Our Team
Core team
Board members
De Villiers Brink
Chair- Architect and Entrepreneur
Prof Prakash Naidoo
Vice – Rector, University of the Free State
John Stevens
Auditor General’s Office
Prof Nico Luwes
Emeritus Professor, University of the Free State
Perle du Plessis
Deputy Director: Finance, University of the Free State
Support team
Thys Heydenrych
Departmental Liaison: Drama and Theater Arts, University of the Free State
Michelle Horn
Technical Manager
ERICK STRYDOM
Designer
Lucas Swart
Site Manager: Arts Market
Marco Petrella
Blêrkas
Juliano Petrella
Culture Lounge
Willem Butler
Health and Safety Consultant
Nike Jonah
Co-Executive Director of PACE
Erwin Maas
Co-Executive Director of PACE
Mbali Tshabangu
Emerging Creative Manager
Angela De Jesus
Visual Arts Curator, University of the Free State
Juné Pretorius
Emerging Creative Manager
Wyno Simes
Nasionale Afrikaanse Letterkundige Museum en Navorsingsentrum (NALN)
Annelien Diedericks
Nasionale Afrikaanse Letterkundige Museum en Navorsingsentrum (NALN)
UFS task teams
Ria Deysel
Facilities Management – Buildings and Grounds
Ilze Nikolova
Accommodation services
Thato Block
Health and Safety
Valamy Vermeulen
Building Cleaning Services
Gerard Hoogendoorn
Site Services, Garbage Removal & Signage
Andrew Booysen
Site Services, Garbage Removal & Signage
Tewie Willemse
Water and sewerage services
Craig Armstrong
Electric services
Gavin Coetzer
ICT Internet services
Dan Alexander
Protection Services
Zamikhaya Dyonase
Security Operations
Wilson Pongwane
Head of Traffic Services
Stephen Matthews
Site Manager
Johan Vorster
Shift Leader
