Board of Trustees

I’ve spent most of my career working in the charity and sustainability sector, creating fairer, happier cities. Over the past three years as an LCC trustee – and now as chair – I’ve worked closely with staff, fellow trustees and members to help LCC be a stronger, clearer and more effective campaigning organisation.

Equality, diversity and inclusion are central to my work. As chair, I try to ensure a wide range of voices are heard, and to use my position to amplify others and challenge resistance to change. My aim is for LCC to reflect London in all its diversity, and to help create a city where everyone can feel that cycling is a safe, affordable and everyday way to get around.

I’ve been a member of LCC for NEARLY 20  years and a trustee for SIX. The climate crisis needs urgent action at local, national and international levels but the pace of change just isn’t fast enough. Cycling is a key component of the climate emergency tool box. Getting more people on bikes and enabling them to cycle safely is a no-brainer.

I want to see children cycling safely, women confident on their bikes and many currently under-represented communities enjoying the freedom enabled by that game-changing invention of 1817, the bicycle

I am a chartered accountant by training, and have lived and cycled in London all my life. I am the London Cycling Campaign’s Treasurer, and also the Chair of LCC’s Business Committee.

From starting out cycling to school, to seeing the decline and subsequent resurgence of cycling, I have seen how getting around London by bike has been transformed. It is now so much easier to use bikes on a casual basis to get around. However, there is still much to do. We should aim to ensure that everyone travelling in London feels that choosing to travel by bike is a “normal” and safe option. Increasing the take up of cycling as a form of transport is vital for the health of our city.

Making roads safer is a public health issue. My background is working as a GP in the NHS, and it is my role to promote a healthy environment for the community. I have previously worked with Lambeth Council to promote better accessibility to active travel through their pioneering ‘Kerbside Strategy’.

In 2022, whilst cycling to work I was hit by a lorry driver, I was seriously injured and my right leg was amputated. I’m part of a community of cyclists who have sustained life-changing injuries, and the circumstances that led to the collisions we were involved in are depressingly similar; dangerous junctions, HGVs that don’t allow good visibility, lack of adequate cycling infrastructure and training around sharing roads with ‘vulnerable road users’ in London. In addition, there is often a lack of justice for victims in a system that fails to protect cyclists. All issues that the LCC has and continues to campaign for.

In a time where cycling is often used as a political football, I hope to humanise the issue of road safety and remind people that real lives are at stake.

I bring over 30 years’ experience working in the charity sector. I am currently the Deputy CEO and Director of Operations at RoadPeace, the national charity for road crash victims.

I’ve lived in Lambeth since the early 90s and I love the benefits and freedoms that cycling brings. For me, cycling is the solution to many of society’s challenges, from public health, the climate crisis, air quality, inclusion, and the cost-of living crisis, as well as a joyous and empowering activity that improves our quality of life.

Cycling represents freedom: to move independently, connect, access opportunities, and to experience our beautiful city in a way that is healthy, sustainable and empowering. That freedom should be a right that is accessible to anyone, regardless of background, identity or ability.

Despite the great progress we have made in London, data shows that imbalances in the representation of cycling remain among certain groups. I’m committed to help address barriers to enable everyday cycling journeys for everyone. I bring over 10 years’ experience working in the transport industry and at weekends you could find me on my bike with Penge CC.

I am a recent addition to the board of trustees, however, have been a cyclist in London for most of my life. The 2012 Olympics were a turning point for me — inspiring me to buy a road bike and from there I was hooked.

My passion lies in ensuring that cycling in London becomes more accessible for all; addressing the barriers that sadly remain including safety concerns, lack of confidence, and bike ownership and security.

I am proud to be a part of the LCC and to support their work to shape a safer, fairer, and more sustainable future for cycling in our city.

Cycling in London represents freedom, joy, and connection for me. From commuting across East London to short rides to the shops, cycling helps me experience the city in a more present and human way.

I’ve also seen the barriers; unsafe roads, uneven infrastructure, and inequitable access, which motivates me to help make cycling safe and inclusive for everyone.

Professionally, I am an anthropologist working in human rights, sustainability, and impact evaluation. My work focuses on turning ambitious goals into meaningful progress through clear theories of change, evidence, and learning.

I’m particularly interested in the “right to the city”, ensuring urban spaces, including streets, are inclusive and accessible. As a trustee, I hope to support LCC in strengthening impact, grounding decisions in lived experience, and helping drive lasting change across London