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

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

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

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

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

Kerusha Mudaliar

Accounts Administrator

Kerusha studied bookkeeping at Varsity college. She moved to Cape Town from Durban in 2015, where her journey within the tourism sector began.
Jen Wulff

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

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

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

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

Sue Walker

Groups Consultant

Sue was born and brought up in Zimbabwe. However, she calls herself a true South African and is an avid Springbok Supporter! After living in the UK and travelling the world for 8 years Sue returned where she found herself working for Getaway magazine as the Assistant Production manager and the Events Co-Ordinator for the Johannesburg & Cape Town Getaway Shows for over 8 years. Read More
After a stint of freelancing as an operations manager for various exhibitions, festivals and shows, she then turned her hand to project management which introduced her to a variety of industries. Going full circle, she is excited to be back within the travel industry and looking forward to the journey ahead with Into Africa.
Brodi Kretzmann

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

Brodi has gained a variety of work experience within travel, events and hospitality and has had the opportunity to work for international hotels including Animal Kingdom Lodge at Walt Disney World as well as Rosen Shingle Creek, both situated in Orlando, Florida. Brodi is looking forward to working with the team, assisting both the leisure groups and MICE department.

Marele Labuschagne

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

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

Lisa Cullen

Senior Travel Consultant

Lisa, born in Durban, South Africa, immigrated to Australia where she completed her senior high schooling & then a diploma in Travel.Read More

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

Karen Geyser

Senior Travel Consultant

Karen has incredible experience within the industry and recently re-joined Into Africa
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

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

Jade Dumas

Assistant Travel Consultant

Jade graduated from the Cape Peninsula University of Technology in 2021. She has an Advanced Diploma in Events Management. During her student years, Jade worked as an intern for a charitable organization to develop and gain valuable work experience in the events space. She is also on the SAACI Youth Council.
Regmore Davids

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

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.