Who we are...
Meet our Board...
Professor Portia Jordan
Chairperson
Qualifications: PhD in Nursing
Areas of focus: Critical care nursing, evidence-based practice, patient safety and Nursing education
Professor Yolanda Havenga
Treasurer
Qualifications: PhD in Nursing
Areas of focus: Mental health nursing with specific interest in health care and research
ethics
Professor Annatjie van der Wath
CEO
Qualifications: PhD in Nursing
Areas of focus: Mental health nursing, nursing education and research
Professor Mokgadi Matlakala
Deputy Chairperson
Qualifications: PhD in Nursing
Mr Riaan A.J. Cloete
Non-executive Board Member
Qualifications: Honours degree in Business Management and Administration.
Areas of focus: Financial Advisor
Dr Shaun Ruysenaar
Non-executive Board Member
Qualifications: PhD Social and Political Science
Areas of focus: Leadership, Fourth Industrial Revolution, Complexity and Systems thinking
Governance
Portfolio Committees
In the promotion of scholarship, the organisation identified portfolio committees which speak to Education, Practice, Research and Student Engagement in Nursing. In addition to overseeing FUNDISA projects in the relevant areas, the committees further FUNDISA’s strategic objectives related to nursing education, practice and research.
Education Portfolio Committee:
Focuses on all matters pertaining to undergraduate as well as postgraduate nursing and midwife education.
Practice Portfolio Committee:
Focuses on all matters pertaining to nursing and midwifery care and practice.
Research Portfolio Committee:
Focuses on all matters pertaining to research in nursing and midwifery education and practice.
Student Engagement Portfolio Committee:
Focuses on all matters pertaining to student engagement in learning.
