Erica Webster is an independent writer, wife, mother of two girls and caretaker of three dogs, five cats and ten goldfish. Over the past 15-odd (very odd) years, she has written features for numerous publications, most notably Business Day and Sunday Times. Topics covered include education, health care, human resources, corporate social investment, the arts and the environment. Prior to freelancing, she had a career in human resources spanning eight years, but corporate life drove her nuts so she embarked on a career better suited to her mental disposition. Maintenance treatment includes part-time tutoring of English at a learning centre in Bryanston.