Draft:Susan Mary Williams (OBE)

Susan Mary Williams OBE (born 1968) is a British journalist and activist who was formally the founder and Chief Executive of Brake (Chairty). She is currently a senior journalist for the Otago Daily Times in Dunedin, New Zealand.

Biography
Mary, born in Derby, grew up in Bakewell, Derbyshire, United Kingdom and attended Lady Manners School before attending The University of Nottingham, graduating with a degree in English in 1989. She then proceeded to become a transport journalist, and after personal experiences she founded Brake in 1995. Brake is a road safety charity. It coordinates Road Safety Week, provides support services for people bereaved and injured in road crashes. She was awarded an Order of the British empire for services to Road Safety in 2000. She accepted one of The University of Nottingham’s special excellence awards at the 2012 Alumni Laureate Awards. Mary retired from Brake in 2023 after 27 years as Cheif Executive and relocated with her family to the South Island of Aotearoa, New Zealand where she became a senior journalist with the Otago Daily Times focusing on a range of topics from homelessness to climate change.

Notable publications

 * Williams M S, Someone Has Died in a Road Crash, February 1, 2006, ISBN-13: 978-1906409012