team
All Aboard is proudly supported by a focused Head Office team, experienced Trustee Board, 100 dedicated shop staff and over 150 passionate volunteers.

Executive team

alan haynes | CEO

Alan joined All Aboard Shops in September 2012 as Head of Retail. Previously he worked for the ‘Save the Children’ charity as Retail Operations Manager overseeing and managing half of their UK charity shops. Alan has over 40 years’ experience in the retail sector where he has worked for a leading bridal & menswear hire company, a national off license chain and for the Tesco superstore chain. For the past 15 years, he has worked in charity retail and ​in January 2016, was appointed Chief Executive Officer of All Aboard Shops.

Alan and his partner live in Bedfordshire and have seven children and five grandchildren between them. Alan’s hobbies include spending time with the family, motor sports, travel and supporting Southampton FC which he says is more of a challenge than a hobby most of the time.

bernice shirion | Financial controller & company secretary

Bernice joined All Aboard Shops in March 2012 as the Financial Controller and in 2015 took on the role of Company Secretary.
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She has experience in a wide number of sectors having worked for the Tel Aviv  Stock Exchange, Intel (Israel), hospitality, telecommunications, education and charity.

Bernice is a qualified English/Hebrew and Hebrew/English business translator and speaks several languages fluently.

​Bernice has three children and two grandchildren and is very involved in their lives. Her hobbies include cooking, walking, music, theatre and she recently started to learn Italian. 

suzie kostick | HR Manager

Suzie started at All Aboard as HR volunteer 5 years ago and progressed to her
present role of HR Manager and Senior Manager within a relatively short time.

She has over 20 years of HR experience in both the public and private sectors
including 8 years in the hospitality industry. Suzie very much enjoys the variety of
HR work at All Aboard where ‘no 2 days are ever the same’. Despite never
previously having had any charity retail experience, she has relished the opportunity to get involved in the business.

Suzie and her husband live in North-West London. When she is not working, Suzie is kept busy with her two children and two cats, as well as enjoying cooking, going out with friends and playing Bridge.

Daniela Petrou | Head of retail

Having never worked in Charity Retail before, Danie joined All Aboard as a volunteer in 2015 after 25 years of running her own automotive business.
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​Danie then worked as a shop Assistant at both our Tally Ho and East Finchley shops before moving to the Head Office team as Retail Operations Assistant in 2016. Progressing further, Danie was promoted to Assistant to the Head of Retail in 2018 until being appointed as his successor in February 2021.

Danie is from an Italian background and lives in North London with her husband. In their spare time, they lead an active life together with their three children and enjoy good food and travel.​

evelyn andresier | collections / marketing manager & pa to ceo

Evelyn joined All Aboard in 2008 from a background working in early year’s education. Having started as an administrator, she then became the Collections Manager and Marketing & Office Manager. Evelyn is also PA to the CEO and part of the Senior Management team.

Evelyn leads on cross-communal campaigns with the charities we support spanning social media, advertising, arranging donor collections, collection drives and other marketing events to raise the overall profile of All Aboard.

​Evelyn lives in Hertfordshire with her husband and daughter and enjoys baking, theatre, family time and is a keen Tottenham Hotspur fan!

Aidan Kirwan | ecommerce / Distributions & Fleet Manager

​Aidan has over 30 years’ experience in retail and leisure and has worked within the charity sector since 2018. He joined All Aboard as an Ecommerce consultant in May 2021 and soon took on more responsibility, overseeing our warehouse and distribution functions. This role was made permanent in December 2021. 

Previous roles have included audit manager for Waitrose stores Ltd covering all stores and warehouses, Head of Retail for a Hertfordshire hospice, as well as owner of a large leisure facility.

Aidan lives in Hertfordshire with his wife and children. He enjoys his music and in his spare time is an event DJ.

board of Trustees

Howard Brecker (chair)

Robert Lipson

Michael Wernicke

Jeff Lermer (Treasurer)

richard kelsey

richard grossman

dave shaw

david ordman