Nellie (Magdalena Petronella) Swart is an Associate Professor in Tourism at the University of South Africa, and a Certified Meeting Professional. She holds a DCom in Leadership Performance and Change (University of Johannesburg). Nellie authored and co-authored accredited journal articles, book chapters and a number of accredited conference proceedings. Her community engagement project includes the offering of various guest lectures as part of the National Department of Tourism’s capacity building and tourism educator development programmes. Nellie is an executive committee member of the Tourism Educators South Africa (TESA) and the Department of Tourism’s Strategic Human Resources Development Committee. She has organised a number of local and international conferences.