About us

Lizzie is responsible for leading the team and the overall running of the The Bike Project. She joined the team in January 2023, bringing with her over 17 years of voluntary sector experience gained in a variety of roles in local and national charities. She has spent her whole life campaigning on various social and environmental issues and is particularly interested in the relationship between the two – that combined with her love of bikes made The Bike Project a perfect fit!

When she’s not at work, Lizzie can most often be cycling to parks and museums around London with her young family, attending the occasional Arsenal game, cooking or buried in a good book.

Nicola was a major force behind organising our Critical Mass bike ride to Calais in 2015. She then began volunteering as an instructor at our cycle training for refugee women on Wednesdays. With a mixed background of consulting, operational management, cycle programme delivery and migrant sector experience under her belt, she was a natural choice to take up the role of Head of Impact at The Bike Project and has been a full timer since June 2016.

Leaving her little coastal town near Barcelona nearly 20 years ago, London is what Maria calls home. After a long stint in the food industry, she trained as a Cycling Instructor and has been teaching children, adults and anyone who cared to listen for the last 8 years.

She qualified as a mechanic whilst instructing, and 3 years ago started doing the odd week at the Project’s workshop.  She’s been part of the family since the start of Summer 2020, and could not be happier!

Resom grew up in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia. Hard to believe it now, but he never had a bike growing up and had to save up just to hire one for a couple of hours.

Resom came to London as a refugee 7 years ago and first heard about The Bike Project from a friend.

He jumped at the chance to get one of our free bikes and soon became a fixture in the workshop as a keen volunteer.

After finishing his City & Guilds Level 2 bike mechanic qualification in 2015, Resom joined the team as a fully fledged mechanic and has been absolutely integral to improvements in our workshop playlist ever since. 😉

Resom rides a gorgeous Iro single speed and enjoys cycling the Paddington canal path on his way to work.

A man of many talents, Resom balances his time in the workshop with training as a software engineer (don’t leave us!) and long and short distance running. He loves a flapjack.

Marta finds joy and freedom on two wheels. She loves exploring new landscapes and connecting with herself and the world around her. Marta’s love for cycling goes beyond the thrill of the ride: it is a commitment to sustainability, health, and community.

Marta believes in cycling as a force for good and empowerment, particularly for women.

Doug has extensive experience in both the non-profit and private sector with roles ranging from commercial and business development to international development work in the Middle East. Prior to becoming our Chair of Trustees, Doug has supported and watched The Bike Project grow and change over the years. In Doug’s view, “The organisation takes a commercial approach to a social need and achieves great results through that. The Bike Project has identified the fact that transport and mobility is key to social integration, participation and inclusion in general, and access to services and employment opportunities in particular. This is really important, and recognising that the transport hurdle remains a key deterrent to autonomy for individuals. It’s wholly true that we can only participate once we have access to transport.”

Annie Kurian is a Global Human Resource professional with over 12 years of end-to-end HR experience in diverse industries.

Jeremy Sandelson is Pro-Chancellor of the University for the Creative Arts, Trustee of the Clore Duffield Foundation and Trustee of the Hampstead Theatre Tickets.

Jeremy is a partner of Clifford Chance, solicitors where he was head of the firms dispute resolution practice from 2009-17 having previously been regional partner in the UK and the Middle East.

He has wide experience of resolving complex disputes and is a qualified CEDR mediator.

Will is an online marketing expert from an agency called Platypus Digital. Like many of our volunteers, he approached us offering his skills rather than the other way round. He helped us secure a Google grant worth $10k per month in in-kind support and has managed our online marketing ever since. His work has directly contributed tens of thousands of pounds in the form of donations and bike sales not to mention a whole host of other benefits. He does speak mainly in three letter acronyms (PPC, SEO, ROI) but whatever he does it seems to work! We’re delighted to have him as a trustee.

With my background as a pharmacist and public health researcher means I know how important these things are. I’m excited to help the organisation highlight this aspect of our work even more.

I’ve gone through every part of the bike project. Participant, volunteer, bike recipient, instructor – I know as much as possible what it is like for the average person going through the process. I believe I will be able to share that experience with those on the Board.”

Victoria is a solicitor specialising in corporate law, and has over 25 years of experience working at City law firms, commuting by bike. She currently works at international law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer in a professional support role, advising on corporate law and corporate governance matters. Victoria has previously volunteered as a charity trustee for a local school charity