Johannesburg Team
Anthea Moys
Anthea Moys completed her Masters degree at the University of the Witwatersrand, with a focus on structured play and performance in public space. She is passionate about the arts in education and has lectured at institutions in South Africa including Wits, Rhodes and UJ. She is a practicing artist who has exhibited locally and internationally and is an adventurer of the globe who enjoys engaging people from all walks of life - especially in public space with a bit of mischief involved. If not found on some adventure in the streets of downtown Johannesburg, you can find her walking in the Emmarentia gardens jealously admiring other peoples’ dogs.
Asheeqah Buccas
Asheeqah has a B.Comm in Marketing, and an Honours in Marketing Management. After 7 years of providing real-life skills to students at the University of Natal, and 10 years of shifting brand management into higher gear at BMW Group South Africa, she decided to return to lecturing. Specialising in Brand Strategy, she draws from her corporate experience in the delivery of her classes. She is currently lecturing Brand Strategy 2, Logistics 2 and Business Practice & Entrepreneurship at Vega. To further enrich her already extensive knowledge and experience, she will be studying her MBA through Henley Business School in 2012. When she’s not enriching young minds, Asheeqah can be found painting, reading, drawing, practising the art of jewellery design and the zen of a silversmith. She also has 3 gorgeous cats but is hesitant to get any more for fear of being known as the crazy cat lady.
Dani Orkin
Artist, designer and tree hugger extraordinaire. Danielle achieved a BA in Fine Arts from UCT in 2001. Since then she has been engaged in various creative activities, from functional art, to film and fashion. Her focus at Vega is enhancing studentsí creative and conceptual thinking. Danielle is most comfortable in the realm where reality meets fantasy and dreams really do come true.
Emile Le Roux
Emile holds an honours degree in graphic design and film theory and criticism from the University of the Northwest (formerly PU). He hails from industry where studios in both London and Johannesburg paid him to design stuff for the best part of 15 years. After reaching a mature enough age, he decided to focus his full attention on younger minds (other than the bald headed, black turtle neck art directors). He relies on wit and experience to get the message across, where the magic happens one scamp at a time. Emile is currently lecturing into 1st and 3rd year level. His favourite animal is steak.
Faith Matura
Faith studied a Diploma in Communications Management with Vega and is currently studying toward the Advanced Diploma in Brand Innovation. She loves reading innovative blogs, books, articles, rock climbing, eating good food and trying different creative and spontaneous things. She is the Contact Navigator for Part Time studies specialises in client service.
Jackie Storer
Jackie is the Academic Co-Navigator at the Johannesburg campus. New kid on the block she has been with Vega since Jan 2011 but has worked with the AdvTech Group in different capacities and with some breaks since 1997. Jackie lectures the Organisational Studies module on the BA in Brand Building and is the Teaching and Learning specialist on campus. Jackie has a BA in Psychology and Religious Philosophy, and Post Graduate Diploma in HR and a Post Graduate Diploma in Higher Education; she is currently attempting to finish her Masters in Public Policy. Jackie is passionate about finding creative solutions and systems to address the daily challenges of life so that wisdomwithmagic is facilitated.
Jana Santilhano
Currently a photography navigator at the Johannesburg campus, Jana obtained her Masters of Technology degree in Photography in 2010 from the Vaal University of Technology. In 2004 she started lecturing and fell in love with the concept and principles of sharing knowledge. Since then Jana has been shaping young minds. She has had numerous exhibitions, including a solo exhibition at the Cape Town Month of Photography in 2005 and has had a number of photographs published. Jana has won two Gold Fuji Profoto Awards in the Fine Art category and plans to continue her career in education and photography/communications. She intends to continue studying, describing herself as a perennial student.
Lerato Matema
Lerato completed her B. Tech Honours in Multimedia Design at the University of Johannesburg. She is a motion-based specialist and comes from a background in Broadcast Media Design, Art and Project Management within the advertising industry. During this time, her passion for beautiful moving pictures and design has grown. Lerato enthusiastically shares both her knowledge and experience with the Multimedia students she navigates.
Her favourite comfort food is banana bread and she has a car named Rambo.
Michele Venter-Davies
Michele has travelled a somewhat diverse career path, moving from psychology and the law, via marketing, film making and advertising, to education. Her BA LLB and MBA have stood her in good stead in the world of brands and branding, and she is currently completing research for a book on brand subcultures. She is passionate about education and the youth market and genuinely believes that Vega thinking can change the world. Michele is the Vega Bordeaux Campus Navigator.
After hours Michele can be found in the realm of street dance or in remote African locations with a tatty tent.
Ottoline Robertson
After graduating from JCE in 1980, she spent 25 years in education, 6 years of which were spent as part of a school management team. She completed an Honours degree in Educational Management and Leadership in 2002 and has a passion for education. Ottoline hopes to give as many learners as possible, the opportunity to grow and succeed. As part of a holistic education, she has a special interest in sport and cultural activities. Ottoline joined Vega in 2008 and is the Imagination Lab Navigator. The Imagination Lab is a Vega outreach programme - a project aimed at giving black creative talent an opportunity to go into the world of Advertising, Branding and Graphic design. Her goal is to see as many Imagination Lab students as possible in an Internship and from there secure permanent positions in industry.
Pieter Verwey
Pieter wanted to teach so badly that when the opportunity arose to teach at Vega Johannesburg, he moved his entire family from Cape Town to realize this life-long dream. Pieter studied Journalism and Creative Writing, and Copywriting and is currently busy with his Masters degree. During his 16 years at various advertising agencies, Pieter won numerous industry awards, locally as well as internationally. He teaches Copy, Creative Thinking and Creative Development. And he loves his job.
Robyn CookRobyn is the Visual Communications navigator for second year. She has a B-Tech Graphic Design from the University of Johannesburg, a BA in Brand Communication from Vega, and a Masters degree in Fine Art from Wits University. She is a nerd. Shame.
Shakera Kaloo
Shakera is a creative brand thinker and copywriter. She has worked both locally and internationally for Ogilvy, one of the worldís biggest agencies and managed to pick up a few Loeries, London International Awards and New York Festival medals along the way. Shakera holds a National Diploma in Graphic Design, a National Diploma in Copywriting and an Honours Degree in Brand Leadership, which means she always has an eye on the big branding picture. When she's not initiating young minds into the big, brave world of branding, Shakera can be found increasing her branding knowledge by consulting and creating on various projects, running after a precocious four-year-old and reading bad romance.
Wayne Laubscher
When Wayne’s not revving up high school kids and getting them excited about the wonderful future that they can have at Vega, you can find him creeping through the hallways of Jozi, either giving a friendly hello or plotting his next practical joke. After 6 years of graphic design he found his passion in guiding kids on the right path, something that he missed out on. Outside the office he is a mad fanatic of Kung Fu, running his own school in Jozi’s northern suburbs.