HTA School of Culinary Art believes that if you put the best in, you will get the best out. Thus they have handpicked a experienced team of faculty members who come with a wealth of knowledge and skill and share this with the students every day.
Stephen Billingham
Managing Director
Honorary Past President of the South African Chefs Association (2009-2018)
“Don’t aim to be good, aim to be great, and have fun!” – Unknown
Chef Carien van Tonder
Principal
“Anyone can cook, but only the fearless can be great.” – Ratatouille
Chef Kabelo Segone
Managing Director: Training and Development
Former Vice President of South African Chefs Association (2014 – 2021)
“Be yourself, everyone else is already taken.”- Oscar Wilde
Duane Riley
Industry Placement Facilitator
“No matter who you are, learn to lose quickly and win slowly” – Meyer Kahn
Dean du Plessis
Facilities Manager
“Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.” – Maimonides
Thokozile Moyo
Accounts
“The only way to do great work, is to love what you do” – Steve Jobs
Nozi Kubeka
Social Support Services
“Be the change you wish to see in the world” – Mahatma Gandhi
Salman Khan
Head of Blended Learning
“A Winner is a dreamer who never gives up.” – Nelson Mandela
Joan Jacobus
Receptionist
“Education is one thing no one can take away from you.” – Elin Nordegren
Shalane Harripersad
Guest Relations
“Laughter is brightest, where food is best. ” – Irish Proverb
Chef Levy Pelele
Craft Trainer
“The best thing you can do for a poor person is to not be like them.” – Unknown
Chef Sharnè Govender
Head Lecturer
“She lives the poetry, she cannot write.” – Oscar Wilde
Chef Simphiwe Dlamini
Lecturer
“Students don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care ” – John C. Maxwell
Chef Keletso Chiloane
Lecturer
“Education is not the filling of a pot but the lighting of a fire ” – W.B Yeats
Chef Nancy Kinyua
Lecturer
“Food is fuel, eat to live! ” – Anonymous
Chef Zaydaan Laly
Lecturer
“To teach, is to learn twice over! ” – Joseph Joubert
Chef Shouneez Joseph
Lecturer
“It is not what is poured into the student, but what is planted, that counts! ” – E.P. Bertin
Chef Devon Holman
Lecturer
“Education doesn’t just make us smarter. It makes us whole.” – Jill Biden
School of Culinary Art Lecturing Team
Training and Development Lecturing Team
In-House Catering
Enrollments and Administration
Housekeeping Team
Maintenance and Grounds Team
Stores and Procurement
