Claire Houghton

Claire swapped teaching for the charitable sector in 1993, when a volunteer role in hospice care led to a lifelong career within charities. She has worked in a diverse range of charity roles within the health and social care sector and is currently CEO of a welfare benevolent charity.

Claire brings a background in strategy development, fundraising and volunteer management to the trustee board of Mind of Mountains, along with a passion for the outdoors and its therapeutic benefits. As well as being a British Wheel of Yoga qualified yoga teacher, Claire has completed several marathons and multi-day hikes- all to raise funds for charity. Claire is a passionate advocate of the transformational work of Mind over Mountains, as from personal experience, being active and outdoors has literally been a lifesaver.