Management

Roelof was born in Claremont in Cape Town in 1965. He completed his schooling at Groote Schuur High in Cape Town, before attending the University of Cape Town, earning his B-Com degree. Roelof qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1992 after completing his articles at Price Waterhouse Coopers. He obtained a Post Graduate Diploma in Tax Law at the University of Cape Town. Roelof is a sports enthusiast and loves a round of golf, being a handicap of 11. He attends most rugby games at Newlands Stadium, and is actively involved at the Hamiltons Rugby Club in Green Point. Roelof has been involved in the tourism and hospitality industry since 1995 and he is chairman of the Waterfront Home Owners Association, Roelof is based at the Waterfront Village.

Johadrie was born in Pretoria 1985. She grew up in Namibia and completed her schooling at Windhoek High School in Windhoek. She studied a B.Com Marketing at the University of Johannesburg for 2 years, before moving to Cape Town and starting her studies in Hotel Management. She earned her Diplomas for Hotel Management and Food and Beverage Management in 2006 and went on to join Village & Life in the same year. She lives in Parklands and likes exploring the many secrets of the Western Cape in her time off.

Liezl has been with Village & Life since 2007. She was born in Fort Beaufort and attended school in Somerset West at Parel Vallei High School.  After School, Liezl achieved her National Diploma in Cost and Management Accounting at Stellenbosch and then went travelling in Europe and Asia, when not working as an accountant for an investment company in London.  Liezl loves to ride horses, read, explore the country and spend time with friends and family

Valencia grew up in the heart of Cape Town and matriculated at Heideveld Senior Secondary School. After a short computer course she met her husband and moved to Heidelberg where she started her career in the tourism industry. Before joining Village & Life she worked intensively in F&B and reception. She is an outdoor person and loves spending time with her children.

Michelle grew up in Bellville and completed her high school at Bellville High School. Her hospitality career began at The Mount Nelson Hotel where she spent 12 years at the company. The glitz and glamour of the industry always intrigued her and she then joined Village & Life in 2006 where she took her career to the next level. Michelle is married and have 2 wonderful boys. She has a great love for classical music and hence there off that she continues playing the cello which is so soothing after a hard days work.

Etienne was born and grew up in Windhoek, he completed his Grade 12 year in 2003 at Windhoek High School. He found his liking in the tourism industry when he started to work at Cape Cross Lodge in Namibia.  He travelled to the UK for a year before starting his 3-year National Diploma course in Management. After successful completion of his studies, Etienne joined Village & Life in March 2008. He started as a handyman at the Waterfront Village. He has to date completed his studies for a National Certificate in Construction Management and is currently busy obtaining a National Certificate in Quantity Surveying. Etienne currently stays in Parklands and enjoys camping, sport and socialising with friends

Anitsa was born in Cape Town and matriculating at Bloemhof All Girls High School in Stellenbosch. After matric she attended Boland College in Stellenbosch, where she obtained her qualification in Travel and Tourism in 2000. After her studies she travelled to the UK for a year, working and travelling abroad. Anitsa has been involved in the tourism and hospitality industry since 2002 and joined the Village & Life sales team in April 2010. She lives in Durbanville and loves socialising, meeting new people, outdoor sport and travelling.