Staff

Janette Richter has been the House Manager of The Pride Shelter since April 2011. She loves being a mother to all the residents and works very hard to ensure they receive the support they need. She maintains contact with many of the past residents and enjoys hearing about what they are up to in their lives.

Jan is a mother to two grown-up sons and enjoys arts and crafts, interior decorating, reading and sewing.

Derick De Kock arrived at The Pride Shelter in May 2011 after experiencing significant trauma and loss in his life. During his short stay, he took on the role of gardener and general helper and in June 2012 was made a permanent staff member as Operations Officer.

When the House Manager is not available or on leave, you will find Derick in the driver's seat at the house! And he is often seen with the Jan's Triton cockatoo, Prince, sitting on his shoulder.

Guy Hamilton has been involved with The Pride Shelter from 2015 as a volunteer lay counsellor. Upon graduating his B.AppSoc.Sci degree (Summa Cum Laude) in counselling and psychology, he assumed the role of part-time Community Mental Health Coordinator in April 2017, working closely with Dr Gordon Isaacs, his mentor and supervisor, to establish a psycho-social support programme for the residents of the house. 

Board of Directors

Ian McMahon is a founding member and the current Chairman of The Pride Shelter Trust. He also chairs the De Waterkant Civic Association and is Chief Operating Officer for The Business Place, a NGO offering entrepreneurship training across South Africa. Ian is the former Chairman of Cape Town Pride and was a Vice President of the Federation of Gay Games in San Francisco.

In business, he is an owner of Crew Bar, MCQP, Ian McMahon Communications, Cell C and Spur Steak Ranch franchise branches in the Western Cape and is the former IT Director of the Spur Group of Restaurants. 

Andrew Massyn is a founding member of The Pride Shelter Trust and its current Secretary. He is an attorney with over 20 years' experience in Family Law. He lectures on Family Law at Varsity College, Cape Town.

Dave Nel currently works at Investec Private Bank, where he has held several positions over the last 11 years including Head of Acquisitions for the Western Cape and Head of Banking for Investec Pretoria. He is currently National Head of Technical Learning and Banking Head for the Winelands region.
 
Dave studied for his Master's in Business Administration (MBA) at Southern Illinois University in Illinois and his BSc in Finance and Economics at Evansville University in Indiana while completing a swimming scholarship. He has also completed the Executive Leadership Course at Stanford University in California.
 
Dave and his partner Garth live in De Waterkant.