Okonjima Biographies
The OKONJIMA & AfriCat TEAM!
THE FAMILY
Wayne, Donna & Rosalea HANSSEN: co-owners of Okonjima Lodge, Okonjima farm and AfriCat Foundation trustees
Wayne HANSSEN: founder of ‘The AfriCat Foundation’
Donna HANSSEN: marketing & media Okonjima and AfriCat
Rosalea HANSSEN: education AfriCat & Perivoli Okonjima Country School; accounts and head of reservations
Tammy HOTH: nee Hanssen - AfriCat North, AfriCat fundraiser, research & education; co-owner, together with her husband Uwe Hoth, of Kavita Lion Lodge & Kaross farm, HQ AfriCat North.
Uwe HOTH: co-owner, together with Tammy Hoth, of Kavita Lion Lodge & Kaross farm, HQ AfriCat North; logistics AfriCat North ‘Livestock Protection Programme’ (improving farming practices) and the Lion management unit.
Luigi BASSI: (married to Rosalea Hanssen & the father of Okonjima’s next generation) - telecommunications & share-holder Okonjima Lodge.
Tristan BOEHME: AfriCat team leader, marketing & share-holder Okonjima Lodge
Yolandi ROOS: reservation,share-holder Okonjima Lodge, education Perivoli Okonjima Country School
OUR OFFICE TEAM
Jo Nichols: nee De man (AKA Johanna Margaretha) – Human Resource manager
Elaine Coetzee: Okonjima`s snr booking consultant and curio-shop assistant
Madrie Rousseau: nee Theron – Okonjima`s bookkeeper
OUR LODGE TEAM
Louwtjie Van Aswegen: (AKA Louw Petrus Johannes Van Aswegen) – Okonjima Bush Camp manager
Leopard Johannes: Okonjima Bush Camp ‘Front- Of- House’ supervisor
Chrizell Olivier: Okonjima Main Camp assistant manager
Albert Muyoba: (AKA Albert Simwamza Muyoba) - Okonjima Bush Camp senior guide/host
Martin Musweu: Okonjima Main Camp guide
Mike Kayambi: Okonjima Main Camp guide
Rohan Van Wyk: Okonjima Main Camp guide
Nigel Berriman: Okonjima Main Camp guide
SG Dirsuwei: (AKA Sydney George Dirsuwei) - Okonjima Main Camp junior guide
Jason Kambada: Okonjima Bush Camp head waitron/barman
Tobias Koiti: Okonjima Main camp head waitron/barman
June Rittmann: Okonjima Senior receptionist/hostess
Tiena Barhuizen: (AKA Johanna Martiena Catherina Barkhuizen) - Okonjima Bush Camp receptionist/hostess
Leandi Rousseau: Okonjima Main Camp Receptionist/hostess
OUR FARM TEAM
Mush NICHOLS: (AKA Maurice Lindsay Nichols) - Chief Park Warden of ‘The Okonjima Private Nature Reserve’
AJ: (AKA Andre Rousseau) - Field coordinator within ‘The Okonjima Private Nature Reserve’
OUR CHEF TEAM
Wallace Kruger: (AKA Wallace Angus Kruger) - Okonjima Head Chef
Martin Doeseb: (AKA Martin Thangenio Doeseb) Okonjima Senior Chef – The Villa & Bush Suite
OUR TEAM ABROAD
Ben & Sarah FORBES: Northern Exposure UK – represent Okonjima Lodge and the AfriCat Foundation in the UK, Africa and North America
Carola von Maltzahn: Luxury. Lifestyle. Live it. – represent Okonjima Lodge and the AfriCat Foundation in Europe
Niels HAUFFE: AfriCat America Inc
Katherine YETMAN: AfriCat UK
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