TRANSFORM SCOTLAND - Key Persons
areas of expertise
Brand strategy
Marketing and advertising
Graphic design
Drone photography and filming
Andy Smith is a Creative Director with a range of skills across design, advertising, illustration, direct marketing and identity. He has 16 years of experience and has worked in various agencies and provides freelance expertise for the best studios in Edinburgh, Glasgow and Newcastle. He also teaches on the award-winning creative program at Edinburgh Napier University. He has developed a commercially effective and successful portfolio of projects and has enjoyed success in the D&AD Awards, the Roses Creative Awards, Scottish Creative Awards, Marketing Star Awards, the Kelpies Design and Illustration Awards and the International Dream Awards.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board of Directors
- Glasgow City Councillor
Angus is currently Glasgow City Council's Convener for Climate, Glasgow Green Deal, Transport and City Centre Recovery. In this role, he leads on the city's journey to Net Zero, promoting sustainability and a just transition to a greener economy, and developing the city's transport strategies. Angus also leads on Glasgow's city centre recovery efforts, supporting regeneration and championing a vibrant, mixed-use city centre economy. First elected in May 2016, Angus represents Glasgow City Centre and the Anderston, Finnieston and Yorkhill areas as one of four councillors for the Anderston/City/Yorkhill ward.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board of Directors
- Appointed Member at Strathclyde Partnership for Transport
Anne's background is in Strategic Planning. The majority of her career was spent working for BAA Scotland, where she was responsible for the planning and development of the main Scottish airports. She had particular responsibility for surface access to the airports and was closely involved in the development of the Edinburgh Tram link to the airport, the Edinburgh Airport Rail Link and increasing bus patronage. Since 2013 she has been an Appointed Member of Strathclyde Partnership for Transport. She is also a Lay Member of the Law Society of Scotland's Client Protection Fund. In 2019 she became Chair of Trustees of Home-Start Falkirk Ltd, a charity which helps parents with young children who are facing difficult challenges in life. Anne is passionate about the importance of the role of good public transport in helping all sections of society develop and prosper.
Job Titles:
- Public Health Programme Manager at the GCPH
Bruce sits on the policy forum at Transform Scotland and was previously a board member. At GCPH, Bruce leads a programme of research into active and sustainable travel. Recent publications have included a review of cycling casualties and near misses in Scotland and an evaluation of a bike inclusion scheme (Bikes for All). He is currently involved in analysis of cycling and walking trends during lockdown and research to estimate the health economic impact of pedestrian and cycle commuting in Scotland.
Job Titles:
- Policy Advisor
- Policy Advisor / As Policy Advisor
Chris has, inter alia, helped form and argue our positions on the Transport Bill, City Region Deals, and Air Departure Tax. After working as a Social and Community Worker, in 1992 Chris joined the Lothian Regional Council's Accessible Transport Team, moving on in the City of Edinburgh Council to work on transport policy, planning, strategy, and public transport including buses, rail, and taxis. After a varied career in transport he retired in 2016. Chris' first experience of transport activism was, aged 8 or 9, writing ‘Marples must go' in the dirt on his father's car. Marples, indeed, went shortly thereafter.
Colin has managed Transform Scotland since 1998. He has extensive experience in campaigns, public affairs and political relations, is a regular contributor to the Scottish media and has published widely on all aspects of sustainable transport policy and practice. As the Director of Transform Scotland, Colin has overseen the design and publication of numerous campaign reports and publications for diverse audiences, from members of the public to senior business leaders and politicians. He is particularly adept at communicating complex technical information in an easy to understand way. He has in-depth knowledge of transport policy, operations and politics in Scotland, having worked with transport companies and senior stakeholders for over fifteen years. Colin was also Board member and Treasurer of the European Federation for Transport and Environment from 2009 to 2012.
Job Titles:
- Deputy Chairman of the Scottish Association for Public Transport
David has been an active member of the Scottish Association for Public Transport (SAPT) since returning to Scotland in 2015. Prior to that, he worked in software development, project management and consultancy for large IT services companies. He has a degree in Computer Science from Edinburgh University and an MBA from the Open University. Since retiring, and returning to Scotland, he has pursued long standing interests in transportation and walking. Besides his involvement in SAPT, he leads Health Walks for Active Stirling, has conducted pedestrian conditions assessments for Living Streets Scotland and is involved in the Slow Ways project. He also provides private tuition in Higher and Advanced Higher (and occasionally university level) mathematics!
areas of expertise
Passenger and rail freight
Rail development and strategic planning
Commercial and contract management
Route re-openings and service improvement
David Prescott has 50 years' experience in the transport field, ranging from academia, railways, consultancy through to government.
His lengthy railway career has included front line operations, freight and passenger commercial and contract management, customer services and strategic planning.
David has been involved in many ‘start-up' operations, starting with Newcastle University's Transport Operations Research Group, followed by British Rail business management, firstly in freight and then in the Provincial/Regional Railways passenger business. He was heavily involved in the development of the passenger aspect of British Rail privatisation, was one of the senior team to run the first ScotRail franchise and joined the Scottish Government prior to the creation of Transport Scotland.
He has been actively involved in most of the Scottish railway enhancement projects during the first two decades of the 21 st century, including new stations, all the route re-openings and upgrades as well as service enhancements.
He is also the Marketing and Development Director for open access passenger train operator Grand Union Trains, who will be running their first trains between Carmarthen and London Paddington in 2025.
He still runs his own consultancy, where he continues to provide a varied range of clients with his insights, in both the operational and strategic aspects of railway industry and is also the Marketing and Development Director for Grand Union Trains, an aspirant Open Access Passenger train operator. He was involved in a local community land buy-out and until recently was chair of Dunblane Community Councillor and takes a strong interest in planning issues. He participated in the recent Scottish Government Planning Review process.
David Prescott has 45 years' experience in the transport field, ranging through academia, railway, consultancy and government. His lengthy railway career...
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board of Directors
- Group Marketing Director at Alexander Dennis
Debbie has recently taken on the role of Group Marketing Director at Alexander Dennis, leading the group wide Marketing strategy for marketing, communications, and public affairs activity. Alexander Dennis is leading the transition to zero emission mobility through using technology to be cleaner, greener, quieter and the choice for transport companies around the world. Debbie originally joined the company in the role of Marketing Communications and Public Affairs Manager, as the company's lobbying lead. Prior to joining Alexander Dennis, Debbie was advocating for an Innovation Centre in the University of Strathclyde looking to drive biotech uptake in Scotland, and previously worked for trade association the Food and Drink Federation. Outside of work, Debbie is a member of the Women in Public Affairs (WiPA) Scotland Executive Committee. The WiPA network aims to bring women from across the public affairs industry together to share experiences and insight and provides a support network for women at all levels in the public affairs industry. She sits on the Transform board as Vice-Chair.
Dennis is a master's student at the University of Edinburgh studying Data, Inequality and Society. He is passionate about combating societal issues using data and various interdisciplinary methods. His career is diverse, combining experience in software development, Social Research, Data analysis, product management, Technology and project management. He will play a crucial role in conducting adept data analysis within Transform Scotland, thereby shaping data-driven decision-making processes. Beyond his professional pursuits, Dennis finds joy in a range of hobbies, including chess, writing blog posts, hiking and photography.
Job Titles:
- Director at Royal Town Planning Institute
Caroline teaches and researches topics around environmental and social sustainability and the role of the built environment in supporting human and planetary health. Caroline is particularly interested in active travel and the experiences of women, children and disabled people who cycle or wish to cycle. Despite lots of evidence about the lower uptake of cycling among women for example, there is little nuanced understanding of the reasons for the differences and how they might be tackled in policy and design. In an attempt to cover some of these gaps, Caroline has supervised and advised many student research projects about active travel, including a PhD exploring cyclist-pedestrian interactions on shared paths, and several exploring the experiences of women cycling in Edinburgh. Caroline documents some of her thoughts about transport issues on her blog. Caroline is a co-director of the Edinburgh Festival of Cycling and a founding committee member for the Women's Cycle Forum Scotland.
Job Titles:
- Lecturer in Transport Economics at Edinburgh Napier University
Jonathan is the author of The Economics of Transport published by Routledge in 2009, and joint editor of the Routledge Handbook of Transport Economics published in 2017. Jonathan has authored many conference and journal papers in the area of supply side economics of transport services (both public and freight), is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and long-time member of the Scottish Economic Society. His research interests centre around the common theme of supply side transport economics, which includes issues such as ownership (private v public), economic regulation, costs (both public and private) and productivity/efficiency assessment. As an example, Jonathan is currently involved in an EU funded project which is examining possible ways and policy implications for greening last mile deliveries, primarily based on the use of cargo bikes.
Job Titles:
- Founder of Climate Insights
Karen's extensive experience lies in research and advocacy - developing insight and policy tools and leading campaigns to affect positive change. She founded Climate Insights in 2023 to provide bespoke in depth research and policy analysis on today's urgent environmental challenges. She previously led policy and research activities at UK100. Prior to this, she spent four years advising European parliamentarians on climate, air quality and transport and working with communities across the South East. She has a long track record as an independent consultant, working with various international public and private organisations on transport and sustainability, including Urban Foresight, Global Action Plan and UN Habitat. Karen's doctorate from Oxford University explored the policy implementation processes necessary to decarbonise transport. Karen began her career at The Climate Group and contributes her insight and expertise to Transform's Policy Forum as the group's Convenor.
Job Titles:
- Enterprise Manager
- Head of Enterprise / Transform Consulting Is Managed by Elspeth Wray, an Experienced Project Manager and Sustainability Consultant With over 20 Years' Experience in the Sector.
- Project Manager and Sustainability Consultant
Elspeth joined Transform Scotland in 2014 to take charge of consultancy, fundraising and membership. She leads projects for Transform's partners on everything from researching access to bikes in Scotland to launching a cruise ship environmental reporting tool in Norway. An experienced manager, few things make her happier than a good spreadsheet or nicely planned budget. Elspeth started her career as a botanist at the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, before rapidly realising that she preferred working with people. She spent several years as an Environmental Consultant, advising clients on stakeholder relations and corporate responsibility, before leaving for Pennsylvania and fulfilling her childhood ambition to volunteer as a Ranger for the US National Parks Service. On returning to the UK Elspeth joined the Design Council to help clients design sustainable buildings and places. Since selling her car Elspeth has rediscovered buses and keeps busy at the weekends taking her family on increasingly complex bus trips around Edinburgh.
areas of expertise
Project management
Stakeholder engagement
Transport research
Corporate responsibility
Transform Consulting is managed by Elspeth Wray, an experienced Project Manager and Sustainability Consultant with 20 years' experience in the sector.
Elspeth has managed multiple high-profile research and communications projects for clients including Avanti West Coast, WWF, ScotRail, Sustrans, the University of Edinburgh, Ministry of Defence, Transport for London, NHS Trusts and numerous local authorities. She combines strong skills in research and stakeholder engagement with an in-depth understanding of why sustainability is so important to clients and their stakeholders. She has an excellent working knowledge of travel and transport issues in Scotland, having worked with most of the country's major transport organisations. An experienced manager, few things make her happier than a good spreadsheet or nicely planned budget!
Elspeth joined Transform from the UK Design Council, where she helped clients design sustainable buildings and places, established a major new community planning grants programme, and led business development activities to transform this former quango into an enterprising charity with diverse income streams. She previously worked as an Environmental Consultant in the private sector, advising clients on stakeholder relations and corporate responsibility. She also spent a year working for the US National Parks Service and started her career as a botanist at the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Whilst she still loves plants and national parks, she's now thinks transport is the best place to work.
Transform Consulting is managed by Elspeth Wray, an experienced Project Manager and Sustainability Consultant with over 20 years' experience in the sector....
Emma has worked and volunteered for Transform Scotland since 2013, initially as Development Officer, then Board Member and is currently Head of Fundraising. Emma's main role is to research, review, write and submit funding applications to support Transform's core aims. Emma's background isn't sustainable transport related but financial, environmental and development. Emma represented Transform on the Scottish Government's Climate Challenge Fund grants panel for three years and was previously on the Boards of Comrie Development Trust and New Caledonian Woodlands. She does not drive (due to emissions plus being a total liability) so her bike is the main form of transport. Emma also likes table tennis and was a founding member of the Transform table tennis club.
Erik Dalhuijsen is a physicist, petroleum and renewables engineer, currently working as free-lance consultant in the transition space. While new to the transport policy arena, he has extensive experience in analysis and appraisal of projects great and small from 30 years in the global and local oil industry, favouring an integrated approach to resolve complex challenges. His experience with renewables transition and modelling at local and regional level abroad, combined with a deep understanding of the energy balance, helps separate decarbonisation solutions from distractions. Erik has a strong affinity with sustainable transport, from his Dutch roots -with cycling as a primary form of mobility- to his climate change advocacy work as co-founder/director of Aberdeen Climate Action CIC. He is also an avid ocean sailor.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board of Directors
- Chief Executive at Transport for Edinburgh
George took up the post of Chief Executive of Transport for Edinburgh (TfE) in January 2016. TfE is the parent company of Lothian Buses and Edinburgh Trams, carrying some 125 million passengers each year, with revenue of £190M, regularly investing some £25M in new fleet and equipment each year. TfE has taken tram advertising "in house" and launched an innovative £4.5M cycle hire scheme for the city. TfE supports the development of the tram network, opening the Newhaven extension on time and budget, future cycling projects, Wayfinding, transport support to Festivals and a Driver Safety Innovation Challenge. George has a wide-ranging co-ordinating role for Edinburgh's involvement in major events. For the last 3 years, he has been deeply involved in COVID response, securing Scottish Government funding to maintain services for essential and key workers
Job Titles:
- Campaigns & Policy Manager at Ramblers Scotland
Helen sits on the policy forum at Transform Scotland, but was previously a board member from 2006 to 2016 including spells as vice-chair and acting chair. Helen has a particular interest in increasing current levels of walking and cycling as forms of transport and for leisure travel. Helen is currently the Campaigns and Policy Manager at Ramblers Scotland. Before working for Ramblers Scotland Helen was a campaigns researcher for Friends of the Earth Scotland, and has also served as chair of Scottish Environment LINK.
Hussein served on the Mobility & Access Committee for Scotland advising government and external stakeholders on all issues related to accessible transport, and is currently Acting Secretary of the Scottish Accessible Transport Alliance. He acted as a member of and patient representative to the National Advisory Committee on Chronic Pain and has volunteered with RNIB in a variety of mid to high level roles across the UK. Hussein is an avid reader and travel enthusiast, and has worked with a number of groups on projects to facilitate inclusive low-carbon journeys, with a specific focus on inclusive communication, design and technological innovation. Hussein is registered blind and suffers from chronic pain, and has worked to ensure the voices of disabled people are heard, while using his own lived experience to ensure that products and services are accessible, affordable and available to all.
Job Titles:
- Public Affairs Advisor
- Public Affairs and Communications Advisor
areas of expertise
Strategic planning and communications
Media relations
Public affairs
Campaigns
James Mackenzie has worked in media and public affairs in Scotland since 1998, and as a freelance campaign consultant since 2013. From 2002 to 2005 he was Press Officer for Holyrood's first two Presiding Officers (specialising in the Scottish Parliament building project), and returned to Parliament as Head of Media for the Green MSPs from 2007 to 2011. During that period he took part in policy work, including the party's budget negotiations with the SNP minority government, as well as proactive and reactive media coordination, and he also ran the party's 2011 Holyrood election campaign. James has provided freelance strategy, communications and writing support for clients including the Sustainable Inshore Fisheries Trust, the Association for the Protection of Rural Scotland's ‘Have You Got The Bottle?' campaign for deposit return, the Levenmouth Rail Campaign, and the Scottish Rewilding Alliance. He primarily specialises in strategic planning and messaging for campaigns, writing for media, and engagement with the devolved institutions.
James Mackenzie has worked in media and public affairs in Scotland since 1998, including periods with the Centre for Human Ecology, the Scottish Refugee Council...
Job Titles:
- Head of Engineering at Alexander Dennis
Jamie is Head of Engineering at Alexander Dennis Ltd. As a Chartered Engineer, he has spent over 15 years in the bus industry and shaped successive generations of new bus and coach product including diesel, hybrid, gas, fuel cell and battery electric. Jamie is passionate about public transport, specifically bus product, and an advocate for ensuring it remains universally affordable and accessible for all. As a bus industry professional, Jamie often participates in industry events, groups, workshops and delivers lectures to interest groups on technology developments within the industry.
Job Titles:
- Managing Director of Ansons Consulting Ltd
- Sustainable Travel Advisor
John is a member of Transform Scotland's Policy Forum and was previously a member, Vice-Chair and Chair of the Board. He has a deep understanding of the role sustainable travel and transport can play in creating a better world and is committed to helping deliver this outcome. John arrived in the UK in 2004, having started his 30+ year career in Australia. His day job is Managing Director of Ansons Consulting Ltd, a company that specialises in planning, delivering and evaluating measures designed to reduce the social, environmental, economic and/ or financial impacts of travel and transport. Alongside his consultancy work, John has also spent several years working in a range of relevant public sector policy and strategy roles and has volunteered his time to support the work of several charities. He holds a degree in Outdoor Education and a Postgraduate Diploma in Business.
areas of expertise
Influencing travel behaviour / modal shift
Research and evaluation
Strategies, policies and guidance
Stakeholder engagement and facilitation
John has 20+ years' experience of designing, delivering and evaluating the impacts of travel behaviour change projects. Over this time, he has successfully delivered a wide range of commissions for clients, including Scottish non-departmental public bodies, executive agencies, health boards, Regional Transport Partnerships and local authorities; universities and colleges; private-sector companies, such as developers, consultancies and banks; business improvement districts; business and industrial parks; as well as Paths for All, Living Streets, CoMoUK, Energy Saving Trust and the Carbon Trust.
John's work draws on a strong foundation of international consultancy experience and extensive industry knowledge, including a long track record of successfully delivering projects designed to understand and influence travel behaviour. He is passionate about the role behaviour change can and must play in creating more sustainable travel patterns and has dedicated most of his working life towards this end. The depth of his experience means John has a deep understanding of how sustainable transport policy and practice can help to deliver improved health, environmental, economic, social and transport policy outcomes.
John arrived in the UK in 2004, having started his career in Australia. Alongside his consultancy work, he has also spent several years working in related public sector policy and strategy roles. Among other voluntary roles, John has been a trustee of shared mobility charity Carplus (now CoMoUK), the Chair of Transform Scotland, member of Scotland's Climate Challenge Fund Grants Panel, and member of Scotland's 2020 Climate Group's transport sub-group.
John Pinkard helps clients improve their financial and environmental performance and deliver positive social and policy outcomes by identifying and delivering...
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board of Directors
- Co - Opted Member
- Sustainable Travel Advisor
Jolin has been working in sustainability and carbon management in Scotland for over eighteen years, with experience and expertise in a wide range of subjects, including carbon accounting and energy management, transport policy and impacts, renewable energy, land use, waste management, and environmental legislation compliance. His research work has ranged from the business benefits of rail travel through to best practice in active travel and making sense of Scotland's sprawling road-building budget. Jolin works with third sector organisations providing carbon footprint, environmental best practice, and sustainable transport expertise. He was formally the Environmental Officer for the National Trust for Scotland where he developed their carbon footprint calculations and reporting, managed their Climate Change Action Plan, and provided strategic and operational advice to all levels of the organisation. Jolin also served on the Board of Friends of the Earth Scotland for six years. Jolin sits on the Transform board as Treasurer.
areas of expertise
Carbon management and accounting
Active travel
Behaviour change
Transport research and planning
Jolin's research work for Transform Consulting has ranged from the business benefits of rail travel through to best practice in active travel and making sense of Scotland's sprawling road-building budget. He is particularly skilled in data analysis and is an expert on Scottish travel data.
Alongside his work for Transform, Jolin supports other NGOs with carbon footprinting and environmental best practice. He was formally the Environment Advisor for the National Trust for Scotland where he developed their carbon footprint calculations and reporting, managed their Climate Change Action Plan, and provided strategic and operational advice to all levels of the organisation.
Jolin's research work for Transform Consulting has ranged from the business benefits of rail travel through to best practice and economic benefits related...
Julia is a student at The University of Edinburgh studying Sustainable Development (Social Anthropology pathway). She is passionate about combatting the issues that climate change creates within vulnerable and marginalised communities. In the future she hopes to in a position to make a lasting impact on reducing climate inequalities as well as helping those already affected. As a Communications Assistant she supports the running of events and social media accounts across the organisation. Julia is a performance netball athlete, and when she's not on court she likes hiking in the Pentlands, and baking sweet treats.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board of Directors
- Director at Sustrans Scotland
- Scotland Director for Sustrans Has Been
Karen McGregor is the Scotland Director for Sustrans has been with the charity since February 2020. In her first three months with Sustrans Scotland, Karen lead business continuity operations during the pandemic as the charity dealt with lockdown. She then led collaboration with Transport Scotland, Public Health Scotland and a wide range of local authority stakeholders and active travel partners to respond to public need to have space to exercise outdoors and make essential journeys on foot and by bike. This led to the Spaces for People fund which statutory bodies to deliver temporary infrastructure to give people safe space in which to physically distance while walking, cycling and wheeling. Karen has represented Sustrans in various policy forums and has spoken on the National Planning Framework NPF4, Transport Decarbonisation and on designing spaces for children and young people. Before joining Sustrans, Karen worked with a Transport Operator as Director of Customer Sales and Marketing. Prior to that she was CEO of Firstport, Scotland's go-to agency for start-up social entrepreneurs.
Laura leads on communications, developing and delivering content for Transform's digital channels alongside policy work; researching, writing, and supporting the delivery of campaigns. Laura's background is in the natural sciences, holding a Physics degree from KCL. Interested in how science intersects with environmental and social concerns, she completed an MSc in Energy, Society and Sustainability at the University of Edinburgh. Here, she developed her interest in the roles of both policy and communication in climate change mitigation. In her spare time, Laura can be found enjoying a good book, crocheting, or exploring the outdoors.
Leah is a student at the University of Edinburgh, studying International Relations. She is particularly interested in social inequalities, intersectionality, and sustainability, and hopes to go into the area of policy development in the future. As her role as Communications Assistant, Leah helps with the social media channels and organising events for Transform. In her free time, Leah keeps busy with reading, language learning, and long walks in nature.
Job Titles:
- Policy Analyst
- Environmental Policy Analyst
- Public Affairs Advisor
- Sustainable Travel Consultant
areas of expertise
Environmental policy and law
Government and parliamentary affairs
NGO governance and management
Lloyd Austin is an experienced environmental policy analyst and advocate.
With over 30 years' experience working for NGOs, Lloyd has a demonstrable track record in influencing legislation and policy development. With NGOs or NGO umbrella groups, primarily in Scotland but also at UK level and overseas, he has worked as an expert in environmental law and policy. He has worked in areas such as nature conservation, climate change, marine management, planning and environmental justice/governance. He has been engaged in or led NGO arguments in several major planning cases, up to and including Judicial Review. He has presented both written and oral evidence to UK and Scottish Parliamentary Committees and to Public Local Inquiries.
He is also skilled in and has experience of organisational and people management, particularly within NGOs and NGO partnerships.
Job Titles:
- Chief Entertainment Officer
Lotti has a background on climate change and sustainability and has experience across the public and third sector. She is now a Civil Servant working at the Scottish Government, with a personal interest in sustainable and accessible public transport. Lotti has volunteered with Transform for over a decade on various projects, now in her favourite role of Chief Entertainment Officer.
Malcolm Reed was the first Chief Executive of Transport Scotland and was previously Director General of Strathclyde Passenger Transport Executive. Since retiring from full-time employment in 2009 he has held a variety of advisory and consultancy roles in the transport sector both north and south of the border, which have included assignments for Virgin Trains, Nexus, and Abellio. His previous career included posts at Glasgow University, the Planning Exchange in Glasgow, Strathclyde Passenger Transport Executive, and Strathclyde Regional Council, latterly as assistant chief executive with responsibility for the Council's infrastructure and protective services. He was appointed a CBE for services to transport in the 2004 new year's honours. Malcolm maintains his professional interest in transport through fellowships of the CILT, CIHT, and the Institute of Railway Operators, and his strong personal commitment to sustainable transport is reflected in his current role as Vice-President of SAPT. He is also a member of the Advisory Panel of the Railway Heritage Trust and for many years has served on the judging panel of the National Rail Awards.
areas of expertise
Public policy
Equalities and access
Transport and planning
Community and civic engagement
Moira Tasker is a highly experienced third sector leader with two decades of influencing policy and delivering tangible change in Scotland. She has particular expertise in transport and planning, equalities issues, disabled access and human rights, community engagement, research and evaluation.
Moira is passionate about cross sectoral working to deliver inclusive services to people and communities and is the Chief Executive of Inclusion Scotland. Formerly, she was Managing Director (Maternity Cover) at Euan's Guide, the multi-award winning disabled access website which shares reviews on the accessibility of places across the UK and beyond. For six years Moira was Chief Executive at Citizens Advice Edinburgh, growing the charity to become the largest advice service in the UK with five Bureaux and services at hospitals, Edinburgh Sheriff Court, GPs, housing associations and food banks. She was the Director of the Cockburn Association (The Edinburgh Civic Trust) leading high-profile campaigns in the built and natural environments, including a major public inquiry.
Moira has a passion for sustainable transport and its ability to reduce inequality and increase mobility for all. She has worked with and delivered commissions for a wide range of environmental charities including Sustrans, Living Streets and CoMo UK, as well as local authorities and Government agencies. Projects include ground-breaking research into low car developments in Scotland. Moira enjoys linking agendas and working collegiately with clients - including developers, architects, engineers, communities and planners - to solve tricky problems and make travel choice a reality for everyone.
Moira Tasker has twenty years' experience of influencing policy in Scotland with expertise in research, transport and planning, equalities issues and community...
Nigel's job is to monitor Edinburgh City Council's implementation of the tram project and any other transport plans and issues affecting the city. He has long been involved in transport issues as a local environmental campaigner. Nigel also served as a councillor on Edinburgh City Council from 2012 to 2017 where he spoke for the Green group on transport and planning matters and sat on the Board of Transport for Edinburgh. He spends a lot of time travelling by public transport throughout Europe, particularly the east, always with a keen eye on other cities' urban transport systems and history.
Paul spent most of his career in environmental management in the water industry and was formerly a General Manager with Scottish Water. He was born in Yorkshire where he started his career in the water industry before moving to Scotland in 1980. He qualified as Member of the Royal Society of Chemistry and a Fellow of the Institution of Water and Environmental Management. He has had a long-term interest in sustainable transport and its relationship to individuals' quality of life and the built environment. He is a member of the steering group of Capital Rail Action Group (CRAG) and represents Transform on Transport Scotland's High-Speed Rail Partnership Group. He also chaired ScotRail's Stakeholder Advisory Panel from 2016 to 2019. He is on the Committee of the Scottish Association for Public Transport and was the Chair of Transform Scotland between October 2006 and October 2010. Paul currently spends most of his time at Transform focussing on rail issues aiming to influence the agenda for rail expansion within Scotland and on cross-border services. He is particularly proud of the part that Transform Scotland played in helping to ensure that a tram system was delivered in Edinburgh.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board of Directors
- Freelance Writer and Editor
- Living Streets Scotland Representative
Rachael Revesz is a freelance writer and editor, focusing on the environment, public transport, finance and women's rights. Publications she has written for include the Guardian, the Telegraph, the Independent, the National, and other trade and consumer titles. Rachael is newsletter editor and volunteer for Living Streets Scotland (Edinburgh branch) and was previously a trustee for the Women's Budget Group, a think tank that analysed how government economic policy affects disadvantaged groups. She is excited to release a podcast with a major network in 2024 about the oldest cold case in Scotland.
Job Titles:
- Quantitative Scientist / Statistician
Roger works on public health and veterinary epidemiology. Roger is attracted to transport because he believes that if government were to match funding and decision-making to their policy (e.g. the Sustainable Transport Hierarchy), we would see substantial improvements in a number of important outcomes (health, economic, environmental, social). Roger has argued it is a policy area in which most of the solutions already exist and for which we have good evidence. So all that is now needed, is implementation. Roger is involved in a few local and national groups - trying to create paths and making the case for more sustainable transport policy.
Job Titles:
- National Walking Campaign Manager
Ros is skilled in coordinating a bit of anything and everything for Transform Scotland! Based in Moray, she works remotely to support the staff team with their roles and manage our volunteers, as well as leading on some HR duties, events coordination, and office management. Graduating from the University of Dundee in 2002 with a degree in Zoology, her working career is diverse, combining extensive experience in project management with strong communication skills and a passion for community initiatives. She has worked for a range of enviromental and health/disability organisations including Friends of the Earth Scotland, The Ecology Centre, Lancashire Wildlife Trust and Care for Carers. Ros loves nothing more than taking her dogs out for a long walk in nature or accompanying them on a bus or train journey!
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board of Directors
- Head of Business Development at ScotRail
- ScotRail 's Head of Business Development
Scott Prentice is ScotRail's Head of Business Development and works closely with colleagues in Transport Scotland and Network Rail to develop the medium and long term plans for rail services in Scotland. After starting his career as an engineering management trainee with British Rail, he managed new train and infrastructure projects with Irish Rail and Network Rail respectively before working with a number of project management and transport planning consultancies. He has been part of the ScotRail team since 2012 and has been temporarily covering the Commercial Director role since January. Scott has a keen interest in improving accessibility and use of all active travel and public transport modes across Scotland.
Job Titles:
- Infrastructure Coordinator for Sustrans Scotland
- Partnerships Manager for Sustrans Scotland
Stefan is a Partnerships Manager for Sustrans Scotland, where he supports local authorities across Scotland in developing and delivering strategic active travel projects. Previous projects Stefan has worked on include Stockingfield Bridge in north Glasgow, Bowling Bridge in West Dunbartonshire, and the Claypits Local Nature Reserve. In 2018, Scotland's Year of Young People, he was awarded a travel scholarship by the Green Action Trust to examine youth engagement with sustainable urban design across the Netherlands, Germany and Denmark. As a member of the Policy Forum, he supports and informs Transform Scotland's work on strategic transport developments, with a particular focus on active travel. In his spare time, Stefan enjoys exploring Scotland's coastal paths, and performing up and down the country on drums with Hamish Hawk.
Job Titles:
- Transport and Planning Consultant
Sue has considerable public sector experience but has also worked in consultancy for 8 years. She was Director of Planning and Transport at Nottingham City Council from 2012 to 2016, having previously been responsible for developing the levy in Nottingham from its initial stages and before that developing travel plans across the city. More recently she has advised various local authorities in England who want to develop Workplace Parking Levy in their area and is currently working mostly for Leicester City Council. She is a trustee for the URBED Trust.In her spare time Sue tries really hard to keep fit and blogs about living in an eco housing estate.
Job Titles:
- National Walking Campaign Manager
Susan has a background in community engagement and behaviour change, specialising in climate change. For the past ten years, she has worked in sustainable transport, in the fields of both active travel and car clubs. This has included being Car Club Programme Manager (Scotland) for CoMoUK, where she supported councils and community groups across the country to set up and run car clubs. She also trained planners on how to design shared transport schemes into new developments. Susan is passionate about helping communities to work together to reduce their environmental impact. She was a founding member of two local environmental charities, Sustainable Cupar and Greener Kirkcaldy.
Tom is based in Dunbar and spends his spare time supporting the family retail business, Nørden, a skandi-styled retail store in North Berwick. Tom has extensive experience having been a local government Chief Officer for over 30 years leading on growth, transport, regeneration and environmental services. He is well versed in strategic partnership working and his immediate past role was Partnership Director for the Tayside and Central Scotland Regional Transport Partnership (TACTRAN). Tom was also previously Executive Director Place for Blackburn with Darwen BC. Before joining BwD, Tom held the strategic policy lead role with Oxfordshire County Council and has also served as the Corporate Director for Environment, Planning and Economy for Cornwall Council and Executive Director for Regeneration with Oldham MBC. As well as volunteering for Transform Scotland, Tom is also currently acting as Strategic Advisor to Strathclyde Partnership for Transport on their Regional Transport Strategy. He is a Scouser by birth, an avid Liverpool fan and holds a season ticket to Anfield. YNWA.
areas of expertise
Strategic transport planning
Major transport projects
Regional connectivity
Scottish public sector
Tom has an extensive track record of strategic partnership working, major scheme programme delivery and change management within the transport sector. In particular, he provides expert advice on strategic transport planning, major transport projects, land use planning and economic development.
Tom has held senior leadership roles at the Tayside & Central Scotland Regional Transport Partnership (Tactran), the Tay Cities Deal Management Group, Perth City Development Board and Perth and Kinross Council. He has led major infrastructure development programmes such as the Perth City Plan, and represented stakeholder interests for national transport policies such as the Strategic Transport Projects Review.