Trustees
Our RoadPeace Trustees
Brigitte Chaudhry
RoadPeace Founder and President
Brigitte Chaudhry founded RoadPeace after her only son, Mansoor, was tragically killed by a van driver in 1990. Shocked by the inadequate response to road deaths, Brigitte pursued legal action through three High Court judicial reviews over five years and connected with others bereaved by road crashes. In 1992, she launched RoadPeace, establishing the first helpline for road crash victims.
As National Secretary for 16 years, Brigitte led RoadPeace’s early growth and remains actively engaged as President. She has worked internationally as President of the European Federation of Road Traffic Victims (2004–2010) and helped establish the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims, recognized by the United Nations in 2005. Brigitte continues to advocate for road safety and support for victims worldwide.
Petra Kendall-Raynor
Chair of Trustees
Petra brings a professional background in journalism, with experience across print, broadcast, and digital media in both the UK and the USA. She has also specialised in health journalism and currently works in communications for the NSPCC.
Petra’s commitment to road safety is personal: her father, Thomas, was killed as a pedestrian in a road collision. She has volunteered with RoadPeace since 2018 and became Chair of the Board of Trustees in 2022. Petra believes collaboration is essential in preventing road tragedies and strengthening support for victims.
Alexandra Swann
Trustee
Alex is a senior marketing professional with three decades of experience delivering strategic marketing and communications for a range of organisations. She has also volunteered with Cancer Research UK, raising funds through the City of London division.
Alex has firsthand experience of the impact of road tragedies, having lost two close relatives in a fatal crash. As a trustee, she applies her professional skills to support RoadPeace in reaching those in need and advancing initiatives to reduce road danger.
Ginny Davies
Trustee
Ginny is a Human Resources professional with nearly twenty years’ experience across charity and private sectors, beginning her career in Kentucky, USA.
Her commitment to road safety advocacy stems from personal loss: her eldest daughter, Courtney, was killed instantly in 2020 when her vehicle was struck by a HGV. Ginny works with agencies to raise awareness of road safety and supports campaigns amplifying the voices of road victims and bereaved families.
“She is committed to ensuring that road victims are heard and not reduced to statistics, and she sees RoadPeace as a powerful advocate for victims, their families, and the bereaved, while also campaigning to reduce road traffic collisions.
Philip Sutton
Trustee
Philip worked for over 30 years as a lawyer in the UK pensions industry and 20 years as a partner in an international law firm. This has given him extensive experience of the working of trustee boards, governance, risk management and compliance, all of which he will use in support of the RoadPeace trustee board.
Philip has lost five friends and relations to drivers since 2012. All were cycling when they were killed. He joined RoadPeace in 2014, has undertaken several fundraising challenges for RoadPeace and attends the West Midlands Support Group. Philip wants to see a culture shift in society’s view of road safety (one where measures to reduce / eliminate road harm are a vote winner) and believes that victims’ experiences are key to that transformation. As the voice of road victims, Philip sees RoadPeace as a powerful agent for change.
Professor Sara Hannam
Trustee
Professor Sara Hannam is Deputy Pro-Vice Chancellor for the Faculty of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences at Oxford Brookes University. This involves all aspects of commercial and financial planning and sustainability, student recruitment, staff and external engagement, transnational, UK and mobility partnerships and managing day to day operations. Sara is also involved in EDI and widening participation leadership.
Sara’s interest in Road Peace is a result of being involved in a crash caused by another driver and experiencing the aftermath and essential services needed. She is fully supportive of the charity vision and committed to the need for rapid improvement in the UK.