OUR TEAM

Board of Trustees

Elita de Klerk

Chairperson

Christina Teichmann

Vice Chairperson

David Steward

Chairperson Emeritus

Warren Clewlow

Board Member

FM Lucky Mathebula

Board Member

Coetzee Bester

Board Member

Judge Ian Farlam

Board Member

Michaela Bakala

Honorary Board Member

Pieter-Simon Basson

Board Member

Lulekwa Mcwabeni

Board Member

Our Staff 

Christo van der Rheede
Executive Director
Brenda Steyn
Manager:
Legacy Programmes
Daniela Ellerbeck
Manager: Constitutional Rights Programmes
Ismail Joosub
Manager: Constitutional Advancement Programmes
Abigail Baker
Manager: Social Media, Marketing, Design and Database Management
Pamela Sokutu
 
Office Assistant

Office Manager: Jill Weir

Our Interns

The FW de Klerk Foundation Annual Conference

The FW de Klerk Foundation Annual Conference – hosted in conjunction with the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung – took place on 31 January 2025. The theme of this year’s conference is: “South Africa’s Position in the World Today”.
 

 Esteemed speakers include Ambassador Andreas Peschke (Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany); Magda Wierzycka (CEO of Sygnia); Dr Harlan Cloete (Local Governance and Public Leadership – Research Fellow) and Johan “Rassie” Erasmus (Springbok Coach).