Kathryn Smith

Kathryn joined Alzheimer's Society in September 2012 as Director of Operations. Kathryn's management and leadership responsibilities cover all of the Societies operational services through the Operational Leadership Team, which incorporates the local services in England, Northern Ireland and Wales, the Universal services through the Knowledge team and the External Training and Consultancy services.

Kathryn has worked in social care since 1989, including within the private sector, a Health trust, four different local authorities and the Commission for Social Care Inspection (predecessor to the CQC). She has also taught various social work courses for Leeds University and the Open University.

Most recently Kathryn worked for Scope where she was the Director of Services, including the role of Responsible Individual for all of Scope's children's services registered with OFSTED, the services in Wales registered with CCISW, and the nominated individual for all of the adults services registered with CQC.


Kathryn lives in Yorkshire with her three sons and enjoys horse riding and spending time with her family. Kathryn has personal experience of dementia through her late Grandfather and Great Aunt and ran the marathon for Alzheimer’s Society in 2015.