Career Speed Dating with the OSA

November 04, 2015 | Girls’ College

A fantastic evening was enjoyed by Gr 11 Saints girls.  They were able to attend a "career speed dating" event  and get to question professionals about their field of work.  This event is organised annually by Mrs Sharon McGorian our registered psychometrist at Saints.  

This year was even more special because 9 out of the 46 professionals invited were our very own alumni!

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Speed Dating 

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Speed Dating

Our old girls are very successful women and we thought you might find this interesting to catch up with what they have been doing since they left our school:

  • Kim Laxton (2000) – Psychiatrist.  Obtained a medical degree in 2006 from Wits.  Worked in CT for internship, Mpumulanga for Community Service.  Worked in emergency department for 8 months. Now a senior registrar, specializing in Psychiatry, through Wits University.
     
  • Merryn Manley (2002) – Physiotherapist.  Graduated from the University of Witwatersrand in 2006, with a Bachelor of Science degree in Physiotherapy. She then completed her community service year in Lydenburg, Mpumalanga, after which she worked in private practice in Honeydew and Broadacres for five years. She now owns her own practice, Physio@Merryn at the Naturally Yours Centre in Bryanston. Merryn has a special interest in treating people with back and neck pain, headaches, jaw pain, sports injuries, orthopaedic conditions and pregnancy-related pain. Besides treating patients with the use of massage, soft tissue release, joint and neural mobilizations, she also uses dry needling, taping techniques, pilates and rehabilitation (exercises and stretches) to correct postural imbalances. She particularly enjoys treating adults, school-going children, recreational sportsmen and athletes. Merryn has attended numerous courses and seminars to learn about the latest advances in physiotherapy. She has completed her OMT (Orthopaedic Manipulative Therapy) which is an extensive specialization in orthopaedic, spinal, joint, muscle and nerve conditions, whereby she achieved a distinction and top of her class for her Case Report in Achilles Tendinopathy. Merryn now assists and supervises students on the OMT course.
     
  • Dr Jessica Rule (2003) - Currently working at Baragwanath Hospital, specializing in paediatrics.
     
  • Michelle Walford (2005) - Completed her honours in Actuarial Science and worked in the Actuarial space for less than a year. Ever since she has been the anti-corporate… she heads up a non-profit doing rural development and is completing her Masters in Public Health at the same time, specialising in rural health.
     
  • Lethabo-Thabo Royds - Thabs did a BA degree with a triple major – Drama, Film and Media. English was one of her subjects. Her Honours degree was in Drama. She has worked at a non-profit organisation in Education, and in TV and Film. Before working at Saints as the Communications Coordinator she worked at an agency in digital communications. She managed digital projects from start to finish looking at the clients expectations, quality and time management, budgets and delivery. She currently manages the Saints digital portfolio – working with facebook, twitter and all social media and communications.
     
  • Amy Melhuish – Drama therapist and facilitator. Uses the mediums of drama and movement as a means of facilitating the potential for growth and healing. It is an oblique approach- difficulties are revealed indirectly through metaphor and using an inner language that is initially non-verbal. Along with the drama and movement, she use various other mediums such as stories, improvisation and art.
     
  • Dr Kate Bennet (1997) –Paediatric Oncologist. She sees patients, administers chemotherapy if required, does procedures in theatre (Bone marrows, Lumbar punctures and intrathecal, biopsies). She counsels parents and patients as required, teaches registrars and medical students and the afternoons are generally dedicated to ward rounds in the inpatient ward, research and admin.
     
  • Michelle Kreuiter (1997)– is a copywriter at a company called Native. Behind every great website that you come back to visit time and time again, the TV ad that touches your heart, and the radio spot that has you in stitches – is a Copywriter. It’s not about knowing a word, but understanding how to use it – and it’s the difference between knowing a story, and being able to tell one. 
     
  • Natalie Sceales (Forsyth) (1997) - Works at The Talk Shop in Bryanston. It is a preschool for children with speech-language disorders and other special needs. Graduated from UCT in 2001 and has worked in the UK, Singapore and Dubai. Her area of interest is early intervention and autism.