Maryke is currently supporting the establishment of a global business school in Dubai that has ties with renowned Chinese educational institutions. She has been pivotal in steering the setup of the school and currently oversees all aspects of operation and implementation of the institution.

Prior to this, she was she was Assistant Vice-President at Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) where she headed up the DIFC Academy, an institution that offers training and education to the DIFC community and beyond. Before that she held roles as an Education Advisor, as Program Director for the Executive MBA at American University in Dubai - a program she successfully designed and launched, and of Director of Marketing and Admissions for the top-ranked MBA program portfolio at Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University (RSM). She has also worked in the UK and started her career at educational institutions in her native South Africa.

She holds a Master's Degree in Education Leadership from Harvard University, Graduate School of Education and a Bachelor of Commerce Degree in Communications Management, an Honors Degree in Industrial Psychology and a Master's Degree in Sustainable Development and Management, all obtained at the North-West University, South Africa.