TRA Ambassadors We recognise these incredible people for their willingness to embrace change and help optimise travel programme for all TRA Ambassadors Collectively raising the standard in excellence across TRM We are proud to announce our TRA Ambassadors programme. We are so inspired by the work of certain individuals and organisations, (they are one of the reasons we started the TRA), we wanted to bring these incredible people to you, so that you can learn from them, be inspired by them and even work directly with them!. Meet the Mentors and Ambassadors We regularly host webinars so you can meet and hear directly from TRA Mentors and Ambassadors, typically you’ll get to hear from and ask questions of 2-3 Mentors & Ambassadors on each webinar. TRA Ambassadors A TRA Ambassador is a person working for an organisation in travel or security programme management. They are a champion of TRM and ISO31030:2021 Travel Risk Management for Organisations and provide the TRA with much needed insight from their invaluable perspective. TRA Ambassadors are by invite only. Meet our TRA Ambassadors below: A highly experienced Security and Risk Management expert, Scott has served in both the British Army and British Police service and has held various Senior Management positions up to General Manager within the Security Industry. Scott has specialised in hostile and developing countries such as Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan and East Africa as well as working in the UK and UAE also. Scott has been part of the implementation team for several ‘start-up’ companies and is an expert in developing robust management systems and the mentoring of key operations staff to improve operational efficiency, ‘service realization’ and quality control in the worlds most demanding business environments. Scott is now the Global Security Manager for the Sulzer Group. Since joining he has spearheaded the change and implementation in the way business travel is looked at. Scott is about to launch a new TRM programme aligning as best as feasible with ISO 31030. As part of this he has created a massive change culture in the way Sulzer look at Travel, Risk and Security. Manager of Global Travel Operations at Viasat. Elizabeth started her career working as a travel agent following her IATA/UFTAA certification. Since joining Inmarsat in 2014, Elizabeth has worked in a number of business travel-related roles at the company with her main remit being in travel risk management. Carol is Director of Global Travel, Events and Ground Transportation for Fidelity International with over 30 years Travel experience. Carol has an MSc in Facilities Management and is CIPS qualified.Recently appointed on the GBTA Europe Advisory board, she is also Vice Chair of their Diversity Equality & Inclusion strand as well as Co-Leading the TAMS DI&E group. She has written and critiqued key topics in various travel magazines, sat on panels, steering committees and spoken at many industry events. Listen to my podcast Alex passionately advocates for travel risk management, drawing from both personal experiences and professional background. From her encounters with evacuations and unrest during her childhood to her extensive corporate experience in travel and work health safety in high-risk environments, she has gained a strong awareness of the importance of managing risk.Successful global implementations of iJet (now Crisis24) further solidified her commitment to this field, igniting a natural passion and focus on ensuring the safety and well-being of travellers. Alice Linley-Munro has extensive experience in travel risk management from her time at Oil Spill Response Limited who are the largest international industry-funded cooperative which exists to respond to oil spills wherever in the world they may occur. Her contributions to global travel strategy, wellbeing, and sustainability, coupled with her real-world experience of crisis management and high-risk travel underline her commitment to travel risk management.  Samantha Wells is a seasoned programme and project manager with over 20 years of experience in the travel and hospitality industry. Her career journey is marked by diverse roles and significant contributions, particularly in travel management and SAP Concur implementations. Sam served as the UK Travel Programme Manager at WPP, where she specialized in SAP Concur Travel implementations. She provided super user and end user support and conducted training sessions, driving her passion for improving business efficiencies and underscoring her ability to create training and learning collateral to make life easier for countless employees. Sam’s fascination with Travel Risk Management led her to become a TRA Ambassador, a role she is delighted to embrace. Emma is a Travel Safety Specialist with 13+ years of experience in the Finance and Tech industries, and that includes being Travel Manager for a corporate bank in Paris.  She is a key contributor to ISO 31030:2021, shaping global Travel Risk Management standards, and serves on the BSI RM1/6 TRM committee. Emma oversees TRM frameworks, supplier relationships, and employee training for a 52k+ workforce. Passionate about hotel safety, she developed an audit tool to ensure high safety and security standards in corporate hotel accommodation.  An active GBTA member and now a TRA Ambassador, Emma is dedicated to educating others and enhancing business travel safety worldwide. In association with our TRA Partners, Mentors and Ambassadors we are curating a series of digital products to support your TRM and Travel Optimisation Management (TOM) journey. Take the first step toward safer, optimised travel management today. With TRA Digital, you can identify gaps, reduce risks, and build confidence in every journey. Don’t wait—empower your team with the tools to travel safely and efficiently. Get started now! Bridging silos. Boosting expertise. Building safer optimised travel programmes. Couldn’t make it to TOMS Week live? No problem—we saved you a front-row seat. What You’ll get: Video access to all TOMS Week sessions—watch them at your pace, in any order. Content structured for progress – covering the full spectrum of TRM from foundations to future focus. Supporting resources including infographics to engage stakeholders and actionable playbooks to put plans into motion. ... Membership Required You must be a member to access this content.View Membership LevelsAlready a member? Log in here...