As Beauty Changes Lives celebrates it’s 10th Anniversary of supporting beauty professionals, we are adding four new visionary leaders to our board of directors. We are diversifying our board by bringing in experts in the international spa and wellness category, barbering, consumer retail and an expert in DEI education. Join us in welcoming the newest editions to the Beauty Changes Lives Board of Directors.

David Raccuglia
David is a trained barber, salon owner, entrepreneur, professional photographer, creative director, and beauty industry executive. David is best known for being the founder of American Crew – the leading men’s professional grooming brand which pioneered the modern men’s professional grooming industry. His hands-on and creatively driven leadership in building the American Crew brand has led to an over 25-year success and growth track record.

Janet Williams
Founder of Progressive Discoveries, LLC., Janet is a strategic consultant who takes a culturally intelligent approach to fostering Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEI-B) at work.

Janet has grown deep roots in the beauty space; having served a number of years as the Director of a prominent Cosmetology and Esthiology school in Washington, DC. She is a Certified CQ & Unconscious Bias Facilitator through the Cultural Intelligence Center, serves as a member of the Cultural Intelligence Committee with the “Unite As One” Beauty Industry Think Tank, and is a member of the Professional Beauty Industry Compensation Study Think Tank.

Megan Murray
Megan is currently the Senior Director, Field Operations at Ulta Beauty. She is a versatile multi-unit management professional with a proven track record of driving results for some of the world’s largest and most innovative retail organizations. Megan has a +13-year executive career trajectory building and managing multi-million-dollar, enterprise-wide programs with significant impact on tactical expansion, salon/store-level and national sales improvement, P&L management, recruiting and team engagement.

Michael Tompkins
A visionary leader in the luxury hospitality, healthcare, wellness, and spa industries, Michael has led celebrated teams to success for over twenty-five years. Having held CEO positions with Miraval Resorts, Hilton Head Health, and PALM Health, a Past Chairman of the International Spa Association (ISPA) and executive positions with Canyon Ranch Health Resorts. He is global keynote speaker with more than a dozen national and international engagements annually.

Currently Michael is a partner with Hutchinson Consulting. Hutchinson Consulting is at the forefront of developing innovative spa/ wellness brands. Success in hospitality, wellness, and health requires proven, powerful guidance. The incomparable Hutchinson Consulting team boasts decades of experience in recruiting talent, as well as in launching, operating, and marketing a variety of businesses as a one stop shop for hospitality consulting.
Meet our full Board of Directors