Meet The Feeding Trust Team
We are a therapy-led team supported by a board of trustees who bring a diverse range of skills and expertise, all working towards our mission statement.
We have a well-rounded team of occupational therapists, speech and language therapists and dietitians who offer full assessments and treatments, all in one place, for children who have significant feeding differences.
Natalie Morris
CEO, Founder & Speech & Language Therapist
Lucy Bates
Clinical Director & Occupational Therapist
Anna Barnett
Occupational Therapist
Lucy Upton
Dietitian
Michelle Coulson
Dietitian
Charlotte Sireshuk
Speech & Language Therapist
Danni Riley
Speech & Language Therapist
Our Trustees
Dr Melissa Bujtor
Board member
Dr Mel Bujtor (known as Dr Mel to her mini-patients) is the founder of Lifespan Nutrition and a registered nutritionist (RNutr) specialising in paediatric nutrition from birth to 18 years. She is also a paediatric feeding specialist with expertise in feeding and eating disorders, taking an evidence-based approach to care.
Dr Bujtor holds a PhD from King’s College London and Deakin University, where she researched the links between lifestyle behaviours, diet, and children’s mental health. She also holds Master’s degrees in Human Nutrition and Psychology, and is completing a Master’s in Dietetics at King’s.
Her research interests focus on paediatric feeding difficulties, neurodevelopment, and long-term outcomes, particularly how early feeding challenges may be linked to later mental health and eating behaviours. Prior to her career in nutrition, she spent over a decade in corporate finance across Europe, Asia, and Australia, bringing a distinctive global perspective to her work.
Helen Grindulis
Board member
Helen has over 30 years experience working as a consultant paediatrician in multi-disciplinary teams with children with disabilities, including leading a specialist paediatric feeding team in Sandwell, West Midlands.
She has also worked in clinical management within the NHS and has a wealth of knowledge regarding governance, professional standards and competencies. Helen is acutely aware how difficult and complicated feeding problems can be for a child and family. She retired in 2018 and hopes that she can use her knowledge and experience to help guide the work of the Feeding Trust.
Hannah Daw
Board member
When Hannah’s son, Lucas was born, he experienced significant feeding difficulties and relied on tube feeding until he was about three years old. During that time, The Feeding Trust provided ‘incredible help and support’, enabling him to learn how to eat. During this time, she began @thelucasladder on Instagram to share her experiences, document Lucas’ tube wean and connect with others who also faced feeding challenges.
This experience opened Hannah’s eyes to just how central nutrition and feeding are to family life. Motivated to understand more, she went on to complete an MSc in Eating Disorders and Clinical Nutrition at UCL. Today, she works as a children’s nutritionist and is honoured to serve as Chair of The Feeding Trust supporting other families navigating their way through the feeding journey.
Dr Richard Horniblow
Board member
Dr Richard Horniblow is an Associate Professor in Gastrointestinal Biomedical Science at the University of Birmingham, where he researches how diet and nutrition shape the gut microbiome and develops new approaches to improve health. He also teaches digestion and gut health across undergraduate and postgraduate programmes.
Richard is committed to connecting scientific knowledge with real-world care. He supports the Trust’s work in research, dissemination and advocacy, with a focus on improving outcomes for families facing feeding challenges. He also brings expertise in translating research into practice, alongside a strong commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion.