Fiona Budd

Fiona Budd

Professional Ballet Dancer

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  • About me

    Director: St David's Marist Foundation & SDMF UK Charity, Trustee; Author of 'A Little Book of Tree Wisdom'; Mentor: DCD UK Mentoring Programme - Royal Ballet School & English National Ballet School; Tree Ambassador

  • Education

    • The Royal Ballet School, London, UK

      1989 - 1989
      Diploma - Dancer Ballet Third Year
    • Pinetown Girls High School

      1985 - 1988

      Activities and Societies: Prefect; Colours for Academics; Honours for Ballet

    • Pinetown Convent School

      1980 - 1983
    • New Germany Primary School

      1977 - 1979
  • Experience

    • PACT Ballet Company

      Jan 1990 - Mar 1997
      Professional Ballet Dancer
    • Mercantile Professional Banking

      Oct 1997 - Apr 2000
      Personal Assistant to Branch Manager
    • Frenchwoods Festival of the Performing Arts, USA

      Jun 2000 - Aug 2000
      Head of Ballet

      Head of Ballet at a USA Performing Arts Camp in Upper New York State

    • Maestro Entertainment

      Sept 2000 - Dec 2000
      Soloist Ballet Dancer

      Short-term contract for 'The Nutcracker'

    • The South African Ballet Theatre

      Feb 2001 - Feb 2011

      Founder Member, General Manager and ultimately Managing Director of The South African Ballet Theatre - South Africa's largest professional ballet company at the time, based at the Joburg Theatre. SABT presented four major ballet seasons a year and ran four dance educational programmes in Katlehong, Alexandra, Soweto and Melville, as well as touring nationally and internationally.

      • Founder Member - General Manager - Managing Director

        Feb 2001 - Feb 2011
      • Senior Soloist Ballet Dancer

        Feb 2001 - Sept 2006
    • NATIONAL EISTEDDFOD ACADEMY

      Aug 2008 - now
      Dance Adjudicator
    • Classic FM

      Sept 2009 - Apr 2010
      Ballet Bouquet Programme Presenter

      Presenter and compiler of Classic FM's weekly Ballet music programme 'Ballet Bouquet' - Saturday evenings from 6 - 7pm.

    • Vodacom Change the World

      Mar 2011 - Apr 2012
      Vodacom Change the World Programme (Sandton SPCA - Marketing & Fundraising)

      http://www.vodacom.com/ctw_main.php

    • Charities Aid Foundation Southern Africa

      May 2012 - Sept 2014
      Business Development Manager & Marketing

      Business Development Manager who facilitated projects and partnerships linking nonprofits and corporate companies as part of developing effective giving, volunteering, social investment and philanthropy.

    • St David's Marist Foundation

      Jul 2020 - now

      I manage the St David's Marist Foundation, which is the non-profit Foundation of St David's Marist Inanda in Johannesburg, South Africa. The Foundation was established in 2006 to support the strategic, transformation and long-term sustainability objectives of St David's Marist Inanda. I engage in strategic fundraising and philanthropy development both within and without St David's, locally and internationally, principally to raise funds to support bursaries for 20 underprivileged boys to attend St David's. In addition, I also manage all functions of the Foundation from administrative to marketing and communications. I also manage the SDMF UK Charity, which engages UK donor support for St David's Marist Inanda. Show less

      • Director

        Jan 2022 - now
      • St David's Marist Foundation & SDMF UK Charity Trust: Director

        Oct 2014 - now
      • Trustee

        Jul 2020 - now
    • Dancers' Career Development (DCD)

      Oct 2021 - now
      Dance Career Mentor

      DCD Mentoring Programme with 3rd Year Royal Ballet School Students and English National Ballet School Young Artists Development Programme mentees - assisting students with exploring options as they go out into their professional careers and preparation for future career planning beyond their professional careers.

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • EdX Verified Certificate for PredictionX: Lost Without Longitude

      HarvardX - An Online Learning Initiative by Harvard University through edX
      Aug 2021
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    • GSD1x: The Architectural Imagination

      HarvardX - An Online Learning Initiative by Harvard University through edX
      Aug 2020
    • USW30x: Tangible Things: Discovering History Through Artworks, Artifacts, Scientific Specimens, and the Stuff Around You

      HarvardX - An Online Learning Initiative by Harvard University through edX
      Jun 2020
    • International Navigator Programme

      Common Purpose
      Oct 2009
  • Volunteer Experience

    • Tree Ambassador

      Issued by One Tree Planted on Sept 2022
      One Tree PlantedAssociated with Fiona Budd
    • Big Sister

      Issued by Big Brother Big Sister Foundation, Inc. on Jan 2006
      Big Brother Big Sister Foundation, Inc.Associated with Fiona Budd
    • Soup Kitchen Volunteer

      Issued by ST MARTIN DE PORRES CATHOLIC CHURCH on Jan 2002
      ST MARTIN DE PORRES CATHOLIC CHURCHAssociated with Fiona Budd
    • Ballet Teacher and Footprints Student Board Board Member

      Issued by African Leadership Academy on Jan 2007
      African Leadership AcademyAssociated with Fiona Budd
    • Session Leader (IFC 2019)

      Issued by The Resource Alliance on Oct 2019
      The Resource AllianceAssociated with Fiona Budd