Experience

Distell

• South Africa
• Beverage Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Corporate Affairs Specialist

  • Jul 2019 - Present

  Project managing sponsorship, marketing and arts and culture initiatives focussing on skills development and job creation as well as promoting and bringing awareness to the Distell Corporate brand through these initiatives.

• Social Invesment Controller

  • May 2016 - Jun 2019

  Manage various Sustainability initiatives/projects as well as projects relating to arts and culture, skills development, job creation and entrepreneurship.



Helen O'Grady Asia Pte Ltd , Dreamaker Drama Academy

• Drama Teacher

  • Sep 2015 - Apr 2016

  Using drama as a technique to teach children communications skills, creativity and confidence. In China the technique also contributed to helping Chinese children to learn how to speak English. Using drama as a technique to teach children communications skills, creativity and confidence. In China the technique also contributed to helping Chinese children to learn how to speak English.



Distell

• South Africa
• Beverage Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Social Investment Co-ordinator

  • Jan 2013 - Jul 2015

  Manage selected Social Investment projects; Manage and administrate wine sponsorships/donations; Administrate and Co-ordinate Social Investment projects especially Arts & Culture initiatives; Administrate Oude Libertas centre in Stellenbosch and administrate duties related to the Fleur du Cap awards. Manage selected Social Investment projects; Manage and administrate wine sponsorships/donations; Administrate and Co-ordinate Social Investment projects especially Arts & Culture initiatives; Administrate Oude Libertas centre in Stellenbosch and administrate duties related to the Fleur du Cap awards.



Samantha Bernhardi agency

• Actress

  • 2012 - 2013



Arepp: Theatre for Life

• Actress and facilitator

  • May 2012 - Nov 2012

  Educating primary school students through theatre performances and puppetry. The plays and scripts related to what the students were learning in the subject Life Orientation. Educating them about alcohol abuse, underage drinking, effects of social media, HIV and Aids, keeping your body healthy and being responsible. After each performance I would facilitate the students by asking questions etc and through that conclude what kind of effect the performances had on the students. We performed at various schools all over the Western Cape as well as the Eastern Cape.