Carolyn is the Concerts & Planning Manager at the BBC Concert Orchestra, managing the orchestra’s schedule and overseeing the production of high profile broadcast events, performances and international tours. 

After studying music at Nottingham University, Carolyn moved into media, working in children’s television and at Classic FM before joining the BBC. She is an alumni of the Oxford Cultural Leaders programme at Oxford University and is a mentor at the BBC.

Carolyn is passionate about live music and its power to transform lives and connect people.

Rachel Driscoll is a qualified solicitor and worked in private practice for 10 years, advising clients on a range of criminal, family and civil law matters. Rachel has a degree in Law and Criminology and she also holds a Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education. Having moved from practising law to teaching law, Rachel is currently a University Lecturer and Programme and Student Lead and in her present role has overall responsibility for the running of the undergraduate law and criminology programmes. Rachel has a particular interest in active learning and it was this, along with her background as a musician, which led her to join Good Vibrations as a trustee in 2022.

Chloe is an account manager at Stand Agency, a PR and social media consultancy, which uses strategic communications to help organisations – both commercial and not-for-profit – talk about their work.

Communications is Chloe’s second career, having started out working on the front line of social justice and reform. She holds a first class degree in Criminology and has worked in the criminal justice sector including in Crown Courts and in prisons, supporting offenders with their rehabilitation.

Chloe’s current role sees her working with clients that span third sector organisations, tech start-ups, the arts, finance and health. She is motivated by making a positive impact and driving social change.

Kate is Director of Development and Communications at the East End Community Foundation, a grant-maker and philanthropy advisor dedicated to improving lives in the east London boroughs of Hackney, Tower Hamlets and Newham. In this role, Kate drives philanthropic and corporate investment to facilitate increased grant-making, and she leads on engaging with the charity’s donor and community audiences.

Previously, Kate was Head of Private Philanthropy at English Heritage, where she led a team securing transformative gifts and building a community of engaged and committed supporters.

Prior to moving into the heritage sector, Kate spent a decade working in higher education fundraising, establishing major philanthropic partnerships with individuals, companies and grant-making bodies at two London universities.   Kate began her working life in corporate social responsibility, where she saw at first-hand what can be achieved when companies partner with charities working with marginalised groups.

Jonathan is an independent strategy advisor. He helps organisations consider their medium and long-term plans and goals, and the extent to which they need to innovate in their service offers and operating models to achieve them. Jonathan previously worked as a Head of Strategy at the Money and Pensions Service, and before that as Innovation Director for Serco, and as a digital specialist for central government.

Laura is Founding Chair of the Institute for Community Research and Development at the University of Wolverhampton.

Previously she was Head of Research and Consultancy and Subject Leader for Psychology in the School of Society, Enterprise and Environment at Bath Spa University.

She is an expert in the evaluation of programmes in the criminal justice system, and much of her work has focused on assessing the impact of the arts and other non-traditional programmes.