Our Board

Kate Roll is a political scientist and educator, who became involved with BSBC as a student in the first 'Build a Bike' course. She grew up outside of Boston, USA, spending lots of time on bikes and outdoors. She's been in Oxford since 2009 after extended periods living in Indonesia, East Timor, and Australia. In her day-to-day life she thinks a lot about how to help her students at UCL thrive. As the co-chair of the Board, she helps develop Broken Spoke’s strategy and supports the General Manager.

Tom is passionate about cycling, both commuting and with his local club, Abingdon OTCC, and with the Thames Valley section of the Tandem club. He has over 10 years’ experience working on and with boards, and in his day job manages a board of 25 volunteers, representing over 250 companies in a medium sized trade association to try to influence government, to promote UK manufacturing. As CEO, he's involved with all elements of corporate governance, as well as strategic and financial planning with the board. Tom's keen to use this valuable experience to make a big difference to Broken Spoke as a trustee, particularly in the areas of commercial development, income generation, strategy, HR and financial oversight.

Mike Hicks has been a Broken Spoke volunteer (on and off) since 2016, and has been a member of community-based bicycle and food co-ops in the US and Europe since 2008. He enjoys long-haul bike touring, amateur bike polo, and sunny afternoon rides. In his less free moments he is a research fellow in philosophy of physics at the University of Birmingham.

Sherry White joined the board in early 2024, bringing a strong background in business management with qualifications in HR, Safety, and Strategic Leadership. She is passionate about Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) and runs her own HR consultancy alongside a not-for-profit community that supports individuals navigating neurodivergence. She has even co-authored a book, and has plans to publish her own.

A dedicated volunteer, Sherry has served on the local CIPD committee for over four years, organising events to promote HR awareness. She also mentors businesses through the Government’s Help to Grow programme and recently joined the board of Response as a Trustee. She occasionally even fosters cats with a local sanctuary!