Meet the Team

Christian Surfers South Africa / Son Surf Boardriders is Governed by a board or Governing Body: It is a registered NGO under the companies act of South Africa.

Christian Surfers South Africa / Son Surf Boardriders Governance Board:

Mark Edwards: Chairperson

Rees Lewis Thomas: Secretary

Matthew Mey: Treasurer

Sydney Terblanch: member

Roy Harley: member

Bradley Jones: member

Richard Leonard: member

Rees Lewis Thomas: member

Francois Basson: member

Andy Pitt: member

Craig Jordaan: member

Mikhail Thompson: member

Christian Surfers South Africa / Son Surf National Operational Team (NOT Team)

Roy is the founder of Son Surf and the African Director for Christian Surfers International. As CEO of the mission, Roy focuses on the Pioneering and Developing of CS throughout the African Continent and surrounding Islands. Therefore also playing a major role in guiding Son Surf Board Riders, developing the Governance Board, as well as the National Leadership Team, as they seek to fulfill their mission of reaching, discipling and integrating boardriders into healthy local churches. Roy also serves under Bred Davis, the international Director, on the International Leadership Team for Christian Surfers International, the umbrella body for the different national missions around the world.

Bradley Jones: Brad is the National Director and Founder of Son Skate South Africa. He is responsible for the development and growth of the skate ministry in its different shapes and forms around South Africa. Brad also facilitates a networking function for the development of skate ministry in Africa and is heavily involved on a pastoral level in his local church.

Rees Lewis Thomas: Rees is our National projects manager, National events Coordinator and the Regional Director for Son Surf in the Western Cape. Rees oversees all the project management for all the major projects within the mission. Keeping us on track and on time for the delivery of things like, the “On the Rocks media project with a single global release date or the international conference held in SA. Etc. As regional Director for Son Surf western Cape, he is also responsible for the growth and development of the different aspects of the mission in that region.

Richard Leonard (AKA: Snoek): Richard is the Son Surf National Manager of Clubs and Training. He is responsible for all the general pastoral care and discipleship of the various Son Surf Clubs and their leadership around South Africa. Richard also oversees and manages the foundational training program for the CS Africa Internship training school, as well as helps co-lead a local club in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.

Sharon Harley: Married to Roy and long time behind the scenes ‘stalewart’ of Son Surf, is now on staff as the CS Africa Internship Manager and overseas the smooth running of the Internship Program. Sharon also manages and keeps the base functioning in J-Bay. (As well as keeps Roy in line and grounded)

Jonty Bougas: National Media Project coordinator. With a passion for media and an even greater passion for evangelism, Jonty is the creator of the ‘On the Rocks’ series, which has been published globally as a resource for Christian Surfers missions all around the world. Jonty is the driving force behind the emerging angle of media in the Son Surf mission and manages and overseas media projects from concept to completion.

Andrew Pitt: A co-founder of the Son Surf mission with Roy Harley. Andy is a Bonifide pastor, an elder in his church and runs his own mission called Breach. Andrew facilitates two functions within the Son Surf Boardriders. He is on the governance board and also heads up the Africa Chaplaincy program, ensuring that there is a chaplain present to serve at the different national events. From the Billabong Pro WCT event and through the ranks of the 6 star primes like the Quik pro, O’Neil Cold Water classic and the Mr Price pro, down to developing and training chaplains so that we can offer this free service to all levels of competitive surfing in South Africa and Africa.

Mikhail Thompson: Mik worked with Andy to pioneer our first surf school. As national Surf Schools manager, he has grown a little surf school into a major missional business. Mik also assists with the foundation and development of different Son Surf Schools across South Africa.

Bruce Meissner: Online Media Manager, you are looking at his work…. Bruce fulfills the absolutely critical function of designing and engineering our online presence. Bruce manages a number of WebPages that fall under the Son Surf domain and ensures the integration and communication that flows through them. Bruce also oversees the online shop and the back end distribution of resources and stock associated with the shop. So if you buy your board online and receive two by mistake he is the guy to thank

Rehgert Van Zyl: Founder and Director of Aleph: Aleph is a pioneering program that mixes surf coaching, life skills workshops with biblical foundations and mentorship, all rolled into one. The Aleph program challenges youth on the way they see the world, themselves and others around them. Aleph and Son Surf Boardriders have found much common ground and felt that in serving each other they are more than the sum of their individual parts. As a core social justice program that uses surfers and surfing to deliver long term sustainable life skils, Aleph is not only a great fit but finds in Son Surf the vehicle to roll this course out nationally.