Our team
Bukelwa Makasi, Office Administrator
Bukelwa grew up in Grahamstown in the Eastern Cape and has a Diploma in Commercial Administration from PE Technikon (DipComAdmin). As the PSAM office administrator, she interfaces daily with the public, answering or redirecting queries and ensuring the smooth running of the organization. Bukelwa deals with day-to-day financial and administrative tasks
Jay Kruuse, Director
Jay is from the Eastern Cape and studied law at Rhodes University before being admitted as an attorney. He worked in private and public sector legal offices in South Africa and the United Kingdom before moving into roles concerned with promoting democracy, human rights, and sustainable development. Jay was appointed Director in 2013 to support the PSAM’s regional oriented objectives and partnerships across southern Africa.
Luyanda Shilangu, Training Coordinator
Luyanda grew up in Driekoppies, Mpumalanga. He holds a Bachelor of Administration in Local Government and Bachelor of Administration Honours in Public Administration from the University of Limpopo. He joined PSAM in June 2019 with experience in coordinating and administering capacity-building programs. Luyanda is passionate about good governance and the achievement of social and economic development.
Rachel Gondo, Head – Regional Learning Program
Rachel holds a Bachelor of Social Science (Hons) in Political Science and an MA in Social Science. Rachel has work experience in community mobilization, community monitoring of health service delivery and evidence-based policy advocacy. Her research interests include gender, governance, and accountability. Rachel held the position of Senior Programme Officer at PSAM from 2013 to 2019 before being appointed as Head of PSAM’s Regional Learning Program.
Mando Chiundaponde, Senior Program Officer
Mando is an Economic and Social Accountability Activist, born and raised in Zambia. Since joining the Civil Society movement in 2019, she has keenly pursued research on Economic Justice and Natural Resource Governance, Policy Analysis and Influencing, Social Accountability Monitoring and Advocacy. She is also passionate about Women’s Rights and Accountability in the fiscal justice and extractive spaces. At PSAM, Mando seeks to contribute to advancing good governance, and the management of national and natural resources in a way that centers people, is done accountably, and is sustainable. Mando holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Economics from the Guru Nanak Dev University (India) and is a candidate for a Master of Science Degree in Public Finance and Taxation from the University of Lusaka (UNILUS).
Vongai Maroyi,
Mrs Vongai Maroyi was appointed as a Manager: Finance and Administration at PSAM on the 1st of May 2024. Prior to this appointment, she worked as a Finance Administrator at the Centre of Social Development (Rhodes University). She has held several positions such as Compliance Officer at TB/HIV Care, Assistant Finance Manager at Africare South Africa, Accounting Officer at the Eastern Cape Socio-Economic Council to name a few. Mrs Maroyi has over 22 years of experience in Financial Management. She holds a BSc Honours Degree in Applied Accounting from Oxford Brookes University, a Post Graduate Diploma in Taxation from Rhodes University, Full ACCA and a Diploma in Accounting.