A 30-year veteran of the spa and hospitality industries, Amy McDonald is widely recognized and sought after as an innovator in transformational health and wellness programming and an expert in merging the best of resort hospitality and urban healthcare into integrated models.

After years of managing several award-winning properties, including the renowned Miraval destination spa in Tucson, Arizona, Amy followed her passion to create authentic health and wellness experiences from the ground up through her own company, Under a Tree Consulting. Over the last 13 years, working with a diverse blend of seasoned industry experts, Amy leads teams through concept development and execution on an array of projects with global brands such as Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts, Starwood Capital Group, Cirque du Soleil, Bliss to ensure that relevant health and wellness services and facilities are designed to support innovative programming and services. Her most recent work with Mii amo in Sedona, Arizona has resulted in the Travel & Leisure award of #1 Domestic Destination Spa in their 2018 Reader’s Choice Awards. Collectively her team identifies the goals of the business and designs the facility and or programs to ensure; offerings fit the health and wellness needs of the target guest, the fiscal goals and are in alignment with the standards and regulations of each location.

Her accomplishments have received acclaim in such publications as Travel + Leisure and Condé Nast Traveller, while her personal expertise has been cited in O, The Oprah Magazine, Harper’s Bazaar, and Real Simple among others. Amy has been named the Spa Consultant award winner of American Spa’s 2018 Women in Wellness Awards, and is Co-Chair of the Healthy Aging Initiative for Global wellness institute. She is also a frequent guest speaker on health and wellness trends, sustainability and merging healthcare with hospitality.