Our trustees
Meet our trustees who are not only experts in their fields, but also share a deep passion for supporting holistic health, especially for those living with cancer.
Meet our trustees
Amanda Winwood
Founder
Amanda has worked at senior level in the hospitality and spa industry for over 40 years, although she is perhaps best-known as the Founder and CEO of Made for Life Organics and the Made for Life Foundation.
She is a published author, speaker, therapist and Reiki master, with diplomas in Shinrin Yoku, mindfulness and NLP. Amanda has pioneered ethical organic skincare and inclusive wellness for 20 years with a fully accredited Advance Touch Therapy training programme.
She has placed particular emphasis on supporting cancer patients through holistic wellness and has always championed the need to treat the whole person. Working with the SATCC, Amanda's Made for Life Foundation arranges complementary wellbeing 'Tea and Therapy' days across the UK to educate and support people living with cancer.
Frances Hayter
SpaFest Treasurer
Frances Hayter was a highly accomplished Operations director in the beauty industry for over 47 years , with a track record of driving business growth and success, managing large Multi Site Operations for the likes of Regis Corporation and Unilever Dove Spa.
She was responsible for launching the Doves Spas across UK,Germany, Canada and Spain as the Global Spa director for Unilever.
Recently Fran has taken a step back to enjoy semi-retirement and is passionate about investing in small businesses, overseeing the finance aspect and helping them to grow
Apart from her successful career, Frances is also actively involved in various philanthropic initiatives. She has collaborated with charities that promote building self-care among women including supporting the Dove Spa Real Women Campaign. Fran supported the annual conference, Spafest, to promote Sustainability for Planet Health and People and from this came the involvement with the Made for Life Foundation for which Fran is now a trustee
“ Its important to me that we don’t close the spa doors on those that need us the most , those with Cancer or other debilitating illnesses. The foundation focuses on throwing spa doors open wide to help encourage all to experience the power of touch therapy.”
Clare Dickens
A passionate individual with over 32 years of experience in the professional skincare industry, specialising in the wellness and hospitality sectors.
Clare began her career as a hands-on therapist with a love of holistic treatments and then moved into the fields of training and operations. Taking leadership roles overseas in the UAE and New Zealand.
After losing both her father and father in law to cancer in quick succession, Clare and her husband returned to the UK after a break studying NLP, Time Line Therapy and Hypnosis to Masters level with Tad and Adriana James in Australia.
On returning to the UK and reconnecting with family, Clare began supporting women in business and life, setting up a coaching business and simultaneously started her own family.
However, industry drew her back and for the past decade Clare has been involved with the development and evolution of key professional skincare brands in the UK.
‘I am honoured to join the board of trustees at the Made For Life Foundation. Attending Spa Fest in recent years has been pivotal in personal life change. Grief had an embedded impact on my life for over 10 years. Raising awareness across the industry to enable anyone to benefit from the power of touch, assisting in raising much needed funds and supporting the foundation is a way of giving back.’
Caroline Hulland
Founder & CEO of Stripy Fig Ltd
Caroline is our newest trustee having joined the team in 2024. She has over 20 years’ experience in the marketing, design and creative industry and has been responsible for the creation of the new Made for life Foundation website.
Her charitable work sees her spending much time in London as a liveryman with the Worshipful Company of Fruiterers’ with whom she chairs their Members and Communications committee.
'Having worked with the Made for Life Foundation to develop some of their wellness products, and then to provide them with their new website, I was honoured to be asked to join the Board of Trustees. Working with such an amazing and supportive team has been truly fantastic. We all have the same goal, to provide a strong support network of people, products and events for those on a journey or battling with illness, in particular cancer. The power of connecting with likeminded people, sharing experiences, and supporting each other should not be underestimated! The Made for Life Foundation is a really special charity'.
Caroline is clearly passionate about the Foundation, and the work it does to support those living with cancer, having lost one of her closest friends to breast cancer back in 2023. She is reiki trained and has strong belief in the power of mindfulness, with a particular focus on mental health.
Emma Jane North
Trustee of the Made for Life Foundation
I was very honoured to be asked to join the Made for life foundation Board of Trustees, having known, and worked with Amanda for many years supporting the cause I felt a very personal need to give back to this amazing charity.
As a leader and a fully qualified holistic therapist myself I understand the need for clarity, expertise, and excellence when training therapists to work on people with cancer. There is the emotional, spiritual and the physical aspects to consider for both the client and the therapist and I have witnessed the growth and self-belief of my team grow through their training with Made for Life Foundation.
Part of the vision of the Made for life foundation wraps around my personal beliefs and mission whilst working in this beautiful generous industry, to ensure anyone living with cancer, has access to holistic and wellbeing therapy from well trained and confident therapists, and that wellbeing becomes part of the care in our communities for Cancer.
Kay Pennington
Author, Creator, Award Winning Spa Leader & Keynote Speaker on Resilience and Motivation
Kay Pennington is a highly experienced spa and wellness professional known for her innovative leadership in the industry. With a career spanning over two decades, Kay has recently launched the "Resilience Power Leadership" workshops, designed to empower spa leaders with the skills to navigate challenges and foster resilience within their teams.
My connection with the Made for Life Foundation began in 2006 when I was introduced to Amanda Winwood at a spa conference. I was looking to innovate treatment menu's and provide more purposeful and meaningful services for the therapist to deliver.
When hearing about the foundation It didn't take very long at all for me to see and feel the importance of the presence of cancer touch therapy within the spa environment and I was one the first operators in the UK to open the doors to a facility where no guest would ever be turned away.
Laura Meeson
Director, Spa at Journey
Laura Meeson, Director of Spa at Journey, is a breast cancer survivor on a mission.
Passionate about inclusivity, she advocates for spas to embrace clients with cancer, believing in the healing power of touch. Her journey inspires others to open their doors, fostering wellness for all.
