Thembeni Elphie Mhlongo is a clinical psychologist and social worker by profession. Her work experience spans the private, academic, and public sectors. She has worked at a junior level, middle management, and Senior Management. She has served in various committees in leadership positions – Supply Chain Management (Bid Specification, Bid Evaluation, and Bid Adjudication), ICT Committee, Budget Committee, and Performance Management Committee. She has experience in Employee Health and Wellness, People Management, Strategic Management, Risk Management, and Financial Management. Her colleagues describe her as being result-driven, supportive, industrious, responsive, flexible, and proactive. She is passionate about development and mental health issues, hence over the years she has been a Board Member of the Depression and Anxiety Group, Khomanani Support Group (for families of patients with Mental Illness), and Mpumalanga Social Work Veterans’ Organization.