Our staff

Head of Finance

Hugh has been Head of Finance at the Trust since 2015. He is a chartered accountant with experience of running companies in the commercial property and management consulting industries. He also has expertise in the governance of a large international Not-for-profit organisation, where he was both Chief Financial Officer and Company Secretary.

Grants and Impact Director

Louise joined The Road Safety Trust in 2015 and manages the grants programmes and monitoring and reporting of impact. She has a background in grant-making in education, health and the arts, including roles with the Paul Hamlyn Foundation and the National Lottery Community Fund. Louise worked for the Charity Commission managing advice and regulation casework and for Children’s Services and Youth Offending as a Data and Performance Analyst.

Director of Communications and Engagement

Paul joined The Road Safety Trust in July 2024. He has a background in journalism, health promotion and social marketing, originally training as a broadcast journalist at the BBC. He spent over a decade working on public health communications in the NHS and local government. Paul established an award-winning London HIV Prevention Programme and won the LGC National Campaign of the Year award.

Grants Programme Manager

Tanya works on the grants team as the Grants Programme Manager. Previously, she worked for The Pharo Foundation as a grants and operations officer, managing the health and education grants portfolio. She worked with international organisations such as AMREF and Action Aid along with small local organisations delivering interventions across Ethiopia and Somaliland. She also helped institute a bespoke grant management solution for The Pharo Foundation.

Grants Officer

Lindsay joined The Road Safety Trust in June 2022, supporting the grant-making programmes. Previously, she was Research Officer at a large zoo, where she coordinated project and ethics processes and facilitated research projects. Prior to this Lindsay held roles in academic institutions as a researcher, facilitating and conducting research and evaluations of public health initiatives.

Grants Officer

Angharad joined The Road Safety Trust in September 2023. She has worked for a range of causes in the not-for-profit sector for over 10 years, in both grant writing and grant-making roles. Her experience includes coordinating project funding bids and reporting, assessing and interviewing grant applicants for a large national funder and managing successful grant relationships. Angharad holds an MSc in Sociological Research from the University of Manchester.

Governance and Compliance Officer

Victoria joined the Trust in October 2019 with a background of working in a range of charities in fields such as mental health, women’s services and with refugees. Her experience includes service delivery, charity management and governance roles, supporting and servicing organisations to ensure they run smoothly and effectively.

Administration and Information Officer

Christine joined The Road Safety Trust in June 2024 having previously worked in a range of roles in management and business support for Not-For-Profit organisations - more recently, the NHS, Macmillan Cancer Support and Kingston University. Her wide range of experience includes secretariat support, operational delivery and project management.