What do you do at Whitewater Maria? I help out wherever I can, wherever I can be of assistance. Mostly, I'm Steve Andrew's PA: although I'm not easily seen you will never fail to hear me.

How long have you been at Whitewater? Since the beginning of 2006.

Tell us a bit about your history - the events that have led you here? I was born and raised in… well… it gets a bit complicated. Argentina and South Africa make up who I am. I was born in Argentina, grew up in South Africa, then at the age of 18 found myself back in Argentina and realised that my English grammar skills were better than any of the locals, so I started teaching English to corporates.

After 7 years I auditioned for an “English educational theatre for kids” company, which I enjoyed thoroughly for 2 years. At the same time I was trying to find my career in the art field, from graphic design to cariacature to interior design. Finding myself neither here nor there I flew back to South Africa where I worked from admin/secretarial jobs, to being a runner in the art department for the film industry.

As you can see my philosophy in life is pretty much “carpe diem”. It may not follow a pattern, but whatever I do, I do it because I want to; I live life to its fullest, each day as if it were my last…and no regrets, well there are the occasional one or two, but hey! I am only human!

Aren't we all. Thanks Maria!