Experience

SchoolNet South Africa

• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Board Member

  • 2010 - Present



Thokolo Private Lodge

• North-West, South Africa

• Director

  • Jan 2001 - 2023

  Co-Founder and Owner of Thokolo Private Lodge Co-Founder and Owner of Thokolo Private Lodge



Discovery Channel

• Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Program Director and Senior Advisor

  • Jan 2014 - Mar 2022



Discovery Channel Global Education Partnership

• South Africa

• Regional Director: East and Southern Africa

  • Jan 2003 - Dec 2013

  Reporting to Vice President and Special Advisor (Ms. Tamela NOBOA) to Chairman of Discovery Communications, I am responsible for Directing DCGEP’s Southern and East Africa’s operations strategy. My areas of responsibility included: • Stakeholder Management (Ministries of Education, Communication and Finance), • Marketing and Public Relations management(Program launch, events management and advocacy, • Operations oversight on program implementation, • Expansion and business development, • Fundraising • Advise on organisations global expansion, • Manage and prepare program budgets, • Direct and develop marketing and expansion strategy for DCGEP in Africa, • Manage activities that involve monitoring education policy framework in Africa target countries. • Manage and oversee 12 program staff spread across 6 countries • Design, develop, and lead day-to-day program operations, with a focus on managing PR, marketing and strategies. Show less



Learning Channel (Pty) Ltd

• E-Learning Providers
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Sales and Marketing Director

  • 2001 - 2003

  Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer my were: • Management of sales pipeline and business growth of the business, • Open new markets (government, schools and private sector) in South Africa and Africa, • Manage sales and marketing team, • Advise the Board on expansion strategies and business opportunities in new markets, Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer my were: • Management of sales pipeline and business growth of the business, • Open new markets (government, schools and private sector) in South Africa and Africa, • Manage sales and marketing team, • Advise the Board on expansion strategies and business opportunities in new markets,



Department of Education, South Africa

• Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa

• Deputy Director

  • Apr 1996 - Aug 2001

  • Successfully managed a flagship project of Department of Education with the South African Broadcasting Corporation (Education). Resulting to Yizo Yizo I & II, School TV (children’s educational programming), Takalani Sesame, Literacy Campaigns, Take 5 and educational radio programmes in all public radio stations, • A team member in the conceptualizing, solicitation, development and implementation of South African Sesame Street co-production Takalani Sesame Street. • Co-Team lead on the research project on the feasibility of a dedicated educational Channel with Department of Communications. Show less