Moderators and Stakeholders

Prof Anthony Rippon  (Group Expert and Advisor) – South Africa

Has obtained extensive experience over the years, in government, business, education, and in the non-profit sector. Over the years Prof Anthony has worked in government, business and volunteered to give direction to numerous Civil Society Organisations. These include Community Based Organisations (CBOs) focusing on the business, transport, environmental, tourism, and arts and culture sectors. To read more about Prof Anthony Rippon click on this link Prof Anthony Rippon – MLI House of Music (Artist Webpage Directory) or you can follow Anthony on Facebook Anthony Rippon | Facebook

Jancke Artist (Moderator and Group Ambassador) – South Africa

Jancke strives to live life to the fullest, grabbing every opportunity that comes his way. Music has always played a major role in his life, as he started playing the piano and received musical training from a very young age, leading him to participate in various recitals along the way. Jancke resides in the Western Cape and often performs along the West Coast, Swartland, and surrounding areas. Being a radio presenter as well makes him more versatile and presents the ability to connect instantly. To find out more about Jancke as Artist and Radio Presenter click on this link JANCKE – Radio Presenter and Singer – MLI House of Music (Artist Webpage Directory) or you can follow Jancke on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JanckeMusician

Marti Smida (Moderator and Advisor) – South Africa

My loopbaan het baie draaie geloop deur my lewe.

Was verbonde aan twee skole Mondeor High en Forest High waar ek n sekretaresse was maar ook die oor vir kinders wat graag oor probleme wou gesels en leiding wou gehad het.

Daarna het ek caregiving gedoen vir n ou tannie tot met haar dood en vir Liam wat gestremd was. Dit het my besef dat daar meer oor die lewe is as om net te bestaan.

Gedurende hierdie tydperk wat ek by die skole was het ek begin “engel healing” doen wat nogsteeds n passie vir my is. Het n radio program gehad waar ek dit kon bespreek en my musiek keuses kon uitleef.

Ek het ook onderwerpe gehad wat ek bespreek het soos mishandeling en dan het my musiek keuses volgens die onderwerp gegaan. Ek het n kankergroepie op facebook waar ek probeer help sover as ek kan.

Nooit het ek besef dat God my gereed gemaak het vir my eie kanker paadjie nie. Vandag is ek genees en help ek met my eie ondervinding om meer te gee en n oor te wees.

Ek is tans in Walkerville waar ek nog n passie uitleef by die perdenavorsing sentrum wat die enigste is in Suid Afrika en slegs 4 wereldwyd. In my lewe is daar n paar dinge wat baie saak maak vir my, my Liefde vir God, sy Engele, my mede mens, musiek en dan perde. Ek was ook in n paar rolprente te sien. Jy kan my volg op Facebook https://www.facebook.com/marti.smida

Ria Welgemoedt-Sheehan. (Moderator) – South Africa)

Ria is getroud met Kevin wat ñ breë kennis van musiek, kunstenaars en liedjies het en self bongos bespeel en mooi sing. Ons is woonagtig in Drie Riviere Vereeniging. Ek werk as ñ sekretaresse/Persoonlike Assistent by die Palms Aftree Oord. Waardeer goeie musiek en enige vorm van kuns. Jy kan Ria se Facebook blad besoek vir meer inligting: https://www.facebook.com/ria.sheehan

Amy Bence (Moderator) – South Africa

Amy is n absolute mense mens en haar lewe is musiek. Die taal van liefde en die taal wat regoor die wereld verstaan word. Sy hou daarvan om uit te reik na mense en eerlikheid is bo aan haar lys van vereistes. Bo dit alles reel sy vir kos pakkies vir kinders en was n Revlon Konsultant. Ongelooflik lief vir haar familie, kinders en klein kind en is een van n tweeling.

Magda van der Merwe (Moderator) – South Africa

Magda van der Merwe werk sedert 1997 vir Hospice in haar “spaartyd” Sy het na haar Vader se dood besluit dit is die regte ding om te doen. Haar Pa is oorlede in 1995 aan kanker en enfiseem en daar is die saaidjie al geplant. Dit het haar egter nog ‘n volle 2j geneem voor sy kon oorgaan tot aksie en het eers met HIV pasiënte begin werk en daarna met kanker pasiënte. Die kinders was die moeilikste om te hanteer. Ek geniet dit egter vreeslik om tussen mense te wees wie ek kan help en dit vervul my ongelooflik baie, of jy nou by ‘n sterfbed staan, ‘n familie help met aanvaarding of vir ‘n pasiënt bid dit is ‘n vreeslike groot voorreg om so na aan ‘n uiters siek pasiënt te wees, die lekkerste vir my is natuurlik wanneer ‘n pasiënt vir wie daar geen hoop was nie teen alles in wonderbaarlik herstel of ‘n pasiënt wat net ‘n vreeslike afdag gehad het, weer te laat glimlag. Jy kry swaar saam met die pasiënt maar jy verstaan en vra geen vrae nie, jy aanvaar, versterk, bemoedig en help waar jy kan. Sonder my man Willem sou ek dit nie kon doen nie want as ek moedeloos en tranerig by die huis instap is hy die een wat stil en sterk langs my is. Mag ek nog lank die gawe gegun word om by Hospice ‘n wonderlike diens te kan verrig want dit maak van my ‘n beter mens. Wat ek doen is ‘n druppel in die emmer en mag ek nooit moeg word om goed te doen aan ‘n ander nie. Jy kan Magda volg op Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/magda.vdmerwe.77

Corrie Verreyne (Moderator) – South Africa

Corrie is werksaam as Makelaar by APBCO Brokers en jy kan haar volg op Facebook deur op die volgende skakel die klik https://www.facebook.com/corrie.verreyne

Krysia Lech (Moderator and Community Ambassador) – Based in South Africa

Krysia is extremely busy with several projects as Ambassador for Peace and Humanity self and Ambassador at the Royal Society Group of South Africa.

Krysia will soon provide us with more information about herself and the projects she is involved in.

In the meantime you can follow Krysia on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/lkrisia

Stan Almendro (Moderator and spiritual supporter for the Group and our Team members) – South Africa

Stan is someone with many words when it comes to helping and assisting others but when it comes to the point where he has to talk about himself, then Stan is a man of view words.

“I am Stan Almendro Come Writer, Try to be Engineer (Mechanical) Minister of the Word of God for over 50 years and most of all A Music Fanatic“

You can follow Stan, writer, Poet and Preacher on Facebook by clicking on the following link https://www.facebook.com/stan.almendro

Gilles Paul De Saint-Haubert (Moderator – Switzerland)

“Bonjour à vous les amis, nouveau ou ancien, excellente journée à vous tous”.

My civil status ? I am in love with life, divorced from sadness and I married happiness and joy.

Hallo julle nuwe en ou vriende, lekker dag vir julle almal. My burgerlike status? Ek is verlief op die lewe, ek is geskei van hartseer en getroud met geluk en vreugde.

You can follow Gilles on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/gilles.desainthaubert

Bernhard Bianchi (Moderator from Germany)

Favorite Quotes “Non basta essere bravi, bisogna essere i migliori” Damit hängt es zusammen, dass es keine Hoffnung ohne Freude gibt. Diese ist gleichsam die Begleiterin der Hoffnung”. – Heinrich Fries

You can follow Bernhard on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/bernhard.bianchi

Andre White – (Moderator)

Andre is the Chairman and CEO of Radio Suid Afrika

You cab follow Andre on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Aqaurius

Cristina Taniguchi – Moderator from Dumaguete City – Philippines

Greetings! My name is Cristina S. Taniguchi also known as Kitty Taniguchi.

I am from the Philippines and I’m a visual artist. I do both paintings and sculptures. Occasionally though, I write poems. I’ve been in the art circle for more than four decades.

As a sculptor, I mostly used terracotta or red clay. I also do mud skeletal as one of the process in doing a bronze sculpture.

Here is a little idea as to what my art is all about in general.

My work springs from an effort to juxtapose the reality and imagination to create a story and to touch base on the level of human emotion, psyche and intellectuality.

The things and objects that I show or use in my paintings may be symbolic but these are not necessarily to be seen that way. My aim is to bring up a condition that dramatizes life and is not predisposed to specific human experience and knowledge of the things or objects in the paintings.

I would like to think that the human narratives in my work encompass not only a personal mythology but a universality of the things and objects that are actually part of everyone’s life.

These are ordinary things and objects like chair, crow and moon that are to be seen on face value but at the same time can make one transcend to spirituality in looking at the essence of life, whether in the state of reality or the imagined.

I’m a lover of music and great admirer of musicians, singers, and performers. “When I listen to music I know that I’m alive”.

You can follow me on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/cristina.taniguchi.7

Ebeth Loots (Moderator) – South Africa

Manager of the famous South African Band, The Staccatos (Steve Ashley and Brian Le Gassick)

Ebeth will provide you with information shortly but in the meantime you can follow her on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/ebeth.loots