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Vernon Roderick Seymour Personal : Married to Natalie and father of 4 adult children Education : BA LLB ( Wits University) MA – Jackson State University, USA LLM- Harvard Law School Diploma- International Economic and Financial Regulations (Institut Internationale D’Administratione Publique, Republique Francaise- Paris) Profession : Admitted as attorney in June 1990 Professional Background Attorney of High Court of South Africa Honorary member of National Bar Association of America Former Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Southern African Studies, University of Western Cape Former Visiting Research Fellow- Institute of Human Rights, University of Oslo, Norway Former Visiting Scholar- Centre for African Studies, University of Illinois, USA Former ANC Councillor – City of Cape Town Former Director and Board member of South African National Accreditation System (SANAS) Former Director of Western Province Football (Pty) Ltd Trustee of Vrygrond Community Trust Trustee nominee of Friemersheim Community Trust Activist Background 1.
70’s -Member of SASO (South African Students Organisation) 2.

80’s- Activist in UDF Campaigns/ Member of LOGRA/ Zeekoevlei Civic Association/New Horizon Civic Association/ Vrygrond Community Forum.

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Human Rights Law Activist/Member of NADEL/ member of ANC Provincial Legal Task Team and involved in litigation over many years 4.

90’s – Chair of South Peninsula Development Forum 5.
1998- 2005 ANC Councillor/ Ward 16 in South Peninsula Municipality- Served on Executive Committee and Engineering Services Committee 6.

Member of St Augustines Primary School Governing Body 7.
Currently Chair of Pelican Park High School Governing Body OTHER EXPERIENCE UN International election observer in first democratic elections in Tanzania (1997) Chairperson of Harvard Law UN 50th Anniversary Committee (1995) Presented conference papers at University and other conferences in different parts of the world Executive Member of South African Football Association (2001 to 2009) Member of SAFA Finance and Audit Committee (2001 to 2005) Chairperson of SAFA Legal and Constitutional Committee (2001-2009) Member of Executive of National Sports Council (Western Province) (87 to 89- involvement in local community sports councils Involved in many major sports events/campaigns over the years including 2010 FIFA World Cup- 2004 Olympic Bid for Cape Town Award winner Western Cape Sports Administrator of the Year 1998 and 2001) EMPLOYMENT 1.
Currently- Senior Associate Attorney at Lionel Cay Attorneys 2.

2010 FIFA World Cup Organising Committee- Deputy Venue Manager in Western Cape 3.

Senior Legal Adviser- Small Business Development Corporation 2