Jane Campbell – Chair

I am an artist, currently running South Island Workshop, a charity that specialises in making visual arts accessible to children from ages of five to fourteen. I am also the Child protection Officer for this organisation. The Workshop has been functioning for over thirty five years and is based in the Vassal Ward in Lambeth.

I have worked in art workshops in many different venues across the Borough of Lambeth, including schools, parks, libraries, adult education institutes and community halls on various estates, teaching both adults and children. I have been involved in campaigns to keep open amenities when threatened with closure by Lambeth Council, e.g. the Minet Library campaign of 1995 and the South Island Workshop campaign of 1996/97.

I bring project management, communication and organisational skills, as well as child protection knowledge to Bud Umbrella. I am married and have four children.

Darren Riggon - Secretary

I am a registered nurse with additional training in psychosocial interventions, counselling and massage therapy. I have worked in a number of clinical and non clinical areas including the voluntary, primary and secondary sectors. I am currently a manager at NHS Direct where I am the lead for practice development and clinical governance.

I have extensive experience in change and project management and am actively involved in clinical research and audit. I have a research and academic background in medical anthropology and currently teach part time at Guys and St Thomas's medical school. My research interests include sexual health, men and health seeking behaviour and medicine /healing modalities in multicultural settings.

I am very interested in creating a more supportive and holistic educational experience that incorporates the mind, body and spirit by the use of complimentary therapies to enhance this integration. I hope that my research and clinical governance/ audit background will help shape a more evidence based culture within Bud Umbrella that will ensure more secure and mainstream funding in the future.

Faye Gray - Trustee

My name is Faye Gray. I’ve lived and work for 25 years on the Myatts Field Estate. I have 2 grown up children.

I work for Myatts Field Community Centre since 1986 as the manager of the centre. During my time here I have been involved in a number of activities and projects on the estate. I am a member of the Tenants Management Organisation present on the estate. I am also a member of the PFI (Private Finance Initiative) scheme which the estate will be going through in the next couple of years. I organise and perform every year in our local West Indian Carnival with the children and tenants of the estate.

Clare Payne

Clare is a Development Manager with UnLtd – The Foundation for Social Entrepreneurs, where she has worked for 4 years. She currently works specifically on a youth based programme called UnLtd Sport Relief, which supports people in developing their own projects that use sport to address a social problem. Her role as a Development Manager encompasses conducting outreach for UnLtd, supporting Award Winners in developing their organisational structure and fundraising, monitoring spending of Awards and reporting back to funding partners.

Prior to joining UnLtd, Clare worked in Urban Regeneration at Plymouth City Council and also completed an MA in African Studies at SOAS. She has volunteered in Africa in varying capacities, the most recent being with a human right’s NGO in Malawi in 2007.

Clare is particularly enthusiastic about supporting young people run their own projects, which not only develop their skills, but have lasting benefits to other young people. She feels that young people’s personal and social development is often neglected in education and that Bud Umbrella puts the emphasis back on young people as individuals with specific needs and qualities to contribute back into their communities.

Joshua Sokoya

Josh has been in the finance industry for some years. He graduated with a degree in accounting and later became a professional accountant. He worked in practice and in the industry and have extensive experience in financial administration. He also has academic background in purchasing and supply and project management.

Also as a trained teacher he has worked in schools as a teacher dealing with students in various areas. He is interested in children and family and also in marriage and family therapy.

Josh served previously as a Volunteer Classroom Support in primary school in Kidbrooke assisting children with learning difficulties.

He runs a management consultancy firm of his own and decided to extend the services to Bud Umbrella. He believes that serving Bud Umbrella will be a great opportunity for development.

Amanda Roberts - Director

Amanda has been a practitioner of complementary therapies for the last 10 years and is qualified in reflexology, healing, various massage disciplines and spiritual response therapy. Amanda’s specialities are children, young people and people with learning difficulties.

Amanda is part of the advisory team for the International Federation of Reflexologists as well as writing, lecturing and teaching on topics related to reflexology and complementary therapy in general.

Amanda’s experience includes running her own complementary health practice, teaching workshops and working for a number of charities including clients with mental health and learning disabilities.

In October 2004 Amanda received a grant as an individual to give children and young people with behavioural and emotional difficulties reflexology within Lilian Baylis Technology School and Myatts Fields After School. This was the beginning of Bud Umbrella.

Tracy Robinson

Tracy is a practising Reflexologist and qualified over ten years ago. Tracy is also qualified in reiki and massage but her passion and interest is reflexology.

Tracy has always had a deep interest in alternative and complementary therapies but could not train until her three sons were older as she has brought them up on her own. Tracy is very aware of the benefits of reflexology on young people as she practiced on her sons and has continued to give them treatments. She is a member of the International Federation of Reflexologists.

Tracy works freelance and her experience includes voluntary work for Learning Disabilities, parents pamper days and within a special needs school.

Jacqueline Rhule

Jacqueline Rhule has been a practitioner in the complementary health field for the past 10 years. Her specialties are Reflexology (& pregnancy), Massage (& pregnancy), introducing Peer Massage into schools, Reiki Healing, Indian Head Massage, Baby Massage, teaching introductory workshops and working with parents.

Jacqueline is very passionate about promoting the benefits of ‘positive touch’ and in particular the healthy development of ‘emotional intelligence’ in children and adolescents. She feels it’s important for every individual to have an awareness of their own health and wellbeing; as a result they can become more proactive in looking after their mind, body and spirit.

Deepa Moodgal

Deepa has been involved in working within the Voluntary sector for over 10 years.

She has a background in Criminology and has worked for NACRO (National Association for the Care & Resettlement of Offenders), The Princes Trust and other support groups. She has been involved in mind/body therapies since 1997 and encourages holistic well being to all who she comes into contact with. Deepa offers yoga, reflexology, relaxation, reiki and Indian head massage. She has taught reflexology and literacy and life skills. Deepa is a full member of the Association Of Reflexologists and runs her own yoga studio in South London.

Katie Sedgwick

Katie qualified as a Reflexologist in 2002, and specialises in treating clients with hormonal/fertility problems and supporting clients during pregnancy and postnatal care. She has postgraduate qualifications in Maternity Reflexology and Fertility, is a member of the I.F.R and the Craniosacral Therapy Association. Qualifying as a craniosacral practitioner in 2005, she has taken subsequent postgraduate qualifications in: working with pregnant women, babies, children and visceral organs.

Katie also treats clients suffering from stress, depression, chronic fatigue, and trauma related conditions. Katie has trained in counselling skills and Art Psychotherapy. She volunteered as a therapist for the London Marathon.

Joanne Cassidy

After the birth of my first child 4 years ago, I wanted to take my interest for reflexology further and decided a career as a reflexologist was the path for me. A year after enrolling in the course at the British School of Reflexology, I qualified in reflexology and Anatomy and Physiology with credits.

I now work part-time, both from home and mobile and have a range of clients from children to 80 year olds. In July 2005 I qualified in Therapeutic Deep Tissue Massage, which combines the benefits of reflexology and massage for complete well being.

I am passionate about my job. I enjoy dealing with interesting people and giving them a chance to relax and improve their well-being through reflexology.

Jenny Crowther

I have followed Natural Health principles most of my life, and feel passionately that Complementary Therapies should be available to all, within the NHS. My past experience as a fulltime Carer and work with Statemented children within a Playgroup developed my belief that Complementary Therapies could play an important role in supporting emotional trauma.

I wanted to get involved, so I trained in Indian Head massage, Aromatherapy, Reflexology and a further Certificate in Palliative Care for Complementary Therapists.

I now work at the Macmillan Butterfly Centre in Epsom Hospital, from home and offer taster sessions at Natural Health workshops.

Tracy Neill

Whilst bringing up three sons Tracy Neill was involved with and played a major part in many local child activities and organisations including establishing a Pre School Nursery, Cub Pack Leader, Chairperson of school PTA’s and Chair of School Governors from 1991-1996. Tracy is qualified as a Reflexologist including Maternity reflexology, Aromatherapy massage, Indian Head Massage, Reiki level 2, Diet and Nutrition Consultant and is a certified Baby Massage Instructor. Tracy feels passionately about the role that complementary therapies have to play.

She has worked within an antenatal clinic as part of a local Government incentive providing maternity reflexology, a surgical rehabilitation clinic and holds regular clinics at 3 local Natural Therapy Centres. Tracy also fundraises for local organisations and charities by providing treatments at pamper day/evenings.

Tracy is presently studying for City & Guilds Teacher Training qualification.

Susan Larner

I am Susan and this year is my 20th anniversary of my very first Complementary Therapy qualification in Reflexology! In 1992 I qualified as an Adult Education Tutor through to Cert.Ed level. I began designing, writing and teaching complimentary therapy and holistic health courses, and pioneered the start of these for Westminster Adult Education Service, as well as other charitable educational organisations, in 1990. My intention was to enable people from any kind of social ethnical and financial background to have access to complementary therapies. I have worked on many children since 1988, since my own child was nine. My child’s junior school invited me to give the children talks and 'fun foot sessions’ which they further enjoyed with their families.

Having met Amanda and learning about Bud-Umbrella, during a major turning point in my life, simmering coals have been re-ignited and I am very happy to offer my skills and time to further Bud-Umbrella's aims and objectives.

Juila Williams

CertEd MAR, MCaR, MCthA, AC reg. CLMTA

Julia is a lecturer and trainer and has been in practice as a natural health therapist since 1993. She holds qualifications in, reflexology, aromatherapy, massage and iridology she has also been teaching yoga for the past 12 years, is a Lebed Method instructor and teacher trainer. Julia has been teaching a diploma courses in higher education for 5 years and also teaches aromatherapy and reflexology introduction and CPD courses.

Julia has been working in the clinical field since qualifying as a practitioner in 1990. She set up new services for homeless people, the elderly, alcohol addiction and has also worked with women and children groups. She worked extensively with HIV and AIDS and currently works with cancer and palliative care patients. Julia was complementary therapist for 6 years at University College London Hospital Haematology Directorate and for the last 3 years at Trinity Hospice in London providing therapies to patients and carers, also teaching yoga and the Lebed Method. Julia lives in South London and has a private practice.