Meet our Team
As a company we recognize that we are only as good as the people that make up our team. For this reason, we place great emphasis on core staff retention and look to create a positive working environment. We encourage the growth of our team members through skills development and product updates. Keeping up with technological developments to enhance the services we offer is important to us.

Nick Buckland
Director
British, co-founder of Into Africa applying extensive experience and passion for travel in southern Africa with a business background and an MBA from Cranfield.
Has overseen the growth and development of the business for more than 25 years and is excited by the team in place who have the opportunity and skill to take the business to new levels.

Frances Wilson
Manager - Leisure
Frances is a shareholder in the company. She is South African born. She completed her schooling and tourism studies and travelled to London where she lived and worked for 5 years promoting South Africa. Frances returned to Cape Town in 2004 and joined our team as a Project Manager and has grown to now oversee and manage the Leisure Department focusing on tour series, group Travel, Incentives and the FIT market.

Alex Wrottesley
Manager - MICE
Alex is a shareholder in the company. She is South African and joined the Into Africa team in 2012. It was during a London stint that she found her passion in major events by working on the FIFA World Cup 2010 and London 2012 Olympic & Paralympic Games. She has gone from Project Manager to overseeing the MICE department and focusing her attention on large scale events and conferences.

Elaine Matthee
Financial Manager
South African, joined Into Africa in 2009. Studied business management at the Cape Town University of Technology and spent some time in the retail food industry before moving into travel. Her business skills have allowed her to work in various aspects of the travel industry including contracting leisure incentives and accounts. With her excellent experience Elaine heads up our Financial Department.

Kerusha Mudaliar
Accounts Administrator

Jen Wulff
Senior Project Manager
Jen is South African born and joined the Into Africa team in 2022. She studied events management in 2012 and has been in the travel industry since. She gained experience in small- and large-scale operations and ground handling as a supplier to the leisure and MICE industry, before moving into a MICE focused role as a project manager in 2017.

Tasneem Beaton
Senior Project Manager
Tasneem Beaton, South African experienced event planner with a background of event management across various sectors of the industry. She graduated in 2015 with a Diploma in Event Management and transitioned into the tourism industry in 2017 and immediately fell in love with its dynamic nature. She is one of the MICE members at Into Africa and have developed a passion for creating unique travel experiences and is proud to be part of Into Africa team, which she considers as her tourism family.

Theresa Vos
Project Manager
Theresa Vos, South African, finished her B.SC.Oenology & Viticulture degree from the University of Stellenbosch in 2001. After several years working as a winemaker in South Africa, France and Chili, she and her husband opened and successfully ran several restaurants in Stellenbosch and Cape Town. Furthermore, she founded and managed an event company that focused on event bar setups for music festival eg Oppikoppi and Ramfest. She is now the most recent addition to the MICE team, working as a project manager on large scale corporate events.

Nuraan Abrahams
Groups Consultant
South African. Studied travel and tourism and financial bookkeeping. She joined the Into Africa team in 2015 after working in the finance industry for 8 years.

Sue Walker
Groups Consultant

Brodi Kretzmann
Groups Consultant
Brodi recently joined the Into Africa team after living and working abroad in the USA. She graduated from the University of Central Florida in 2023 with a MSc in Hospitality & Tourism Management. Read More

Marele Labuschagne
Senior Travel Consultant
South African, has a diploma in Travel and Tourism from the Cape Town University of Technology. After her studies she spent some time living in London where she started her career in the conferencing industry. Upon returning to South Africa she pursued this industry for a few more years before using her extensive experience specializing in small groups and FIT’s visiting Southern Africa and East Africa.

Brigitte Cieslik
Senior Travel Consultant
Studied Travel & Tourism, completing my diploma in 1994 and started working in the travel industry in 1995, as an Outbound Retail Travel Consultant.
After moving from Pretoria to Cape Town in 2015 my career path changed slightly, and I started working as an Inbound Consultant specialising in the FIT department focusing on Southern African and East Africa.

Lisa Cullen
Senior Travel Consultant
Returning to South Africa, she started her career working for leisure travel agencies for a few years before moving to a position of Branch Manager at Imperial Truck Hire. Since then Lisa has enjoyed specializing in high-end FIT with the USA and UK markets. She also diversified by acquiring public relations skills working for herself for a short time.
With a real zest for life experiences and new destinations Lisa has a passion for Africa. She can speak conversational German and enjoys different nationalities & cultures.

Karen Geyser
Senior Travel Consultant
as a senior consultant. She loves to travel to all corners of the World but
undoubtedly her heart is found in Africa! Developing itineraries for clients and finding that special place for lasting memories and adding extra touches is her speciality.

Vicky Lavery
Products Manager
South African, joined Into Africa in 1995. Has BSC Degree and background experience in working on Rugby World Cup 1997. Focus: Individual Travel and Special Interest Groups.

Jade Dumas
Assistant Travel Consultant

Regmore Davids
Systems Administrator
Regmore graduated with a Diploma in Travel and Tourism Management from Cape Peninsula University of Technology in 2015. After spending six months in Dubai, she entered the industry in 2018. Most of her experience has been in Operations Administration and as an Operations Consultant.

Luci Buckland
Marketing Consultant
Luci has a B Soc Sci degree from UCT, she also studied Marketing and DTP through City Varsity. She produces marketing material for Into Africa and assists with Social Media.