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Meet the team

Meet our incredible team of staff members, consultants, and Board of Trustees.

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Staff

White blonde woman with green eyes wearing an burnt orange jumper. Communications and Engagement Intern

Amy Gifford

Communications and Engagement Intern
Favourite mode of transport: The Tube, as I find it oddly homely and enjoy people-watching.
Caroline Stickland CEO

Caroline Stickland

CEO
Favourite mode of transport: On a bus while it’s crossing the river Thames, either northbound off to a museum or southbound home to my cats.
Cat, an Indian-English woman with log brown hair, smiling and looking diagonally into the camera Head of Communications and Engagement

Cat Whitehouse

Head of Communications and Engagement
Favourite mode of transport: Walking, especially if there’s a beautiful river or seaside next to me, or a dog to meet on the way.
A person with short electric blue hair smiles at the camera. They are wearing pink tinted glasses and a green cardigan. Project Lead: History of Accessible Transport

Daisy Holder

Project Lead: History of Accessible Transport
Favourite mode of transport: Definitely the train. Designated chill out time while the world whizzes past.
Emma is a white woman with dark blonde hair with blonde highlights. She is wearing eyeliner, red lipstick and is smiling. Insight and Advice Manager

Emma K

Insight and Advice Manager
Favourite mode of transport: Walking! For longer distances, a super off-peak train.
The transport for all logo on an orange background Head of Research and Training

Emma S

Head of Research and Training
Favourite mode of transport: Definitely my car! It gives me the freedom to travel around to locations that are hard to reach on public transport.
Emma, a white woman with brown hair and glasses, is smiling at the camera. She has a tracheostomy and a ventilator. Head of Policy, Public Affairs, and Campaigns

Emma Vogelmann

Head of Policy, Public Affairs, and Campaigns
Favourite mode of transport: I like trains because I like chatting to the person sitting near me. Even if they’ve given me no signs they want to talk. We’ll be best friends by the time we get there!
Ezra is a white man with buzzed hair. He is smiling and wearing a dark green jumper. Campaigns and Public Affairs Officer

Ezra Johnson

Campaigns and Public Affairs Officer
Favourite mode of transport: If I’m in a rush – the tube. And I’m usually in a rush…
Holly is a smiling white woman with long brown hair. Operations Officer

Holly Garrow

Operations Officer
Favourite mode of transport: I love long train journeys with good views, especially when traveling up to the Highlands.
Meg is a smiling white woman with highlighted blonde hair and blue eyes. Policy and Public Affairs Officer

Meg Barnett

Policy and Public Affairs Officer
Favourite mode of transport: Walking, or off-peak trains with nice views!
Ruth Cumings, a white 40-something year old woman with dark brown mid-length hair and glasses. She is wearing a red top with a leaf-shaped pattern and she is standing in front of a green bush. Senior Research Officer

Ruth Cumming

Senior Research Officer
Favourite mode of transport: For daily life, walking; for adventures further afield, trains - especially ones that whizz through beautiful scenery in the UK and Europe.
A man sits in front of a wall covered in graffiti and fliers. He sits in a wheelchair which has bright blue wheels. He's wearing a patterned cardigan in orange, green and brown. Information and Advice Officer

Yragael

Information and Advice Officer
Favourite mode of transport: As a wheelchair user I have to say that the DLR is my favourite (if not perfect) form of travel in London.

Consultants

Amy has blonde hair and wears a blue top. She wears dark framed glasses and is smiling at the camera. Associate Consultant

Dr Amy Kavanagh

Associate Consultant
Favourite mode of transport: I love travelling on the London Underground, the turn up and go service gives me independence and confidence as a blind Londoner. Also Guide Dog Ava loves escalators!
Jen is smiling at the camera. She is a white woman with long brown hair and wearing a mint green top. Associate Consultant

Jen Rooney

Associate Consultant
Favourite mode of transport: It was cycling before my ski accident, so now the next best thing for a Canadian like me is taking a double decker bus!
Zain is an Arab person with light brown skin and long black curly hair. They are smiling at the camera and wearing a white t-shirt with a checked blazer. Associate Consultant

Zaineb Hadi

Associate Consultant
Favourite mode of transport: Trains, especially when quieter and there’s a good view. I’m also really appreciating the new Elizabeth line!
Celestine, a white woman in her late twenties, looks at the camera with a slight smile. She wears a black t-shirt and her brown hair is worn in a bob. Associate Consultant

Celestine Fraser

Associate Consultant
Favourite mode of transport: Taking the Eurostar out of our tiny island and across the channel, when I can! Or walking, as this was something I wasn’t able to do for years.
Camilla is a white woman with dark brown hair tied up in a bun and wearing a white shirt. She is standing with a microphone and smiling while looking away from the camera. Associate Consultant

Camilla Gordon

Associate Consultant
Favourite mode of transport: Anything on water... even better if it floats.

Board of trustees

Deborah is an Indian-Caribbean woman with black hair, wearing a leopard print top. She is in front of a red and white background. Co-Chair of Trustees

Deborah Persaud

Co-Chair of Trustees
Favourite mode of transport: Not so much these days, but as a motorcycle passenger I love experiencing the sights and sounds of town and country. Failing that, the Eurostar for exploring, then coming home with a case full of continental goodies.
Cat Clements, a white woman with strawberry blond hair and glasses, gazing at the camera Trustee

Cat Clements

Trustee
Favourite mode of transport: A lovely long train journey armed with a good book and a strong coffee. Especially along the Scottish coast or across North Yorkshire up to family in Cumbria.
Catherine Casserley a white woman with short brownish reddish hair. She is looking firmly at the camera Trustee

Catherine Casserley

Trustee
Favourite mode of transport: I have always had a love of public transport (probably engendered by the fact that my dad worked for British Rail, as it was then). My favourite form of transport is trains. But I like a ship too!
Chris is smiling at the camera. He is a white man with white hair, wearing a brown jumper on top of a checked shirt. Treasurer

Chris Mason

Treasurer
The transport for all logo on an orange background Trustee

Claire Fisher

Trustee
Favourite mode of transport: I love going out on my bike – I can get away from things, exercise and get fresh air all at the same time.
Glyn is a white bald man with glasses. Trustee

Glyn Kyle MBE

Trustee
Favourite mode of transport: Used to enjoy travelling around the country by train, and the speed of the London Underground, but now find buses less of a challenge.
James Barber, a white man with short brown hair, smiling at the camera Trustee

James Barber

Trustee
Favourite mode of transport: The 38 Bus from Macclesfield to Crewe and seeing my beautiful home borough
Jo is a woman with brown hair tied in a bun. She is looking at the camera. She is smiling and wearing a bright orange shirt. Trustee

Jo Bridger

Trustee
Favourite mode of transport: When I’m at home in Yorkshire I love walking, and knowing that can use my bus pass when the hills get too steep. I also love taking a sleeper train, as that means my journey is also taking me on an adventure!
John Dales, an older white man wearing glasses and smiling at the camera Trustee

John Dales

Trustee
Favourite mode of transport: It really depends on the journey, but I’ll pick walking as it’s best for experiencing the place I’m in, for chatting with companions, and for bumping into people.
Karl is a white man with white hair and a bushy beard. He wears a green check jacket and a blue shirt. Trustee

Karl Farrell

Trustee
Thelma is wearing a large hat and glasses smiling to the camera. Trustee

Thelma Purcell

Trustee
Favourite mode of transport: Besides buses, my favourite form of transport are trains with accessible toilets.

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19th Dec 2023

In loving memory of Alan Benson MBE

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