Our staff
We run a tight ship here at The Bike Project, with our office staff frequently wearing so many hats that it can become a fire hazard. Thank goodness they're all super-talented and hard-working!
We also run group cycle training for refugee women in London and Birmingham. The lessons empower and inspire women to feel the freedom of their very own bike – perhaps for the first time in their lives.
As well as our charitable activities, we sell a proportion of our wonderful refurbished bikes to the general public through our online bike shop. Every single penny we make from bike sales is ploughed straight back into the charity. This much-needed cash injection helps secure our long-term sustainability – and that means even more refugees cycling!
We're a growing project and have a warm welcome ready for anyone keen to volunteer, learn practical skills and meet funky people. If that's you, drop us a line!
We run a tight ship here at The Bike Project, with our office staff frequently wearing so many hats that it can become a fire hazard. Thank goodness they're all super-talented and hard-working!
I set up The Bike Project after seeing how much my brother's old bike helped Adam, a Darfuri refugee I mentored at university. Now I'm on a mission to get every refugee in ...
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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 wom...
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I’ve had a lifelong interest in refugee and asylum seeker stories, fuelled by my own experience and those of my near family. Joining The Bike Project means I can take my co...
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I have nearly always known I wanted to work in an organisation that improves the lives of others. In 2017, I spent some time volunteering in refugee camps in Greece and thi...
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After working in the world of theatre for many years I recently started working with charities and found it a really rewarding experience. I grew up around cycling and have...
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Yasmin joins the organisation from a diverse background in project and events co-ordination, where she developed her organic ability to create relationships and passion for...
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As Marketing and Fundraising Executive, my role allows me to interact with both fundraisers, donors and refugees. Coming from a refugee background myself, I am determined ...
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Nancy joined The Bike Project from an events management background. She decided to leave the world of events to volunteer at a refugee camp in Lesvos in 2019. On her return...
Read moreWithout our mighty mechanics we couldn't refurbish so many beaten-up bikes and get them into the hands of refugees and the paying customers who help fund the project. Love them!
Stu is our mechanic-in-chief. Best known for daring repairs, rapping, drinking decaf-tea and teaching mechanics to refugees. Aged 15, Stu started tinkering with bikes down ...
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Joshua is the senior mechanic at the West Midlands Workshop In Birmingham. He is a very keen cyclist and is as enthusiastic about fixing bikes as he is riding them! Through...
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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....
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Charlie rarely sits still and is often on the move between all The Bike Project sites. Whether in the office, in the workshop or out delivering cycle training at our 3 Peda...
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Marta is a designer-maker with a passion for cycling. She joined The Bike Project in 2018 and is rapidly improving her bike mechanic skills as our workshop assistant while ...
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Sylvia is a workshop assistant in the West Midlands. She finished a PhD in Philosophy, but her first love is for bikes! She has spent the last two years engaging schools an...
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Cath’s first bike was rescued from a skip by her uncle, which she learned to ride and unfortunately break straight away! She has ridden a number of both rubbish and quite g...
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Matt is a Senior Mechanic in the London Workshop, handling jobs from servicing to shelf construction and everything in between. A fan of strong tea and dad rock, you can of...
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Fabio is a senior mechanic at the West Midlands workshop in Birmingham. His cycling journey started when he was 5 years old and hasn’t stopped since! He started work in a b...
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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 Instr...
Read moreOur trusty trustees are a treasure trove of experience, full of invaluable business and charity know-how that has been a huge factor in our success and our ambitions for the future. Hat tip.
Adam Ognall is the Chief Executive of New Israel Fund UK, the leading organisation promoting democracy and human rights in Israel. Prior to this, Adam worked in the field o...
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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 internationa...
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Born in Australia Greg is a globally experienced commercial leader having worked in senior commercial roles for companies such as Amazon, Reckitt Benckiser and Pentland. Gr...
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Annie Kurian is a Global Human Resource professional with over 12 years of end-to-end HR experience in diverse industries, including IT, Investment Banking, Business Proces...
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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 i...
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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...
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When I first joined The Bike Project, my life very quickly revolved around the project and around Pedal Power. So when the call was put out, welcoming applicants for the Tr...
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There is so much the organisation does, so much more than just giving a bike to a refugee. Empowerment, integration, empowering women, and helping them access local communi...
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