Walk21 Foundation is managed by a Board of Trustees who work in a voluntary capacity to steer and support the delivery of Walk21’s charitable objectives.
Walk21 is delighted to have a Board with diverse experience and expertise.
The Board
Heather Allen
Trustee – Chair
Heather is an expert in low carbon transport, sustainable development, gender and climate change with 25 years experience as an independent consultant. She is also a board member of Walk21 Europe.
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Her client list includes the FIA Foundation, European Commission, Asian Development Bank and Sustainable Low Carbon Transport partnership. She was previously Programme Director for Sustainable Transport with the UK’s Transport Research Laboratory which included developing the international Low Carbon Transport and Climate training module.
Rona Gibb
Trustee – Trustee
Rona worked at Paths for All in Scotland for over 20 years, developing their national walking strategy. Her working life focussed on getting people outdoors and active
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He is the Chief Executive for the charity ‘Cambridge Past, Present & Future’ and was part of the team in 2000 that organised the first Walk21 conference in London.
Kristie Daniel
Trustee
Kristie is a public health professional and livable cities expert with extensive experience in managing international programs in active transport, land-use planning and health and park development.
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She is the Director of the Liveable Cities programme at HealthBridge, based in Canada and is currently supporting projects in Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Vietnam as well as in Tanzania, Uganda, Ghana, and Nigeria.
Salvador Herrera
Trustee
Salvador is an expert in urban planning and mobility.He is a professional consultant with Urbanistica and a professor of urban planning at the Faculty of Architecture at the National University of Mexico.
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He has extensive policy experience supporting the integration of safety, housing, public space and community life in cities across Mexico, Latin America, India and Turkey.
Jason King
Trustee
Jason King led the successful Get Ireland Walking national campaign for over 10 years. He is passionate about health and community engagement.
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She founded WalkWellington in 1998 and then Living Streets Aotearoa as a national walking advocacy organisation, and was inaugural President until 2009. Her achievements include supporting the first New Zealand Walking and Cycling Strategy; improving access to Wellington’s coast; initiating the Great Harbour Way; introducing walking school buses; upgrading quirky laneways; installing signage for pedestrian shortcuts; initiating the world-first trans-gender traffic lights; reducing speed limits in suburban centres; resisting a flyover; and supporting bus lanes.