The Joint Venture Trust was founded in 2008 by Edwin Dillon, Susan Böhler and Adele de Villiers. It is a non-profit trust and a registered public benefit organization (PBO). The entity comprises a collaboration of professionals with a shared vision of being of service to indigent South Africans.
In 1978, Bertie obtained his Masters in Commerce and joined the Old Mutual Investments Division (now OMIGSA). In 1989 he transferred to Employee Benefits, where he became Senior Regional Manager. He then relocated to Boston, Massachusetts in 1995, to establish Old Mutual’s business in the USA.
Chardri Dillon completed her B. Occupational Therapy degree in 1995 from the University of Stellenbosch. She specialised in paediatric Occupational Therapy and worked in private practice in 1996 and 1997. Thereafter she joined Tafelberg Remedial School for 2 years working with children with learning disabilies and ADHD. She re- entered private practice in 2000 in the Durbanville area. From 2005 she was a student supervisor at the University of Stellenbosch for 2 years.
