, and also serves on the boards of the Zimbabwe Women's Resource Centre and Network (ZWRCN) in Harare, as well as NISAA - Institute for Women's Development in Johannesburg.
Natasha Primo
Natasha Primo - Advocacy and Networking - Natasha is a gender and ICT specialist for development and social justice. She was responsible for coordinating and building capacity for national ICT policy advocacy among member organisations of the Association for Progressive Communications (APC). She spearheaded the APC's engagement with Access to Knowledge (A2K) issues and advocacy spaces, and developing partnerships for implementing A2K-related activities. Natasha is a former executive director of Women's Net and presently works in local government, for the City of Cape Town. Natasha also serves on the Board of the international feminist organisation , the Association for Women's Rights in Development (AWID).
Jennifer Radloff
Jennifer Radloff - Vice Chairperson – Jennifer is working with Association for Progressive Communications, a global network of civil society organisations whose mission is to empower and support organisations, social movements and individuals in and help people get access to the internet where there is none or it is unaffordable. Jennifer is responsible for coordinating capacity building for the APC Women's Networking Support Programme (APC WNSP), to help grassroots groups use the technology to develop their communities and further their rights. She is based in Cape Town and is a research associate at the African Gender Institute.
Tina Thiart
Tina M Thiart – Chairperson – Tina has been working for 10 years in the Women’s Funding Movement and is an Independent Consultant to the Philanthropic and Non-Profit Sector. She serves as a member of WINGS, a global network that seeks to strengthen philanthropy and a culture of giving through mutual learning and support, knowledge sharing and professional development among its participants. She is also a member of the African Women’s Development Fund – Southern Africa Board