Our committed and knowledgeable team of Trustees are drawn from across non-profit and commercial sectors.
Claire Cordeaux
Co-Chair
Claire Cordeaux is Chief Executive of the British Association for Performing Arts Medicine, a unique national medical charity which look after the health of performers and performing arts professionals across the UK. Starting work as a youth and community worker, Claire also has a professional background in Social Services and NHS and before BAPAM, was global Director of an independent healthcare company. She is an active musician in a psychedelic fusion band, and has supported a number of arts initiatives and festivals from youth music projects to running a boat stage to connect performers in coastal areas. With a lifetime’s experience in health, social care and community work, Claire is honoured to be part of the Attitude is Everything Board to support and improve access to music for disabled audiences, artists and professionals.
Becki Wingell
Co-Chair
Becki Wingell is Events Manager at the British Pharmacological Society where she creates numerous scientific conferences and exhibitions throughout the year aimed at Pharmacologists, Industry specialists and lecturers.
During her spare time Becki is also an Events Assistant for Cancer Research UK, where she assists with the running of Pretty Muddy and Race For Life events. Becki joined the events industry relatively late in her career but has loved every minute of the chaos this industry brings.
As a disabled person, Becki has a passion in making events accessible and inclusive for everyone. She is the EDI representative for the British Pharmacological Society and is working hard to ensure the society is providing accessible content and events.
Ben Price
Ben Price is an Arts Manager, Producer and Disability advocate. He works with a roster of disabled creatives and with the wider industry on representation and improved policies for the disabled workforce.
He is also a Grants & Programmes Manager at PRS Foundation, where he manages the Early Years Promoter Fund.
Following a career as a tour manager, Ben began to shift his focus into management after learning of a degenerative eye condition. Harbourside Artist Management was established in 2020 to help bridge the apparent gap between disability arts and pop culture.
Based in Bristol but with an international roster, Harbourside Artist Management represents Viktoria Modesta, Elle Chante and Musa Motha.
Ben sits on the BPI’s EJAG committee, a group of independent industry professionals, who collectively advocate across the sector and contribute to steering the BPI’s Equality, Diversity and Intersectional work for its members, award shows, events and The BRIT Trust.
Hannah McLennan
Hannah McLennan is interim Head of Public Affairs at UK Music, the trade-body for the UK’s music industry, where she leads on several strands of work including running the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Music and UK Music’s Party Conference season. Prior to joining UK Music, she worked as a researcher at the Department for Work and Pensions. Her work included analysis into Universal Credit and pensions, as well as spending three months in a Jobcentre helping set up benefit claims during the first lockdown. Whilst at university she volunteered as a fully trained advisor at Citizens Advice. She is currently studying part-time to gain an MSc in Environment and Sustainability.
Ruben Govinden
An acclaimed PR professional, Ruben has worked on ground-breaking campaigns across the public, private and voluntary sectors for over 26 years.
These range from the London 2012 games, a exploration of the legacy of the Windrush generation to London transport to working on an ‘above the line’ advertisting campaign promoting the positive lives of men living with HIV and AIDS at a time when some voices were meant to be silenced.
A devoted music lover, he divides his sonic passions between exploring recorded sounds and live events.
Jess Jones
Jess studied Peace and Development at Bradford University, where she discovered her passion for creating events. From student trips abroad, to gigs and protests, she has been organizing events in both professional and voluntary capacities ever since. Her journey eventually led her to becoming Head of Festival Ops for Greenbelt Festival, a place where she could not only apply her event-organizing skills but also feel at home with her activism, faith, passion for people, and love of debate.
Jess lives in Yorkshire with her husband Will, and their collie dog Juno, who loves rambling across the countryside and playing fetch at every opportunity.
Esta Rae
Esta is an Events Manager and a neurodiversity advocate with a MA in Music Business Management. She was listed as one of the top 50 neurodivergent women by Women Beyond the Box, and was also part of the 2023 POWER UP cohort for 40 Black industry professionals.
Esta has dyslexia and dyspraxia and was affected by the challenges she faced in the music industry. Along with managing her own freelance event company, No Limit Management, she continues to champion the importance of a neuro-inclusive music industry through educating businesses on neurodiversity.
Esta loves working across live events such as the GRM Daily gala, Aim Awards and has worked on shows with artists such as Stormzy, The Libertines, Lethal B and more.
Ben Lee
Ben Lee is a disabled journalist with experience reporting across music business and consumer journalism with NME, Clash, HHV Mag, We Jazz and IQ. He has had work featured in disability culture magazines Able Zine and LookDeeper. Ben started in journalism writing for online publication Jazz Revelations and became editor-in-chief of its print magazine. He has previously worked at music and disability arts charities, and has served as a trustee for charities Artichoke and AMP Music.
Bonita McKinney
Bonita McKinney is Head of Business Development, Europe at Virgin Music Group, where she leads strategic partnerships across the independent music ecosystem, supporting labels and artists to grow globally. She brings over a decade of experience across recorded music, live events, and artist development, with previous roles spanning Ticketmaster and leading UK promoters.
She previously served on the Board of Music Venue Trust as a Trustee and Co-Chair, the UK charity dedicated to protecting and improving grassroots music venues, contributing to initiatives supporting the long-term sustainability of the sector.
Bonita is autistic and is committed to improving accessibility and inclusion within the music sector, advocating for more equitable and supportive environments for both artists and professionals.
Adam Harraway
Adam Harraway is the Membership Manager at the Horniman Museum in South East London. Across his career in the charity and third sector, he has worked on membership strategy, partnerships, business development, community engagement, and large-scale organisational projects.
Adam is a musician and artist with the band Less Deceived, and has a background as a DJ and independent record shop owner. He lives with sensorineural hearing loss, mitochondrial disease, and is neurodivergent, bringing that lived experience directly to his advocacy work. He sits on the LifeArc Patient Engagement Group for Translational Rare Diseases, serves on the IMPACT Committee for the Lily Foundation, and contributes regularly to RNID panels and research.
As both a music fan and a performer, Adam knows that live events are at their best when everyone can be part of them, and he is passionate about ensuring that access is never an afterthought.