Gail Elliot is Gerontologist & Dementia specialist and the Founder and CEO of Dementiability Enterprises Inc. She retired from McMaster University, Ontario, Canada, in 2012 with the purpose of focusing on dementia education. She is passionate about changing the face of dementia, and dementia care. Over the past 30 years she has gained the reputation as a leading expert in the field of aging, with a focus on interventions for dementia. She has worked in academic settings and in the community. In her role as an educator she has delivered workshops, presented at conferences and taught at the college and university level on a variety of topics in the field of aging both locally, nationally and internationally. Gail is the author of a number of publications, including Montessori Methods for Dementia™: Focusing on the Person and the Prepared Environment (2011).