Meet the team
Kat Winfield
Venue Manager
A proud northerner from Hull, Kat graduated with a BA Hons in Entertainment Marketing from Northampton University back in 2008. After 7 years at De Vere, Kat began at BMA House in 2015 and as of 2019 is now leading the team as Venue Manager. Music and festival lover and keen theatre attendee, Kat is always coming up with the latest office challenge!
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Michael McGowan
Venue Sales Manager
An experienced Venue Sales Manager across London, Michael has worked for some amazing venues around London including; Prince Philip House, 10-11 Carlton House Terrace and catering companies, CH&CO and Searcys. When Michael is not working, he can be found at a bowling alley where he takes part in a weekly league. He also enjoys visiting his family back in the Cotswolds and watching Netflix at every opportunity!
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Jameela Douglas
Business Development Executive
Jameela is BMA House’s Business Development Executive and has been part of the team since March 2018. Building relationships comes naturally to Jameela as she is such a bubbly character, with great communication skills and assertive attention to detail. Outside of work she enjoys getting glammed up, dining out, going to concerts and spending time with family.
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Rebecca Hurley
Venue Marketing Manager
A super organised marketing guru with a huge passion for promoting sustainable events, Rebecca loves nothing better than shouting about reducing plastic waste on social media! A busy mum to twins, she can often be found at a festival bouncing two toddlers on her lap, baking nutritious children’s treats, and putting her feet up in the evening with the latest Netflix!
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Sasha Dearden
Senior Venue Sales & Events Planner
After 2 years travelling SE Asia and Australia Sasha has settled into working life as Senior Venue Sales and Events Planner; she loves working with clients who add a bit of creativity to their event! When not working Sasha can be found in the kitchen experimenting with recipes, planning her next travelling adventure or chilling with Spike the Bearded Dragon!
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Victoria Lewis
Venue Sales & Events Planner
Growing up in coastal Cornwall, Vic has gone from surfer-girl to city-girl, now enjoying London life. She has experience working on a range of events including weddings, conferences, Bar Mitzvahs and festivals and as the resident ‘Green Queen’ Vic will happily help you make your event more sustainable. You’ll usually find her practising yoga or obsessing over any nearby dogs.
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Nicola Winfield
Venue Sales & Events Planner
After graduating from Coventry University in Event Management, Nicola jumped straight in to work at BMA House. During her placement year she worked at Awesome Events and the Royal Society of Medicine, which lead her into the world of Venues. Nicola likes finding new sushi places and seeking out the best chicken wings that London has to offer.
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Hannah Robinson
Senior Venue Sales & Events Planner
A Bournemouth University Graduate and previous Event Coordinator at a Law Firm and 113 Chancery Lane, Hannah has extensive corporate knowledge and loves building relationships with clients and seeing their events come to life. At the weekend, you can find Hannah in SW London trying new bars, Facetiming her cat Badger, or running down the river to work off all the mid-week cakes.
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Ellie Low
Venue Administrator
After graduating with a Psychology & Sociology degree Ellie worked in events & marketing for a golf holiday company, before joining the BMA in June 2017. Although she has not yet moved to the big city, Ellie loves going to all the different shows London has to offer, especially musicals. However, this can get expensive so sometimes has to settle for karaoke!
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Alex Thorn
Venue Sales & Events Planner
After working in hospitality during her degree in Sociology with Psychology, Alex realised her love for events and joined a small venue in West London as an events assistant, joining BMA House two years later. She can be found enjoying the theatre, street food festivals and always with a Prosecco in her hand.
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