South African - USA citizen interested in the influence of tourism on social and economic equity in southern African protected areas.

Projects:
Senior Lead, Global Activations, Impact Travel Alliance (NYC)
Strategy & Engagement Manager, Imagine Scholar (South Africa)
Instructor - Community Development, Foundations in Sustainable Development, GVI (Cape Town)

Interests: Political ecology, critical geography, neocolonialism and power, tourism for development, education and skills development, wellbeing and socio-economic equality, qualitative research.

Education:
MA, Tourism, Environment & Development, King's College London
Certificate in Sustainable Business Strategy, Harvard Business School Online
BA, Environmental Management, University of South Africa

Affiliations:
IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA) Tourism and Protected Areas (TAPAS) specialist working group member
Research Fellow, African Wildlife Economy Institute at Stellenbosch University