I have more than 30 years of experience in Student Life and Development at various South African Universities, namely Vaal Triangle University (currently Vaal University of Technology), Witwatersrand Technikon (Currently University of Johannesburg), and Nelson Mandela University. The positions include Manager and later HOD of Student Ethics and Judicial Services at the University of Johannesburg, and HOD of Student Life and Development at Nelson Mandela University. My job experience spans Student Discipline, Student Ethics, Student Judicial Services, Student Development, Arts and Culture, Transformation, Ethics, Social Justice, Community Engagement and Outreach Projects, and Transformative Student Life and Development (Integrating academic qualifications with Community Engagement as part of Re-Igniting Student Life and Development).
My academic qualifications are diverse form BA (English, Geography, Education and General Linguistics), Higher Education Diploma (Teaching Diploma), BA Hours in Geography, Diploma in Criminal Justice and Forensic Auditing, ND: Law, BA Honours in Public Management and Development, MA in Public Management and Development, PHD in Public Management and Development @ UJ, LEAP (Leadership Enhancement Management Program) @ Nelson Mandela University). I have published more than eight times in my academic career. A Social Justice, Black and Liberating proponent aiming at the Legacy of People and Community Engagement and Empowerment, and an ardent believer in community engagement as a form of civic activism. I am also a Faculty Member of the Worldwide Institute and Leadership Development (WILD).
