CEO | Charlene Smith Communications
Johannesburg | 1997 - present

Media consultant, author and journalist, television documentary maker, media trainer and consultant | CSC
Johannesburg | 1997 - present

CEO | Charlene Smith Communications
Johannesburg | 1997 - present

Documentary film maker (freelance) for: | CBS 60 Minutes, ABC Nightline, Granada, BBC, NHK, etc...

Documentary film maker (freelance) for: | Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

Freelance Writer | Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, Microbicide Querterly, M&G Thoughtleader

Manager | SA FM
Johannesburg | 1996 - 1997

Manager | Corporate Affairs, Thebe Investment Holdings
1995 - 1996

Assistant Editor | Finance Week
Johannesburg | 1994 - 1995

Senior Political Analyst | Sunday Times
Johannesburg | 1992 - 1994

Assistant Editor | Financial Mail
Johannesburg | 1991 - 1992

Writer of analysis articles | Los Angeles Times
United States of America | 1986 - 1991

Senior Political Journalist | Business Day
Johannesburg | 1989 - 1990

Founder & Director | Independent Board of Inquiry into Informal Repression
Johannesburg | 1989 - 1989

Japan Correspondent | Argus Newspapers
1986 - 1988

Political Journalist | Sunday Express
1980 - 1983

Bryanston High

DePauw University, United States of America

Diploma in Economic

DePauw University, United States of America

Diploma in Creative Writing

University of the Witwatersrand - Wits Business School

Diploma in Financial Management

City and Guilds of London Institute

Diploma in Basic Garden Design

City and Guilds of London Institute

Horticulture

City and Guilds of London Institute

Diploma in Landscape Drawing

Alan Paton award nominee: Proud of Me | Alan Paton Award | 2001

Nominee | Feather Awards for Outstanding Women | 2009

Special Award for Selfless Service to Communities infected with HIV/Aids | Targeted AIDS Interventions

Special Award for outstanding services to South Africa in the field of HIV/Aids & Sexual Violence | National Aids Awards

Distinguished Work: Media & Human Rights | South African Women Abroad

Top 10 Best Books 2001 for 'Proud of Me' | The Star

Best Feature: Health | Mondi

Best TV Documentary | Prix Italia

Woman of the Year | Jong Dames Dinamiek

Communicator of the Year | Pretoria Technikon

Features Award: Journalist of the Year | CNN

Top 10 Most Influential South Africans of the Year | Independent Newspaper

Person of the Year | Mail & Guardian newspaper

Ruth First Courageous Journalism | RU: Journalism Department

Woman of the Year: Media & Communication | South African Broadcasting Corporation/Shoprite Checkers

Som en osynligsteni mitt hjarta | Leopard forlag | 2009

Contributed chapter

In Pursuit of a Dream: Bill Venter & the Altron story | Shinglewood Press | 2009

Editor

Committed to Me: Success in work, life, love | RandomHouse Struik | 2009

Author

Mandela in America | New Africa Books | 2008

Author

One hand clapping: gender in Southern Africa | Heinrich Boll Foundation | 2006

Author

Articulations: Harold Wolpe Memorial Lectures | Africa World Press inc | 2006

Author of chapter

South Africa | Lonely Planet | 2004

Contributor

Talk Left: Walk Right by Patrick Bond | Natal University Press | 2004

Editor

You strike a woman | Mutloatse Publishers | 2008

Contributed chapter

Patricia de Lille | Spearhead | 2002

Author

Proud of Me: Speaking Out against Sexual Violence & HIV | Penguin | 2001

Author

Soweto | Struik | 2001

Author

Bedside Book | Mail & Guardian | 2001

Author of chapter

Utan Skuld | Leopard forlag | 2001

Author

Book | Wits University Press | 2001

Author of chapter

Bedside Book | Mail & Guardian | 2000

Author of chapter

Thula Thula: SA Baby Names | Zebra | 1999

Author

Business book by Guy McLeod | OXFORD Press | 1998

Editor

Robben Island | Struik | 1997

Author

Violence in Natal | HSRC | 1992

Author of chapter

www.speakout.org.za

Founder

Website about sexual violence and HIV

Detainees Parents Support Committee

Advice office/research into children in detention

Anti-apartheid

Black Sash

S TVl and National Committee

Anti-apartheid

Free the Children Alliance

Co-founder

Anti-apartheid

SAU Journalists

Vice pres & chapel mother

Five Freedoms Forum

Co-founder/spokesperson

Anti-apartheid

Institute of Directors

Member

South African Union of Journalists

Vice-President, 1980 - 1985

PEN International

Member

www.speakout.org.za

Founder site for those experiencing harm, trauma, HIV, 1999 - present

Extensive counselling around sexual violence and HIV, support to cardiac unit Chris Hani Baragwanath