NICRO is governed by an independent, voluntary Board of Directors comprising nine prominent members of the community (including NICRO’s CEO) who have the skills and experience to make a positive contribution to the leadership of the organisation.
The Board, which meets quarterly, is responsible for providing strategic direction and fiduciary oversight, whilst monitoring and evaluating, in overall terms, the work and activities of the organisation.
All major decisions, including significant financial expenditure, require Board approval. Board members play an active role, serving as ambassadors of the work of the organisation and assisting to leverage financial and other support where possible.
B-BBEE Status
NICRO has a 94.18% Black beneficiary base. Please click here to access NICRO's B-BBEE Certificate.
2026 Board
Chairperson: Ms Lois Elizabeth Hardy
Vice-Chair: Ms Ellada Yerolemou
Treasurer: Ms Fanisa Lydia Lamola
Vice-Treasurer: Mr Method Gundidza
Executive Director & Secretary: Ms Elizabeth Pierce
Director: Judge Nathan Charles Erasmus
Director: Ms Maria Johanna Magdalene Coetzer
Director: Advocate Deon Ruiters
Ms Lois Elizabeth Hardy
Chairperson
Business woman; Business Development specialist, Speaker of Parliament
Ms Ellada Yerolemou
Vice Chair
Business development; Entrepreneur: Owner of a Spar Franchise
Ms Elizabeth Pierce
Secretary and Executive Director
Qualified Social Worker, Extensive Managerial and Entrepreneurial Experience
Judge Nathan Charles Erasmus
Director
Cape High Court Judge; Former Inspecting Judge, Judicial Inspectorate of Prisons
Ms Fanisa Lydia Lamola
Treasurer
The South African Institute Of Chartered Accountants (SAICA):
Executive Director Corporate Services
Ms Maria Johanna Magdalene Coetzer
Director
Marketing Manager: Marketing & Communication Specialist
Method Gundidza
Vice-Treasurer
Financial Expertise, Leadership, Cultural & Heritage, Extensive International and SADAC network
Adv. Deon Ruiters
Director
State Advocate
Betzi Pierce
Chief Executive Officer
Rozanne Green
Human Resources
Business Development Manager: Magda Reynolds
Eastern Cape Area Manager: Sonia Solomon
Free State Area Manager: Sonia Solomon
Gauteng Area Manager: Samuel Tshabangu
KwaZulu-Natal Area Manager: Nyameko Madikane
Limpopo Area Manager: Sonia Solomon
Mpumalanga Area Manager: Claudine Maré
Western Cape Area Manager: Sonia Solomon
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