Pat Van Heerden has held senior leadership roles as a commissioning editor and channel head in public broadcasting, specialising in content development and strategy. Her work is driven by an engagement with history, politics, and storytelling as a tool for public and civic connection. Her credits include The Hour After Midnight, 70 Degrees South (Antarctic science), South to North for Al Jazeera, Nyempere: Charlie Nkuna and the Making of the Kruger National Park, Think Big, My Perfect Wedding, Marion Island, White Girl in Search of the Party, A Woman’s Place for PBS, and co-producing An Act of Defiance.