Yvonne Pennington

Yvonne has made a sterling contribution to BirdLife South Africa over many years. She has been involved with Sandton Bird Club for thirty years, including in leadership positions. Yvonne has served as a co-opted Board member of BirdLife South Africa from July 2015 to March 2019 and, from 2019, Yvonne was appointed to the Board […]

Philip Calinikos

Philip is a Chartered Accountant by profession and advises on accounting and financial matters. He has previously served as Chairperson of the BirdLife South Africa Board, and as Treasurer and Chairman of the Audit Committee of BirdLife South Africa. He is a passionate birder and citizen scientist. He served as Chairman and Treasurer of his […]

Mark D. Anderson

Mark has an MSc (cum laude) from the University of Pretoria. He was employed as a Specialist Nature Conservation Scientist with the Northern Cape Department of Environment and Nature Conservation for 18 years. Mark’s main responsibility as CEO is to grow BirdLife South Africa into a leading conservation organisation, and one in which all aspects […]