Born and raised in the Karoo town of Beaufort West Vida Ryan came to Stellenbosch in 2003 and in the past decade she turned into one of the biggest success stories of Maties Sport High Performance.
Vida excelled in sport at a young age and earned her provincial colours in various sporting codes including hockey, athletics and soccer. Vida started playing hockey for Maties and made her international debut for South Africa in 2007 and was part of the SA team to participate in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.
Playing hockey for Maties, Western Province and South Africa was almost a full time job in it self, but Vida has since a young age rise above expectations. She has been studying since 2003 and has not stopped learning. She has earned her BA degree in Sport Science (Majoring in Psychology) and also did her Hons in Sport Science specializing in Pediatrics. She has also received the following: Post Graduate Certificate in Education, a BPhil in Logistics & Transport Studies and a Hons Educational Support.
“I am currently working as an Administrator at NSF Africa. My main duties include planning arrangements to ensure various types of food safety audits are scheduled according to clients’ needs. This process involves managing the diaries of a number of auditors who are based across South Africa and Kenya,” said Vida.
The NSF Africa office forms part of NSF International, servicing clients in South Africa and across sub-Saharan Africa. NSF International’s focus is on the development of public health standards and certification programs that help protect the world’s food, water, consumer products and environment. Our division acts as an accredited Certification Body, offering third party audits and certification against a variety of internationally recognized Good Agricultural Practices and Food Safety Management Systems in the agricultural, beverages and food processing sectors.
It is pretty obvious that Vida does not only like the Chanda Kaushik quote, she also lives it. “I want to inspire people. I want someone to look at me and say: “Because of you I didn’t give up.”