Beverley is a British born South African who was raised in several countries including South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, and the UK.  She has held various roles in the NGO and development space including heading a monitoring, evaluation and research department at a large NGO that supported orphaned and vulnerable children across South Africa, consulting, and directing NGOs in the palliative care and paediatric oncology space in Zimbabwe. Beverley holds Bachelors, Honours, and a Master of Public Health Degree from Rhodes University and the University of the Western Cape respectively.