SAEP Staff
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Norton Tennille Director of Institutional Development, Fundraising and Financial Management Norton Tennille is the founder of SAEP and lives in Cape Town, South Africa. A former Rhodes Scholar, he practiced environmental and federal regulatory law in Washington, DC for twenty-five years before moving to Cape Town to establish SAEP in 1994. He is a native of Winston-Salem, NC and holds degrees from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Harvard University, Oxford University, and Harvard Law School. He was a founding Director of the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics in Durham and served on the General Alumni Board of UNC: Chapel Hill. During his career as an environmental lawyer he received numerous awards from environmental organizations and headed the Balliol College Alumni Association in the United States.
Send Norton an email -- Norton@SAEP.org
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Patrick Collins Financial Manager and Office Manager Patrick Collins is a recent graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he earned a B.S in Business Administration and graduated with Honors in Creative Writing. Before joining SAEP as a volunteer, he and his brother spent a year on the back of a municipal garbage truck in their home town of Marion, MA, in addition to running their own boat maintenance and landscaping service. As SAEP’s Financial and Office Manager, Patrick is responsible for all bookkeeping and budgeting, as well as maintaining the company’s vehicles, phone system, computer network, inventory, and office procedures.
Send Patrick an email -- Patrick@SAEP.org
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Laura Pugliese Fundraising and Institutional Development Laura Pugliese graduated from Georgetown University in 2008 with a BA in English and a BS in Anthropology. In South Africa, she has attended the University of Cape Town as an exchange student, worked on an education initiative for women in rural Limpopo, and most recently has joined the SAEP team to lend a hand with fundraising and institutional development. Additionally, Laura plans to help coordinate SAEP's Matric Success programme at Philippi High, and has begun teaching an English matric course to grade 12 students.
Send Laura an email -- Laura@SAEP.org
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Gemma Oberth Fundraising and Institutional Development Gemma Oberth graduated from York University in Toronto with an M.A. in Political Science in 2009 after completing her Bachelor of Arts at the University of Toronto. With experience working for AMREF (African Medical and Research Foundation) in Kampala, Uganda, Gemma joined SAEP to provide support in fundraising, institutional development and communications. Gemma manages and updates SAEP's Twitter feed daily (check it out at www.twitter.com/SAEPcapetown), boosting our presence in the world of social media and networking for NGOs. She also enjoys helping with the Hope Scholars Programme's afterschool tutoring at Sophumelela High School in Philippi Township.
Send Gemma an email -- Gemma@SAEP.org
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Katie Sue Zellner Fundraising and Institutional Development Katie Sue Zellner works on SAEP's fundraising efforts, including grant applications, holiday card sales, and events. During her time at SAEP, she has gained a new appreciation for the art of budget-making. Apart from writing grants, Katie Sue frequents the Hope Scholars programme as a tutor and substitute teacher. Outside of the office, her passions span recycling, English grammar, ballet, modern dance, Jane Austen novels, and spicy food. Katie Sue graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a B.A. in Environmental Studies and Public Policy. She is a native of Lynchburg, Virginia and an alumna of E.C. Glass High School and Central Virginia Governor's School for Science and Technology.
Send Katie Sue an email -- Katiesue@SAEP.org
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“ I am now sure of what I want to do with my life because of SAEP. ”
- Amanda, former Bridging Year Intern |
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