She is the head of Health Promotion, Nutrition and Oral Health within the National Department of Health. In her previous life she was a Lecturer at the Medical University of South Africa. Her main responsibilities includes among many others; guiding policy development, stakeholder engagement for successful implementation of relevant nutrition policies, monitoring and evaluation implementation of nutrition, health promotion and Oral health policies. Providing leadership and strategic direction on matters relating to Nutrition, Health Promotion and Oral Health. She is passionate about infant and young child Nutrition.