As a communications manager, spokesperson, speechwriter and development professional, with 20 years of progressively responsible experience in both the public and private sectors, my clients have included CEOs, Cabinet Ministers, two former Presidents of South Africa, the most senior United Nations leaders in the Asia-Pacific region and the global body providing decision makers with the best evidence to take better action on nature and nature's contributions to people. My professional experience spans two decades of achievement managing teams of communicators in crafting messaging for maximum impact in speech writing, public information, media relations, and external affairs. In 2010 I was awarded the Anglo-American Chevening Scholarship for postgraduate study and read the MPhil International Relations at the University of Cambridge, achieving a Distinction for my dissertation on South Africa's role in global climate change negotiations.Specialties: Speechwriting, communication & media strategies, event management, government liaison and public affairs.