She is currently a senior lecturer at the North West University and is pursuing her PhD. Chantell serves on several technical working groups most notably, the National Department of Health Breastfeeding Technical Working Group, she leads the Nutrition Working Group for the South African Civil Society for Women’s, Adolescents’ and Children’s Health (SACSoWACH) and is a member of the Ministerial Committee for the Morbidity and Mortality of Children under 5 years (CoMMiC).