Ellie Butcher

Training Services Officer

I provide training and support to our new partners through the Lifelites 25 campaign. I work alongside Dan to provide specialist training and support to our existing palliative care partners.

I have spent most of my career supporting children and young people with communication needs. I have worked as a play worker at Great Ormond Street Children’s Hospital and then at a Children’s Hospice in North London. It was here that I came across Lifelites as I used a lot of their tech through my role supporting children with complex health needs to have better opportunity to communicate their needs. I became a Lifelites champion at the hospice and jumped at the opportunity to join Lifelites as a trainer in early 2025.

Childhood memory: Growing up a stone’s throw from the beach and spending as much time there as we could! Many happy evenings were spent exploring rock pools and having fish and chips for dinner!

Meet some of our other staff members

Sophie Mann

Senior Communications & Marketing Officer

I work to promote the charity and raise awareness and understanding of our life-changing work, as well as supporting our fundraising and engagement activities.

Molly Acheson

Services Coordinator

I support the delivery of Lifelites’ services, liaising with palliative care partners receiving new technology packages, and leading on partner engagement.

Lucy Waring

Senior Engagement and Relationships Officer (North)

I work across the northern half of England and Wales as well as Scotland, building partnerships with businesses, organisations, community groups and Freemasons.