Board Members

Michelle Davidson (B.Com) has worked in the non-profit sector for over two decades, specializing in strategy, governance, sustainability, and financial management. As a systems thinker with a degree in Information Systems from the University of Cape Town, she is passionate about helping organisations unlock their potential and maximise their social impact through innovation and streamlined operations.

Michelle is the co-owner of Empowered Management Solutions, where she works with leadership teams to break through organisational bottlenecks and build sustainable structures for long-term success. Driven by a calling to support those who “fill the gap” between government and business, she brings a unique blend of analytical insight and a deep commitment to community development to the board of ASAP.

Munya Ndoro is a qualified CPA and Chartered Management Accountant with over a decade of experience in financial management across multinational corporations and international humanitarian organisations. He brings a deep understanding of business operations, compliance, and strategic financial planning to the role. Munya is driven by a strong humanitarian ethos and a passion for supporting the most vulnerable members of society, ensuring that resources are managed efficiently to maximise impact.

has been a supporter of ASAP for many years and has accompanied Priscilla Higham on visits to Community Based Projects in the Eastern Cape.  She has  also been on the fund-raising committee in the UK and was elected as Chair of the Board of Trustees in July 2015. Sue is an award winning  writer and journalist and for 21 years was the Editor of House & Garden magazine. Through the magazine she spearheaded several fundraising campaigns for causes as diverse as Water Aid, The Rehabilitation of Addicted Prisoners Trust, Maggie’s Cancer Care and the Millennium Seed Bank Appeal. As a grandmother herself she feels a particular affinity with the Grandmothers in South Africa who are caring for their orphaned grandchildren and other vulnerable children.

Sam Hoffman is a real estate development and finance professional in the United States. He works in Washington, DC and has extensive experience in capital strategy, balance sheet management, financial analysis, investment management, strategic planning, business forecasting, investor relations, and board reporting. Sam has worked for publicly traded and privately held institutions, and he has served in a volunteer capacity with his local United Way and the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. Sam is passionate about social impact, sustainability in the built environment, childhood education, mental health, improving outcomes for vulnerable populations, and promoting the self-sufficiency of community-based organizations.

Sam currently serves as a commissioner on the Historic Alexandria Resources Commission of Alexandria, Virginia. He received his B.A. from American University’s School of International Service and his M.B.A. from Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business.

Zita Lloyd has a MSc in Anthropology and Development Studies from the London School of Economics and a MSc in Psychotherapy. She spent many years working for the international organisation The ONE Campaign in various policy and campaigning roles, working successfully towards G7 governments implementing significant programmes to address the HIV/AIDS crisis in Africa among other issues. Alongside this work, Zita has always been involved with fundraising events for small grassroots charities, cofounding ‘Clothesline’ in 2001 which put on a series of fashion shows to raise money for OVC in Kenya, and has been running the regular ‘London Lunch’ for ASAP since 2014.  Zita first visited one of ASAP’s early projects in 2003 and has been a supporter and involved with the organisation ever since.

Zita is based in London where she lives with her family and works as a psychotherapist.