Real experts, named and accountable

Meet the team

Advice about your child should come from someone you can name. These are the people who write, review and present the guidance in Parent Sense, and the team that builds it.

The team building Parent Sense

The executive and functional leads responsible for our clinical standards, technology, product and partnerships.

Meg Faure, Founder and CEO

Meg Faure

Founder and CEO

Meg Faure is an Occupational Therapist, parenting expert, and Parent Sense's Clinical Safety Officer.

Registration: HPCSA OT 0024023, OTASA 3991, UK HCPC OT095738, NBCOT Cert no 995837

  • Infant mental health
  • Sensory development
  • Clinical governance
Tové de Chazel Gant, Chief Operating Officer and Co-Founder

Tové de Chazel Gant

Chief Operating Officer and Co-Founder

Tové is COO and co-founder of Parent Sense, where she leads the commercial model and distribution strategy that brings Parent Sense to families through organisations they already trust, including medical aids, insurers, mobile networks and employers.

  • Commercial strategy
  • Analytics
  • Distribution partnerships
Craig Friderichs, Chief Commercial Officer

Craig Friderichs

Chief Commercial Officer

Dr Craig Friderichs is Chief Commercial Officer at Parent Sense, bringing a unique combination of clinical, commercial and global health experience to the team.

  • Global health
  • Healthcare markets
  • Commercial strategy
Tracy Watters, Head of Product

Tracy Watters

Head of Product

Tracy is Head of Product at Parent Sense, where she leads the product strategy and development of the app.

  • Product design
  • Parent experience
Judith Jooste, Chief Technical Officer

Judith Jooste

Chief Technical Officer

Judith is Chief Technical Officer at Parent Sense and has been part of Sense-IT from the very beginning, writing the first lines of code and helping to shape the technical foundation on which the products are built today.

  • Platform engineering
  • Data privacy & security
Lyndall Marwick, Chief Financial Officer

Lyndall Marwick

Chief Financial Officer

Lyndall is a Chartered Accountant (SA) and Chief Financial Officer at Parent Sense, where she oversees the company's financial, risk and people operations.

  • Financial strategy
  • Risk & compliance
Ashleigh Bouguenon, Client, Operations & Partnerships Lead

Ashleigh Bouguenon

Client, Operations & Partnerships Lead

Ashleigh leads partnerships at Parent Sense, working across the business to build collaborations that benefit parents and families.

  • Partnerships
  • Client relationships
Mandy Trevor, Community and Clinical Services Manager

Mandy Trevor

Community and Clinical Services Manager

Mandy is Community and Clinical Services Manager at Parent Sense, bringing more than 25 years of experience working with children and families across education, childcare and development in South Africa and the UK.

  • Social work
  • Family support
Juanita Jacobs, Corporate & Advertising Partnerships Coordinator

Juanita Jacobs

Corporate & Advertising Partnerships Coordinator

Juanita works across corporate and advertising partnerships at Parent Sense, helping to bring partnerships, activations, content and webinars from idea to execution.

  • Partner coordination
  • Campaign delivery
Rebecca de Beer, Bookkeeper

Rebecca de Beer

Bookkeeper

Rebecca is the bookkeeper behind the scenes at Parent Sense, keeping the company's accounts in order and supporting the day-to-day financial administration of the business.

  • Accounting
  • Payroll & admin
Michelle Bosch, Community and Product Administrator

Michelle Bosch

Community and Product Administrator

Michelle joined Meg in 2013, when her eldest son was a baby, and has been part of the Parent Sense journey from the very beginning.

  • Community
  • Digital marketing & content
Madge Booth, Head of Marketing

Madge Booth

Head of Marketing

Madge is Marketing Lead at Parent Sense, where she leads the brand's marketing, content strategy and thought leadership.

  • Marketing
  • Content strategy
  • Thought leadership
Bridget Hudson, Partner Marketing Manager

Bridget Hudson

Partner Marketing Manager

Bridget is Partner Marketing Manager at Parent Sense, where she connects the brand with leading maternity, healthcare and baby brands to create meaningful, high-value experiences for parents.

  • Brand partnerships
  • Campaign management
  • Healthcare sector
Farai Mathemera, Backend Developer

Farai Mathemera

Backend Developer

As a Backend Developer at Parent Sense, Farai Mathemera helps turn product ideas into dependable features and experiences that support parents and families.

  • Backend development
  • Platform reliability
Megan Tipps, Senior Lead Developer

Megan Tipps

Senior Lead Developer

Megan is Senior Lead Developer at Parent Sense, providing technical direction across the app and the systems that power it.

  • Engineering leadership
  • Frontend, backend and mobile development

Are you a practitioner who would like to contribute? Contact us.

Reviewed by healthcare professionals
Parents are often overwhelmed by information, unsure which resources to trust, and in need of professional, reliable, practical guidance. Parent Sense provides exactly this: a science-based, stage-specific and accessible tool that empowers parents with trusted information.

Dr David Lawrenson

Consultant Paediatrician, Jersey General Hospital

In primary care we regularly encounter parents who want guidance but lack consistent, evidence-based support between appointments. Parent Sense provides a trusted, healthcare-professional developed platform that bridges this gap, helping parents manage routines, monitor development and access relevant health information.

Dr Ed Klaber

General Practitioner, Jersey

Our expert panel

Registered practitioners and specialists behind our articles, podcasts, webinars and courses. Full profiles and credentials are being added as each expert is onboarded.

Kath Megaw, Paediatric Dietitian

Kath Megaw

Paediatric Dietitian

With over 28 years of specialist paediatric nutrition expertise, Kath oversees our nutrition advice, from breast to formula, weaning and allergy.

Registration: Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA), DT 8408777

  • Infant nutrition
  • Weaning
  • Allergy
Natalia Stasenko, Registered Dietitian and Paediatric Feeding Specialist

Natalia Stasenko

Registered Dietitian and Paediatric Feeding Specialist

A registered dietitian specialising in paediatric feeding, Natalia is passionate about helping families raise happy, confident eaters.

Registration: Commission on Dietetic Registration (CDR), 994073

Qualifications: MS, RD (Master of Science, Registered Dietitian)

  • Paediatric feeding
  • Responsive feeding
  • Child nutrition
Dr Pieter Jooste, Paediatrician

Dr Pieter Jooste

Paediatrician

With over two decades of senior experience in child health and development, Pieter oversees our paediatric content and medical red flags in aiah.

Registration: HPCSA MP 0323837

  • Child health
  • Newborn milestones
  • Childhood illness
Dr Nellie Balfour, Paediatrician

Dr Nellie Balfour

Paediatrician

Nellie oversees our medical content and clinical safety, and is also our go-to on vaccines and immunisation schedules.

Registration: Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA), MP0749257

  • Medical content
  • Vaccines and immunisation
  • Clinical safety
Prof Welma Lubbe, Professor of Nursing

Prof Welma Lubbe

Professor of Nursing

A specialist NICU nurse and professor of nursing, Welma checks every piece of our premature baby content and sits on our clinical safety team.

Registration: South African Nursing Council (SANC), 14069603

  • Premature infant care
  • NICU
  • Early development
Linda Britz, Nurse and Midwife

Linda Britz

Nurse and Midwife

A certified lactation consultant, Linda is the expert behind our Breastfeeding and Beyond course in the app.

Registration: South African Nursing Council (SANC), 13079124. Board of Healthcare Funders (BHF), 88 0156612

  • Breastfeeding
  • Lactation support
  • Midwifery
Lindi Lawrenson, Psychotherapist

Lindi Lawrenson

Psychotherapist

An occupational therapist and psychotherapist with a special interest in relationships, Lindi leads our Attachment course in the app.

Registration: UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP), 2011170066

  • Attachment
  • Emotional development
Tasha Perreard, Nurse and Lactation Consultant

Tasha Perreard

Nurse and Lactation Consultant

A lactation consultant and well baby nurse, Tasha presents our Confident Breastfeeder course in the app.

Registration: South African Nursing Council (SANC), 13678693

  • Breastfeeding
  • Well baby care
  • Childbirth education
Sammy Davis, Nurse Educator and First Aid Instructor

Sammy Davis

Nurse Educator and First Aid Instructor

Sammy presents our choking course in the app.

  • First aid
  • Choking response
  • Nurse education
Lara Schoenfeld, Occupational Therapist

Lara Schoenfeld

Occupational Therapist

Lara presents our Childcare and Return to Work courses in the app, as well as the Explore & Play home programme.

Registration: Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA), OT0069019

  • Childcare
  • Return to work
  • Play and development
Lena Child, Yoga, Breathwork and Meditation Teacher

Lena Child

Yoga, Breathwork and Meditation Teacher

A yoga, breathwork and meditation teacher, Lena presents our Prenatal Yoga and Meditation and Mindfulness courses in the app.

Registration: CPR certified: American Heart Association and Resuscitation Council of Southern Africa, UB2505/238

  • Prenatal yoga
  • Breathwork
  • Meditation and mindfulness
Amber Buyl, Nurse, Midwife and Perinatal Educator

Amber Buyl

Nurse, Midwife and Perinatal Educator

A registered nurse, midwife and perinatal educator, Amber presents our doula course in the app.

Registration: South African Nursing Council (SANC), 16500852; BHF, 0938637; American Heart Association and Resuscitation Council of Southern Africa, UB2505/238

  • Birth preparation
  • Postnatal recovery
  • Newborn care
  • Maternal mental health
Unathi Tuaone, Specialist Paediatric and Obstetric Nurse

Unathi Tuaone

Specialist Paediatric and Obstetric Nurse

A registered nurse with extensive experience in paediatric and obstetric care, Unathi is one of our expert nurses supporting moms through the transition from NICU to home.

Registration: South African Nursing Council (SANC), 16879512

  • Paediatric care
  • Obstetric care
  • Premature baby support
  • NICU to home