Our Team

 Patrick Hijlkema P. Hijlkema
 Chief Executive Officer - PSA
 patrick@proservintl.com

Patrick is cofounder of ProServ. He was born and studied in The Netherlands. He completed a MSc in Management and a Bachelors degree in Hotel Management. Before coming to South Africa in 1998, he held various positions in Tourism and Hospitality in the USA, Australia, Gibraltar, Spain and The Netherlands where he was the General Manager of the 120-room Efteling Hotel.

 Ruth R. Sepotokele
 Coordinator: Corporate Services
 ruth@proservintl.com

Ruth studied Credit Management and currently Finance Management with UNISA. She broadened her knowledge by joining government entities such as SARS and Gauteng Shared Services Centre. She joined ProServ in 2006 as a Finance Administrator. In April 2009 she was appointed as the Corporate Services Coordinator and focussing on being the link between the Finance  and accounting service providers.

 Kubashini K. Naidoo
 Coordinator: MAR&C
 kubashini@proservintl.com

Kubashini is currently completing a B.Compt degree at Unisa. She has extensive experience in Accounting, including 3 years in audit articles. She was employed by ProServ in July 2011 as Coordinator: Management Accounting, Reporting and Compliance.

Lesego L. Selebogo
Coordinator: Front Office
lesego@proservintl.com

Lesego was born and bread in Soweto, Johannesburg. Before joining the corporate world she worked in the beauty industry as a therapist. She joined ProServ in 2010 and is responsible for all Front Office coordination.

Nonki N. Mhlauli
Administrator: Corporate Services

Nonkanyiso@proservintl.com

Nonki was born and raised in Mount Frere. She completed Matric in 1995 and completed Food Service Management in 1999. She worked in various roles in the hospitality industry before joining ProServ International in 2008.

Themba T. Dlamini
Coordinator: Training Services
themba@proserv.co.za

Themba grew up in Soweto. He started his own training company in 2003, shortly before joining ProServ. He is currently holding a position as a Project Coordinator and has been involved in projects for TEP, Confederations Cup 2009 and the FIFA World Cup 2010.

Mabel Lekgothoane M. Lekgothoane
Administrator: Training Services

mabel@proservintl.com

Mable comes from Limpopo and joined ProServ in 2004. She worked in the hospitality industry and worked for the Sunnyside Hotel in Johannesburg. She is currently working as Office Administrator, performing various duties within the organisation and ensuring accurate record management in terms of Learner Registration and Portfolio's of Evidence.

JC J. Mellet
Coordinator: Information Systems

jcm@proservintl.com

JC grew up in the Northern Cape. He studied BA Communication at RAU and completed various courses in Web & Graphic Design before joining ProServ South Africa in 2003. Since then he has been working in several different departments including Training & Development, Office Management and Human Resources and most recently Information Systems, maintaining organisational web-based IT applications and managing IT Infrastructure.

Lungelwa L. Mayaba
Coordinator: Training Services

lungelwa@proserv.co.za

Lungelwa grew up and studied in the Eastern and Western Cape. She worked for various multi- national corporations such as SAA, LGSA and Denel and her tasks have ranged from Stakeholder Relations, Education, Training & Development as well as developing further business through efficient Customer Relation Management.She joined ProServ South Africa as Project Coordinator in January 2012.

Melissa M. van Rooy

Project Administrator & Facilitator

melissa@proserv.co.za

Melissa holds a B.Com Law degree, majoring in Industrial Psychology from the University of the Western Cape. She worked in the financial services industry and held various roles within Human Resources. Melissa joined ProServ in June 2010 as a Senior Recruitment Consultant and in June 2011 joined the Training Division as Project Administrator and Facilitator in the Cape Town office.

Palesa P. Sekabate
Junior Consultant: Consulting Services

palesa@proserv.co.za

Palesa is from Ekuruleni East of Johannesburg. She is currently completing her Bcom degree in Entrepreneurial Management at the UJ. She joined ProServ in April 2011 as a Management Trainee assisting in HR duties and assisting Training administration. She joined the Consulting division as a Junior Consultant in June 2011.

TJ T. Moezelaar
Manager: Consulting Services
tjade@proservintl.com

Tjade graduated with a Masters Degree in International Economics and Business from the University of Groningen, As a researcher and consultant he has been involved in various projects in a variety of industries, ranging from analysing a supply base in China, customer satisfaction analysis in The Netherlands and South Africa, as well as Competency Frameworks and Skills Audits.

Ockert O. de Lange

Coordinator: Training & Development - Cape Town

ockert@proservintl.com

Ockert grew up in Pretoria & matriculated in 1986. He did Club Management in the South African Air Force and finished a Hotel Management Diploma through INTEC. He worked in various industrial catering companies throughout South Africa and started with ProServ in 1999. Socially he is a qualified Northern Transvaal Rugby Referee for the Blue Bulls and is on the board for the Anthe Pieters Safe House and Foster Home.

Linah Sebati L. Sebati
Administrator: Material Development

linah@proserv.co.za

Linah was born in Sebati Village, Polokwane. After completing her diploma in Secretarial Skills she worked for Dynamic Computer & Training in Polokwane. In 2001 she attended Skills Programme training with Hospitality Professionals while working as a chef at Esselen Park. She joined the ProServ Team in 2002 as Office Assistant after completing her Administration Diploma with Rosebank College.

Aluwani Tshabuse A. Tshabuse
Administrator: Office - Polokwane
aluwani@proserv.co.za

Aluwani grew up in Sibasa, in a village called Dzingahe, and matriculated in 1999. She studied Tourism at Tshwane University of Technology and completed a National Diploma in Tourism. She completed an internship at Limpopo Tourism and Parks and in February 2010 joined ProServ South Africa as Office Administrator: Polokwane.

Nonhlanhla N. Mathabela

Administrator: Training Services & Enterprise Dev.

nonhlanhla@proserv.co.za

Nonhlanhla grew up in Empangeni in Kwa-Zulu Natal. She received her Diploma in Frontline and Tourism Management. She worked for several Training and Development companies in Johannesburg before joining ProServ South Africa in January 2012. She likes singing and sings for the Rhema Choir in Randburg.

Celia van Wyk C. van Wyk
Coordinator: Business Development

celia@proserv.co.za

Celia graduated with a B.Comm Honours in Business Management specialising in marketing from the University of North West. She chose to explore and acquire working knowledge of different cultures and nationalities abroad where she was exposed to 5-star hospitality in England and Scotland as well as working on both the Queen Elizabeth II and Queen Mary II Cruise Liners. She joined ProServ in 2008 and is currently part of the Business Development team coordinating marketing and public relations.

Phumeza P. Nene

Senior Recruitment Consultant

phumeza@proserv.co.za

Phumeza was born and bred in East London, attended the University of Walter Sisulu and acquired a National Diploma in Cost Accounting Management. In 2003 she relocated to Cape Town and decided to enter the recruitment arena within the hospitality industry and joined ProServ. She has a serious passion for people.

Khomotjo K. Shakoane

Facilitator / Assessor / Administrator

khomotjo@proservintl.com

Khomotjo Priscah Shakoane was born and bred in Bushbuckridge. She obtained a National Diploma in Food and Nutrition in 2000 at the Technikon of Pretoria. She worked for various companies in South Africa as a facilitator and assessor before joining ProServ South Africa in 2003. She is currently administrating learner information in Training & Development.

Donald D. Mathebula
Coordinator: Polokwane

donald@proservintl.com

Donald was born and studied in Limpopo. He completed a BA and an university education diploma. He held various positions, mainly in Education & Training Development with organisations such as Boston Business College, College Campus and Media Works. He joined ProServ South Africa in 2009 as Business Development Coordinator.

Michael Mann M. Mann

Manager: Training Services

michael@proservintl.com / michaelm@tep.co.za

Michael Mann has 17 years experience working in the tourism and consulting business. His "nothing by halves" attitude to life means it is all or nothing with Mike!  A single dad of two boys and provincial manager of one of the Limpopo projects means he never sleeps and covers 4000kms per month. An on the feet thinker, Michael, manages Project Management of Tourism Enterprise projects in Limpopo and the Training Services Division

Irma I. Norminton

Consultant: Business Development - Polokwane

irma@proserv.co.za

Irma Norminton started her career as Parliamentary Secretary for the Department of Labour. Her first experience in the tourism trade was when she worked for a company called Afritourism as the PA to the Marketing Director. Irma started with Proserv at the beginning of March 2010 as a Business Development Consultant for the TEP account. She loves people and enjoys meeting new people on her endeavours to promote TEP products in the Limpopo Province.

Rebecca R. Mabyelani

Coordinator: Administration and Learning

rebecca@proserv.co.za

Rebecca has a BA in Human Resources Management from TUT and is currently enrolled for 2nd year MBA with MANCOSA. She has extensive experience in Training Coordination and was employed by ProServ South Africa in April 2011 where she is responsible for coordinating the administration for all training projects within the department.

Marthine M. Otto

Coordinator: Training Services

marthine@proserv.co.za

Marthine was born in Pretoria and graduated from the University of Pretoria with a B. Consumer Science: Hospitality Management Degree in 2004. She is currently busy with her Masters Degree in Consumer Science: Food Management. She worked in various sectors in the Hospitality Industry, which includes work in the UK. She joined ProServ in April 2010 as a Consultant and joined the Training Services Department in July 2011 as coordinator.

Belinda Stege B. Stege

Coordinator: Material Development

belinda@proserv.co.za

Belinda completed her BA HDipEd at WITS University and went on to teach English for 11 years at various schools. She was a freelance writer, proofreader and copy-editor for a year before joining Proserv South Africa in 2010. She enjoys mountain biking and running and has completed many triathlons including an Ironman.

Sharon Blow S. Blow

Senior Consultant: Talent Placements

sharon@proserv.co.za

Sharon was born in Johannesburg, South Africa, and after completing a career as a Professional Ballet Dancer entered the world of Recruitment. Sharon has recruited for diverse Industry Sectors such as: Financial, Banking, Engineering, Sales, Mining, Optometric and Various Generalist recruitment positions across all Industry Sectors. Sharon has held positions such as General Manager; National Sales Manager and Senior Consultant within various Recruitment Organisations.

Nosheena N. Mansoor

Coordinator: Accreditation

nosheena@proserv.co.za

Nosheena has a B-Tech in Somatology from UJ but always had a passion for Training and Development. To follow through on this passion, she has completed her assessor and moderator training, and is currently studying toward becoming an ETD Practitioner. Nosheena has extensive experience in liaising with Services SETA, Umalusi and DOE, and was employed by ProServ South Africa in June 2011 where she is responsible for ensuring all accreditation requirements for the company are met.