Sarah McMonagle joined Cycling UK as director of external affairs in June 2023. She has 18 years’ experience of delivering strategic communications for not-for-profit organisations, with a track record of building award-winning teams.
She joined Cycling UK from CPRE, the countryside charity, where she was acting director of campaigns and policy. Her team successfully secured a number of major campaign wins, including on planning, hedgerows and fracking.
Prior to that, Sarah was director of communications at the Federation of Master Builders, a trade association for small, local builders. Sarah and her team significantly grew the reputation, profile and influence of the trade association over a period of seven years – and the FMB is now one of the most respected organisations in the construction sector.
Sarah has been a cyclist in London since her early 20s and describes herself as a ‘gentle pootler’.