Academic Career Achievements

*Developed & taught multiple modules on social entrepreneurship leadership development programs run by GIBS: Project Design & Theory of Change; M&E; Social Impact Measurement; Stakeholder Management; Systems Theory; Opportunities for social entrepreneurship; * Developed & taught the following on other EDA programs: The Legislative Environment; Opportunities for Green Entrepreneurship; Governance; the Business Model *Teaching on Social Entrepreneurship Certificate Programme (SEP) for GIBS Entrepreneurship Development Academy, 2018 to date *Have written & contributed to multiple textbooks, conference papers & Journal articles on social entrepreneurship, social enterprise, psycho-social matters & HIV guidelines within South Africa *Research & development for The Big Issue Cape Town, to establish a Johannesburg depot in March 2001; Action research on the Labour Law for Vierhoek Productions *Started small private practice/business, including consulting during the aftermath of Yizo Yizo 1 (controversial edutainment project) & action research & consulting during the writing of Yizo Yizo 2 *Contributed to the writing, piloting & editing of training manuals for peer education, counselling, bereavement counselling, adherence counselling, community development, HIV treatment literacy & development of projects & CBOs *Part of print team & editorial assistant, incl. writing & research for Yizo Yizo 2

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Career Achievements

*Adjunct Faculty: Work part-time for GIBS Entrepreneurship Development Programme (EDA), 2018 - to date *First CEO of long-standing, credible, regional, membership organisation for medical, clinical & academic healthcare professionals, for over a decade *Successfully ran first 4 biennial conferences of 1000 health care workers each, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018; and first 3 x International HIVDR workshops in South Africa ; plus 5th entirely online conference for SAHCS with 500 HCWs attending & with over 100 international speakers *Recognised as an HIV & Public Health expert within the Southern African region *Hired to strengthen HIV civil society sector by academically linked nonprofit organisation in conjunction with City of Johannesburg; development of community engagement concept & strategy for RHRU (now called Wits RHI) *Built up what was only a vision of an organisation into a multi-office, effective community-based organisation (Community Aids Response [CARe]) in one year *Won HIV/AIDS Champion Award after running CARe for one year. *CARe nominated as ‘Best Practice’ Model by BMS: Secure the Future Foundation after two years *Left when CARe was 6 years old, had a budget of R8.5million, over 100 staff, considered very credible, & the largest homebased care organisation in the Southern hemisphere *Profiled as 1 of 19 South African Social Entrepreneurs in a book ‘From Dust to Diamonds’ published July 2007 *Involved in developing a holistic healing centre, focusing on women’s empowerment in Muldersdrift *Part of Management Team for Family Life Centre as a whole from mid-1998-mid-2000 *Promoted to manager of Community Services section after only two & a half years of junior social work

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Consulting Achievements

* Obtained DSD registration for SAIS as NPO (July 2022) * Conducted strategic planning & development process for SAIS (2022) * Adjunct faculty at GIBS: student supervision, lecturing, materials development, research & academic writing (2018-to date) * Narrative grounded theory research project on behalf of Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences & Wits Business School: CAPSI on building resilient organisations in urban communities (15 October 2022-to date) * Grant-writing support to Anova Healthcare & the Desmond Tutu Healthcare Foundation * Research & development of advocacy toolkit on eradicating harmful practices, such as GBV, female genital mutilation, child marriage & teen pregnancy in SA, Mozambique & Uganda for Sonke Gender Justice * Peer review of healthcare provider guidelines on conversion practices in SA, Nigeria & Kenya for OutRight Action International * Access to antibiotics regional strategy development, planning, implementation & management (September 2022-to date)