About Dr Roxy DavisRoxy is an experienced entrepreneur, speaker and surfer with a passion for community spirited work. In 2002 Roxy founded the widely acclaimed Surf Emporium, a surf school and surf store located at the renowned Surfers Corner, Muizenberg, Cape Town. With over 25 years of experience in the Surf Industry, Roxy along with her family launched Ocean Freedom. Roxy is a 9 times South African Surfing Champion. She has represented South Africa at numerous Shortboarding, Longboarding and Stand Up Paddleboarding World Championships. In 2017 Roxy made surfing history in South Africa with her selection as Captain of the South African Longboard Surfing Team, becoming the first individual to represent South Africa as a Shortboard Surfer, Stand Up Paddle-board Surfer, Longboard Surfer, National Surf Coach and National Surfing Manager. Roxy continues to compete and in April 2024 she represented South Africa at the World Longboard Championships in El Salvador. Roxy has over 23 years of professional surf coaching experience having coached and managed Development, Provincial and National Teams within South Africa and on tours abroad. Roxy holds an International Surfing Association (ISA) level two Surf Coaching qualification. Roxy is an International Surfing Association (ISA) Coaching Course Presenter.Roxy founded the Roxy Davis Foundation, a Non-Profit Organization, that aims to affect meaningful change in people's lives by improving their mental and physical well-being through ocean based therapy programmes. Passion, Purpose, Possibility and People are at the core of the Roxy Davis Foundation. Roxy has completed her doctorate, a PhD in Surf Therapy and Disability Studies. She also holds a Bachelor of Arts and an Honors Degree in Psychology and Communications. Roxy is also a qualified chef and holds professional certificates in Medical Nutrition Management as well as Sports Psychology.