Meet the team
Jamie Andrews
CEO
Jamie has a background in low carbon travel as co-founder and CEO of Loco2, a technology startup that aimed to make booking a train in Europe as easy as booking a flight. He built the company with his sister Kate over ten years, eventually selling to French national rail operator SNCF in 2017.
Jamie moved to Machynlleth in 2019 and joined the board of TripTo as a volunteer in 2021 before eventually being appointed as TrydaNi CEO in April 2024. When he’s not working on TrydaNi you’ll find him playing football at a game organised via another of his startups, Squaddle, or getting his bike fixed at Mach’s local community bike workshop, Seiclo Dyfi, where he is a volunteer director.
tom simone
CCO
Tom is passionate about positive solutions to climate change -such as the work we do here at TrydaNi - and the many social and economic benefits that can be achieved by communities working together.
Tom has worked in local government, for social enterprises, and in the media.
He lives down the road from where he grew up in Bethesda, North Wales, with his wife and three teenage boys.
Andrew Capel
Mobility Operations Manager
Andrew has a background in as a software developer and community car club development.
He was a founder member of the Llanidloes Car Club, which launched in 2007 and became known as TripTo in 2021. He became one of 4 directors and managed the daily operations until it merged with TrydaNi in 2024.
Andrew moved to Llanidloes in 2000 and then to Penrhyncoch in 2023. When he is not working he enjoys teaching and learning tai chi, exploring on his electric bike, singing in a Welsh choir. He is also on the committee of the local village hall. He is married to Barbara and they have a cat, three grown up boys and two grandchildren.
Cyrene Dominguez
Digital Operations Manager
Cyrene has nearly a decade of experience in community solar, battery, and charge point installations, gained while working with her father's community interest company, Gwent Energy CIC. She's very comfortable working on the roof carrying tools and solar panels when needed!
Cyrene has worked with TrydaNi since it's conception in 2019, helping to grow it into what it is today. As she has worked with many low-income communities, she loves the concept of car sharing and can really see the benefits it can have in our hometowns.
In her spare time she's a very creative person, producing bespoke digital hand drawn illustrations on her iPad for charities such as Gwent Beekeepers CIO and Friends of The Earth. She's a passionate natural beekeeper, eco-friendly gardener, and was Chair of Bee Friendly Monmouthshire for several years, raising awareness about the importance of our pollinators. She currently lives in Cardiff with her husband who moved from Seattle, Washington, and their three ferrets.
Tess cartwright
Marketing/Comms Contractor
Tess is a former games producer who brings a suitcase of creative problem solving skills. She prides herself in bridging the gap between tech-geeks and those who benefit from that tech. She ran a circus and a theatre company before shifting into technology through writing and producing her own game, Truth Sleuth- a story-book detective game that helps young people spot fake new and flex their critical-thinking muscles.
She is passionate about close knit communities who support one another and car sharing is an exciting concept that has the potential for real change in these trying times.
When she isn't working for TrydaNi at the Forestry Hub she is enjoying cycling in the Dyfi valley, repointing her house in Cwm Llinau with lime mortar or crafting at Machspace - the local Machynlleth maker space.
Sarah Hall
Regional Coordinator
Barbara Grantham
Regional Coordinator
Barbara has lifelong interest in sustainable living. She graduated from Leeds University and went on to gain a Ph.D. at Aberystwyth University. She has experience in sales and helped her husband set up a computer training and software development company. She has worked with North Powys and the Brecon Beacons National Park promoting sustainable tourism to local tourism businesses. Latterly she has worked in market research. She has not owned a car for 18 years and despite that, loves driving, especially around the beautiful Welsh countryside. She is now the Regional Co-ordinator for Trydani in the West Wales area.
When she is not working on Trydani related matters she volunteers once a week at the RSPB reserve at Ynyshir, enjoys organic gardening, wholefood cooking and cycling around the area on her e- bike. She is married to Andrew and together they have three boys and two grandchildren.
Hannah Mefin
Regional Coordinator
Based in Rachub, North Wales, Hannah moved back to the area 10 years ago after living abroad and in London. She loves where she lives, and is currently raising her two young daughters. She spends much of her time in the water — whether at the pool, in a river, or in a lake. In her own time, she works as an artist and is part of a supportive artist-mother collective called ‘Ymhlith’, and is considered by friends as an organiser and someone who moves ideas forward. She has a background in homeless services within a local housing association. Hannah has a strong interest in community development and is also the Clerk for local Community Councils and works out of the Partneriaeth Ogwen office in Bethesda.
