SAORA

South African Old Roedeanian Association

Rapelang Rabana – Matric Class 2001

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About Rapelang Rabana

Founder Rekindle Learning

Rapelang Rabana, epitomises the new global generation of ingenious business intellectuals, who are able to influence how the future world works. Rapelang was selected as an Endeavour ‘high-impact’ Entrepreneur in 2007, a global non-profit organisation that identifies and supports innovative, high-growth entrepreneurs in emerging markets. In 2010, Rapelang was the youngest Grand Juror selected among industry experts across the world, for the United Nations’ World Summit Awards for M-Content that assessed over 400 mobile content applications from 100 UN member states. She has also been appointed as an Ambassador for the United Nations’ World Youth Summit Awards that recognize outstanding youth-led initiatives using innovative technology to address the Millenium Development Goals.

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Sarah Calburn – Matric Class 1981

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Sarah CalburnSarah Calburn attended Roedean school from 1970 through to her matric year in 1981.SarahCalburn founded her Johannesburg practice in 1996 after completing a Masters in Architecture by Research at the Royal Melbourne Insitute of Technology. She graduated from Wits with distinction in 1987, and has worked in Paris, Hong Kong, Sydney and Melbourne. Her multi award-winning practice specializes in design integrity, in the ‘art’ of architecture. She locates her ethos in the conceptual space between landscape and architecture, and is committed to a critical architectural practice which is able to sustain both a creative and a critical dialogue with its environment. [Read more…]

Sheetal Vallabh Matric Class 1994

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Sheetal Vallabh

Sheetal Vallabh attended Roedean School from 1986 until her Matric year in 1994. Of her experience at Roedean she says: “Roedean provided an environment in which individuality was respected, dynamic thinking encouraged, and meaningful relationships valued. This, together with a strong academic foundation served me well at university and in the working world.  I was fortunate to have inspiring teachers and great group of girls (who are now extraordinary women) to have shared my experiences with.” After matriculating from Roedean, Sheetal completed her BA, LLB at UCT and then returned to Johannesburg to serve her articles at Webber Wentzel Bowens (now, Webber Wentzel). She then went on to complete her LLM in Media Law at Wits while lecturing on a part-time basis in the Law department. She then accepted a position as an Associate at Edward Nathan and Friedland (now, Edward Nathan Sonnenburgs) in their Telecommunications, Media and Technology department. Sheetal then changed the direction of her career by studying what she felt she was really called to do – psychology. While studying psychology she continued lecturing at Wits. Sheetal then went on to complete her Masters in Clinical Psychology at UCT.

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Angel Jones – Matric Class 1988

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Angel GomesAbout Angel Jones

Angel Jones is CEO of Homecoming Revolution – the brain gain company for Africa.

She matriculated at Roedean in 1988 and was ViceHeadgirl.

With a BA degree (English & Economics) at UCT and a Postgraduate IAA diploma at AAA School of Advertising, Angel worked in London at M&C Saatchi, where she won 15 international creative awards.

Angel Jones was the CoFounder & Executive Creative Director of advertising agency, Morrisjones where she created the kulula.com brand. Morrisjones was voted Financial Mail’s Emerging Agency of the Year 2001, FM Small Agency of the Year 2002, and Finance Week’s Small Agency of the Year 2004 and 2005.. In 2010 Morrisjones was ranked 33rd in South Africa on the interim Fast Growth Top 100 list.

Acknowledged by Thabo Mbeki in the 2005 State of the Nation address, Angel was the winner of the Shoprite Checkers/SABC2 Woman of the Year award in the Media & Communications category in 2003. In 2005 Angel was a founding board member of the South African chapter of the Entrepreneur Organisation. She was also a finalist in the 2007 Ernst & Young World Entrepreneur Awards in the Emerging Category.

Angel was a board member of Roedean School Johannesburg from 2008 – 2014 and was the Keynote Speaker at the Roedean Centenary Celebration in 2004.

She has been published in SA:Reasons to Believe; SA More Good News; SA’s Most Promising Companies 2005 and Inspirational Woman at Work.

In 2012, Angel was voted as a New Generation Leader for Africa by ALN in 2012.

Angel is married to Carlos Gomes, they have a 12 year old daughter at Roedean, Lulu, an 8 year old son at St. John’s, Samuel, two cats and three chickens.

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