Executive Director
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PO Box 18557, Hillbrow, Johannesburg, 2038, South Africa

Phone
 +27 11 680-2913

Fax
 +27 11 433-0901

E-mail jdp@theosis.org

 

 

 

Jean du Plessis

Education

2000 - present Grant Mc Ewan College Edmonton, Canada

BA [Human Services Management] 

1995 - 1997 WITS University Johannesburg, RSA

BAHons [Western Mysticism] 65% average

1994 - 1995 WITS University Johannesburg, RSA

BA [Majors: World Religions; Philosophy of Religion] 68% average

1992 - 1995 TEE College Johannesburg, RSA

DipTH [Majors: Pastoral Counselling; Christian Education] Distinction

Professional experience

1990 - present Theosis Group Johannesburg, RSA

Executive Director

Co-Founder and full time staff member of a growing group of charities and NGOs for the girl child on the street. Highlights of the task are working with individuals and gaining international recognition for the cause, and facilitating real change in the community.

1987 - 1990 Final Touch (Pty Ltd) Johannesburg, RSA

Director

Co-Founder member. Managed business, and business expansion from a skin care range manufacturing retailer, to also include a slimming product sold nationally, and later acquiring a large restaurant. Burnout caused my eyes to open to another reality, that which I now pursue.

1982 – 1987 Integrated Visual Comm. (Pty Ltd) Johannesburg, RSA

Managing Director

Founder member. IVC started with a single Rank Xerox agency in Rustenburg, Within a few years it mushroomed to hold Xerox, Minolta, OCE, and Triumph Adler agencies in Johannesburg, Rustenburg, Mmabatho, and Welkom. Received award for ‘Best Xerox Agency’ in 1986

1978 - 1982 Self Employed Pretoria, RSA

Director

Started a small fast food business, which was sold after one year. Profits of the sale used to buy and sell two other enterprises; Country Restaurant (Hazyview), which was run for one year, and a Broiler Chicken production unit run for one year.

Community activities

Ordained to the Episcopal ministry by Church of the East during 1996. Presently serving the St. Origen community as spiritual director and teacher.