In January 2017 she was appointed as Honorary Consul for the Republic of the Maldives. Her work experiences includes being a lecturer and Dean of Students at M.L. Sultan and Wits University and Durban University of Technology. She holds a PhD in Education with a research focus in social justice issues in higher education. Her international experience includes working at the Institute for Women’s Studies (ASR) in Lahore, Pakistan; Regis College in Boston, USA; University of Campinas Sao Paulo Brazil; Beijing Normal University, China; and Rutgers University, USA, including many awards and grants for her work nationally and internationally. She has served as a member of the task force for Gender Equity in Education; President of the Student Affairs Association (SASSAP); Vice Chair of Higher Education AIDS (HEAIDS) Programme for Universities; the Vice Chairperson of the South African Women’s Forum and the Shura Council for Women (New York). She currently serves as Non-Executive Director for Frontier Transport Holdings; Deneb Investments and is a member the National Council for Measurement in Education (NCME); World Education Research Association (WERA) and South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA) and the Western Cape Diplomatic Corp.