It is with great sadness that we announce that our Managing Director, Sally Hanlin, recently passed away following a long illness.
Sally, one of our three founding directors together with Ben Hughes and Kerrie Good, formed Empanda almost 9 years ago but they had previously worked closely together over many years.
Before moving to East Anglia in 2000, Sally worked for a specialist Charity and Registered Provider offering a range of accommodation and services in the East End of London, working with some of society’s most marginalised individuals, including street drinkers and homeless people. Once in Suffolk, she ran a very successful floating support service with a local Registered Housing Provider, before switching roles internally to head up their Care and Support services. She was responsible for a large and diverse portfolio of care and support services, employing 270 staff and offering a service to almost 4,000 customers.
We will greatly miss our dear friend and work colleague, her wealth of knowledge, expertise and compassion. We are determined to continue to maintain and build on the high standards that were integral to Sally’s wishes for the company, and to continue her vision to grow and develop our services to be the best for the people we support and the communities we serve.
