Four new trustees appointed to Bus Users UK

The charity Bus Users UK has added four new trustees to its board. Charlie Barnes joins having spent five years with RATP Dev London in its engineering team, including time working on the transition to zero-emission vehicles. She is a founder member of Women in Transport and a keen advocate of inclusive policy and practice.

Barnes is employed by UK Power Networks in its consumer vulnerability team, researching the impact of transport, fuel, water and data poverty on lower income groups.

Laura Creaven currently works in trust fundraising for St Basils, a charity that engages with young homeless people. She is a bus passenger champion for Transport for West Midlands and a passionate advocate for buses and ensuring that they receive equal priority alongside other shared and active travel modes.

Cecelia Osakwe Hibbert has served as a Councillor on Wolverhampton’s Transport Committee for four years. She has also worked alongside Bus Users UK on events in her local area and she has a keen interest in transport poverty and its impact on loneliness and social exclusion.

The fourth new Trustee is Passenger CEO Tom Quay.