Leadershipteam
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Dr Monica Stach
(Chief executive officer)
Nozizwe Dladla-Qwabe
(Chief operations officer)
Kumbirayi Washington Chikari
(Finance manager)
Irene Chetty
(National business development & marketing manager)
Dr Monica Stach
(Chief executive officer)
Nozizwe Dladla-Qwabe
(Chief operations officer)
Kumbirayi Washington Chikari
(Finance manager)
Irene Chetty
(National business development & marketing manager)
Dr Monica Stach
(Chief executive officer)
Monica joined the team in 2007 as the National Education Manager and then assumed the role of Chief Operations Officer. She stepped into the CEO position in 2017 and, in 2023, was seconded to work on the Cotlands Social Enterprise. Monica holds a doctorate from the University of Pretoria. She served on NECDA’s board as vice-chairperson for several years and as the chairperson for three years. In addition, she served as the president of the International Toy Library Association for six years. She serves on a number of national committees focused on solving the quality assurance and human resource development challenges within the ECD sector. She passionately believes in Cotlands’ programmes, providing quality play-based early learning.
Nozizwe Dladla-Qwabe
(Chief operations officer)
Nozizwe holds a Master’s degree in Social Sciences. She leads a team that works to achieve excellence. Her dedication is in implementing good-quality toy libraries and early learning playgroups. She is passionate about monitoring and evaluating these programmes and has completed her Advanced Certificate in Monitoring and Evaluation.
Kumbirayi Washington Chikari
(Finance manager)
Kumbirayi Chikari – BCompt Honours Degree in Accounting Sciences, Advanced Diploma in Accounting Sciences, and HND ACC (SAAA). He has 22 years’ experience in finance and has worked in various industries, including the NGO sector for nine years. He is exceptionally experienced in maintaining organisational financial health, including income diversification, and reserve building, preserving organisational assets, improving accounting; reporting, guiding technological direction, and developing functional and sustainable control systems, processes and policies.
Irene Chetty
(National business development & marketing manager)
Irene holds a Master’s degree in Law and has dedicated more than 25 years to advancing social impact. She leads Cotlands’ business development and marketing portfolios, mobilising resources and forging strategic partnerships needed to extend the organisation’s reach and impact.