DESTINY CONNECT FOUNDATION - BOARD MEMBERS
The Team Behind The Mission
Founder James J. Ojo has brought together a diverse international team whose combined expertise spans community development, education, finance, coaching, marketing, and mental health.
Their shared commitment bridges the gap between human potential and meaningful impact for emerging leaders, non-profits, and the communities they serve.
EXECUTIVE TEAM
James J. Ojo is the founder and visionary of DCF, a social-impact leader and private equity investment consultant. He built DCF to connect people to the knowledge, mentorship and opportunities they need to thrive because sustainable development begins with empowered people.
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Mary is a community development practitioner and DCF co-founder, leading our administration. With a BA in Community Development and experience in South Africa's Department of Social Development, she volunteers to create spaces where people heal, grow and become all they are capable of becoming.
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Botlhale Molema is a chartered accountant, tax practitioner, and founding member of DCF, serving as Treasurer. He stewards the foundation's finances, compliance, record-keeping, and responsible resource management. His belief: financial integrity is the foundation on which sustainable social impact is built.
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Dr. Cheryl Motshudi is a scientist, researcher, and lecturer with a PhD in Science, and a member of DCF's executive board. She mentors emerging scientists and channels her academic expertise into DCF's education and youth-empowerment initiatives. Her conviction: critical thinking and shared knowledge are the seeds of community growth.
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Puffy is a mindset, behavioural-change and leadership coach, motivational speaker, and member of DCF. He co-hosts our Untold Stories of Hope podcast and volunteers his coaching voice to inspire change from the inside out, because when individuals change, families, organisations and communities change with them
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Stuart Elliott is a change facilitator and personal growth strategist - dubbed a "soul whisperer" - who helps people navigate change with confidence. At DCF he designs and delivers the coaching and training that turn community members into confident leaders. There is no greater joy than seeing someone connect to their inner greatness.
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Helen Will is an HR consultant who has built HR departments from scratch across engineering, FMCG, shipping, and the UK care sector, including guiding HR through the COVID-19 lockdown, keeping 24/7 resident care staffed. As DCF's human resources lead, she shapes how we support our people. Her conviction: workplaces that tend to emotional well-being build people who last.
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Paul Bartelink is an entrepreneur and project management professional with more than two decades of experience turning complex challenges into structured, sustainable solutions. At DCF he advises on operations and partnerships and supports the 3Cs Mastermind. His belief: given clarity, confidence and structure, young people can turn any idea into action & his forthcoming book, How My Mind Works, exists to prove it.
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Dr. Kasthuri Henry - the "Finance Doctor" - is a finance executive with experience across the corporate, non-profit, and government sectors. At DCF she coaches individuals and organisations in emotional and financial resilience. When the two become bookends of human capability, human potential is unleashed.
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