Bio: Philisiwe Mchunu is an extroverted, hard-working, go-getter, whose strengths lie in the following areas: strategy and implementation, marketing management, environment and development, community and sustainable development, research, project management, and protected area management. She has carried out marketing research in the area of marketing strategy for the uKhahlamba Drakensberg World Heritage Site. This research helped the managers of the site to better market it as an international heritage icon that it is. Current research focus is Technology and Education within the tourism sector, and Sustainable Tourism strategies in World Heritage Sites.

Philisiwe Mchunu has had the amazing privilege of studying and working overseas and in South Africa. Some of the key positions held include: Cultural representative, World Disney World, Florida, USA; Marketing consultant/Tourism and education development, PMB Tourism; Facilitator, South African Tourism Institute; Lecturer, Curriculum Representative Process Champion and coordinator, and Acting HoD.

Courses Currently Teaching: Tourism Marketing, Ecotourism Interpretation

Research and Innovation focus: Strategic Implementation of ICT Integration in Education,
Teaching and learning in the 21st century,
Strategic Marketing,
Protected Area Management and Development,
Tourism Management,
Sustainable Tourism and Development