Dr Mellony Graven
Director of the Mathematics Centre
Honorary professor, university of the Witwatersrand
(B Sc Ed; B Sc Hons, Wits University, M Phil Cambridge University, PhD Wits University) 
Dr Graven began as Director of the Mathematics Centre of St Andrew's and DSG in January 2009. Prior to this position she was an Associate Professor in Mathematics Education at the University of the Witwatersrand. She continues as an honorary Professor at Wits University. Her scholarly work is widely respected both nationally and internationally as attested to by the large number of citations of her publications from across the globe and the numerous 'keynote' lectures she has been invited to give at various conferences locally, regionally and internationally. She has also authored a top-selling mathematics textbook and has contributed to policy documents and the work of the Independent Examinations Board. She continues to be the editor of the Learning and Teaching Mathematics journal of AMESA and serves as a reviewer for several local and international journals. Dr Graven began her career as a Mathematics teacher at St Barnabas College in 1991. Her decision to move from the university world back into schools reflects her continued passion for mathematics and her need to once again be an 'insider' in the profession of Mathematics Teaching.

 

Judy Hoefnagels 
Studied at University of Port Elizabeth and qualified with BA(HMS). Started my teaching career at Victoria Park High in Port Elizabeth (3 years) and then went on to teach Mathematics at Westerford High in Cape Town (10 years). Joined Abbotts College in Cape Town and spent 3 years teaching Mathematics there before joining Allcopy Publishers and spending 4 years working with schools in Cape Town. Started at St Andrews College in June 2008. 

 

Simon John Holderness 
I went to Rhodes University from 1996 to 1998 and sudied a BComm.  Once I had completed my degree I travelled the UK and Europe during 1999 and then moved back to Johannesburg where I completed a PDM at the Wits Business School during 2000.  In 2001 I joined the business world where I worked at IQ business group and it was here that I decided that teaching was the profession that I should follow and in 2002 I completed my HDE at Wits.  Once I had successfully completed my course I joined St Davids Marist Inanda in 2003 and moved down to Grahamstown at the beginning of 2009 to take up a position in the Maths department at St Andrews College.

 

Xolani Jonono
Rhodes University : Bsc   : Majors in Maths and Maths Stats (1994);  HDE (PG)(SEC) (1995) 
Teaching History: Stirling High School (East London): 1996 - June 2002. Natal University: Maths Junior lecturer and tutor (July 2002 - 2004)
Selborne: 2004 - 2006. St Andrew's College: 2006 to date. Interest and hobbies: Singing, listening to music, chess and a passion for Maths.

 

Andrew Maffessanti
Graduated from Witwatersrand (1987) with BSc. in Actuarial Science and Statistics. Learned through the life insurance industry as a part-qualified Actuary until 2005. Studied with the Faculty of Actuaries and obtained Diploma in Actuarial Techniques through the Insurance Institute of SA. PGCE (with distinction) from Rhodes University in 2006. Teaching at St Andrew’s college from October 2006. Hobbies include cycling, cooking, wine club, bridge, golf, maths puzzles and playing the clarinet.