Tembisa Maphike started her career in ATNS as an ATSO and later became an ATC. She was appointed Officer In Charge at Rand Airport then later became Pool Manager Regional Airports responsible for Wonderboom, Polokwane and Kruger Mpumalanga.  She was appointed to the position of Investigations and Standards Specialist in the Safety Standards and Regulations and was appointed SM:S&R in 2016 responsible for the Safety Management System in ATNS.  She holds a BSc (Hons) from UKZN and a PDM from WITS and is currently in the final year of study towards her MBA at WITS.