Claire Hobson

About Me

After 25 years in Fundraising, Rebecca was appointed to the role of Chief Executive at the British Deaf Association (BDA). The BDA is the only national representative organisation of British Sign Language (BSL) and Irish Sign Language (ISL) in the UK through their membership with the World Federation of the Deaf (WFD) and European Union of the Deaf (EUD). Through these organisations the BDA represents the UK at the United Nations, the European Disability Forum, the Council of Europe and other regional and global alliances to advocate for our national sign language rights.

Rebecca is passionate about social justice and Equality, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion. Rebecca is an elected Trustee of the Chartered Institute of Fundraising (CIOF) and has served as a Trustee on several charity boards. Rebecca is a Trustee observer on the CIOF’s EDI governance committee.