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Until December 2012, Modise was a chief policy advisor for sustainable development within the South African Government Department of Environmental Affairs where she led the development and implementation of the National Strategy for Sustainable Development, South Africa's engagements in global sustainable development negotiations, the environment sector green economy response including the establishment and management of the national green fund. Modise also led the National Environmental Outlook Reporting Processes and the Generation of Environmental Statistics.

Modise holds an MBA from the University of Pretoria's Gordon Institute for Business Science (GIBS); a Master of Arts Degree in Environment and Development from the University of Sussex, UK; a Postgraduate Diploma in Environmental Diplomacy from the University of Geneva, Switzerland; and a National Diploma and B-Tech Degree in Environmental Health from the Tshwane University of Technology.

She is currently a member of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Government Advisory Group, the SA Network of the United Nations Global Compact, the GIBS Sustainable Development Advisory Panel and a non-executive director of the Council for Geosciences Board.