Petra du Toit is Executive Director of Alzheimer’s South Africa. She specialised in Medical Social Work at the University of Stellenbosch, and has worked as a social worker in the fields of dementia, mental health, military social work and trauma. In 2011, Petra joined Alzheimer’s South Africa as a social worker and was appointed as Executive Director in 2015. She is passionate about contributing to the quality of life of people living with dementia and their families working towards the development of a National Dementia Plan for South Africa in cooperation with relevant role players, establishing and developing a Dementia Friends Programme in South Africa, and supporting and actively taking part in research in the field of dementia in South Africa.