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City Of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

Leadership and Governance, stakeholder relations and management, strategic direction, financial sustainability, talent management.

South Africa

City Of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

Strategically, financially and operationally managing the WESSA Schools and Youth Unit. The captain of a team of 22 highly competent, inspiring and passionate change makers across South Africa. Through the work of the Schools and Youth team, we implement programmes and projects that transforms thought, transforms innovation, transforms leadership and transforms conversation.

Bryanston, Johannesburg

Manage the three international Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) programmes WESSA implements across South Africa.These three programmes are the WESSA Eco-Schools Programme, the WESSA Learning About Forests/Biomes (LEAF) Programme and the WESSA Young Reporters for the Environment (YRE). I manage a team of 8 people who are situated across the country. One of my main responsibilities is to ensure financial security and sound management of the school programmes.One of my main passions is supporting the team by assisting the with capacity building, mentoring and growth opportunities.

Plettenberg Bay

The Green Ticket is a Non Profit Organisation offering a one stop shop for corporate and individual conscious living through carbon footprint offset options and enterprise development through reforestation, afro-forestry and food security whilst developing green collar jobs.We aim to provide sustainable livelihoods and food security to communities by developing job opportunities, environmental knowledge and economies related to mitigation and adaptation, e.g. reforestation, conservation and the Carbon trade market.Our re-forestation programme is ideally situated in Plettenberg Bay on the Garden Route in the Western Cape, South Africa which is one of the most bio-diverse areas in the world.This is an evergreen afro-montane fynbos and forest region and is perfectly suited climatically to have authentication in carbon sequestration - The Green Ticket is however not geographically restricted.

Kurland Village

Dollars for Change is a small, grassroots organisation dedicated to bringing positive change to communities in need by supporting and implementing development projects specific to the community’s needs. It works directly with the community and proves that anyone and everyone can be a part of these efforts. 100% of donations go directly to funding our projects in Kurland Village which focus on youth development, education, and community development.DFC was founded by Katie Rutherford, who is also the Director. She has a B.A. in Anthropology, and was a WWISA volunteer at the end of 2006, working at the Kurland Crèche when she decided to incorporate DFC.Dollars for Change educates American students about poverty in the world today, and motivates them to to contribute just one US Dollar towards specific community projects that we run in Kurland Village – hence our slogan, 1 dollar, 1 person, 1 community at a time.

Plettenberg Bay

Lunchbox Theatre is a diverse, dynamic and creative team working towards to achieve our vision of having theatre projects as primary awareness tools for important issues that are relevant to South Africa's youth.My role as a board member includes:Preservation and overseeing of the vision of the organisationOpening LBT up to networks and informationAdvise Reflection, feedback and commentsStrategic developmentPerformance monitoringEndorse programsAttend board meeting

Nature'S Valley, Plettenberg Bay

As the Conservation Education Director I plan, organise and facilitate all environmental education (EE) and community outreach and awareness programmes and projects. I facilitate workshops with teachers and EE and related organisations. The EE programme includes; 17 outdoor classrooms with curriculum linked interpretive booklets, 7 Eco-Schools, national and international Enviro Calendar Events, environmentally themed weekend camps, leadership camps, citizens science projects, resource development, reviewing and upgrading and partnership programmes and projects with national, regional and local organisations. I also run the Bitou EE Forum, a platform I conceptualised, initiated and launched to formalise a collaborative and integrated approach to EE in the Bitou region.Capacity building throughout the youth is very important and I therefore enjoy mentoring young professionals / graduates and assist in their professional and personal growth in the environmental sector.

After completing my experiential training with the City of Cape Town I was promoted and acquired a position as an Environmental Ranger. My core roles and responsibilities included; managing experiential training students, implementing research and biodiversity management plans, general maintenance of the reserve, administrative duties and fire fighting.

Postgraduate Degree: Philanthropy And Resource Mobilisation, Business Administration And Management, General

Master’S Degree, Education, Environmental Education

This masters informs my interest in the transformation of Environmental Education from the Apartheid and Post-Apartheid era, what methods.

Mandela Washington Fellowship, Civic And Organizational Leadership

The Mandela Washington Fellowship includes: • A 6-week Academic and Leadership Institute: Fellows are placed at U.S. colleges.

National Diploma, Nature Conservation

National Diploma: Nature Conservation