Chairperson

Dr Frank Kronenberg

Dr Frank Kronenberg (Dutch), lives with his family in Cape Town/South Africa. He is a co-founder of the movement Occupational Therapists without Borders.

His education, research and practice intends to disrupt and regenerate apolitical and ahistorical occupational therapy and theorize a political historized humanizing praxis.

Besides working as a guest-lecturer at universities internationally, Frank serves as Chair of Grandmothers Against Poverty and Aids (GAPA) in Cape Town, South Africa.

Deputy Chairperson

Sivuyisiwe Toto

Sivuyisiwe Toto was born in Mthatha and grew up in All Saints, Engcobo – his eastern cape home. He is also from Guguletu in Cape Town. He is a member of the AmaQwathi OoDikela clan. He is an avid hiker, runner, and walker.

Siwe obtained a Bachelor of Science in Occupational Therapy in 2013 and recently, an MSc in Occupational Therapy, both at UCT. He has worked as an Occupational Therapist in Matatiele, Khayelitsha, New Crossroad, Lwandle in Somerset West and Groote Schuur Hospital.

He currently works as an academic, teaching first-year students at the Faculty of Health Sciences at UCT.

Organisational Strategy

Kurt Ackerman

Kurt Ackermann is CEO of the SA Urban Food & Farming Trust. He was co-founder, general manager, director and chairperson of the Oranjezicht City Farm, until its merger into the Trust in 2017. Previously, Kurt spent a decade consulting to civil society organisations, government and the private sector on strategy, communications and management challenges for projects in energy and climate change, resource use and waste, conservation and sustainability, and education.

Before emigrating to South Africa in 2000, Kurt launched and led the Americas-based interactive business unit of the world’s largest PR agency before going on to co-found an independent mid-sized digital business consultancy.

Kurt is currently a research fellow at the Global Risk Governance Programme at the University of Cape Town and sits on the Food Systems Working Group for the City of Cape Town. He serves on the boards of several other non-profits in education, health and human rights. Kurt holds an AB from The University of Chicago, and was a Business Fellow at Chicago’s Booth School of Business.

Treasurer

Wim Schippers

Wim has a background in accounting and financial management and has been involved in community activities for many years. He has assisted GAPA in the last few years in his capacity as treasurer.