NSSA Branch Committee Members

Northern Branch

Chairperson

Dr Tertia van Zyl

Vice Chairperson

Ms Bakang Olifant

Treasurer

Ms Marlise Bester

Dr Bianca van der Westhuizen

Ms Claudine Jordaan

Cape
Branch

Chairperson

Ms Malory Links-Jumat

Dr Averalda van Graan

 

Ms Liesel Cornelissen

Dr Mariska Lilly

Ms Valmary van Breda

Ms Nasreen Jaffer

Dr Nasheetah Solomons

Eastern
Branch

Chairperson

Dr Ashika Naicker

Treasurer

Dr Ntombizodumo Mkwanazi

Ms Thobe Dlamuka

CPD

Ms Zanele Mkhize

Ms Xolile Mkhize

Ms Dudu Mthuli

Dr. Bianca van der Westhuizen is a senior lecturer in Nutrition at the Department of Life and Consumer sciences, Unisa. She completed her Ph.D. in Nutrition at the Centre of Excellence for Nutrition (CEN), North West University.

She is currently conducting research in public health nutrition focusing on the obesogenic environment of South Africa and how that affects the non-communicable disease profile of the country. Other research interest includes knowledge translation and how to bridge the gap between research and decision makers in terms of public health nutrition related problems. Her goal is to make her research useful.