Elsabé grew up in the Eastern Cape province following which, she pursued a BSc Biodiversity & Ecology at Stellenbosch University.
She went on to complete a postgrad in teaching and then gained some valuable field guiding experience with Campfire Academy, Limpopo. Elsabé then took the leap to move into the Wildlife ACT world, where she has officially stepped into the role as the second monitor at iMfolozi alongside Wesley.