Sarah Helm
Sarah Helm worked in the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet as the Strategic Communications Manager on the All of Government Covid-19 Response Group, until October 2020.
UN connection
Covid communicator
Drug Foundation
In October 2020 the Drug Foundation announced the appointment of Sarah Helm (Kāi Tahu, pākeha) as our new Executive Director.
“Sarah is a supremely talented leader, who joins us at a very exciting time. Sarah brings the perfect mix of skills and experience to take the Foundation to a new level, at a time when evidence-based public health approaches have informed other areas of government policy making,” said Tuari Potiki, Drug Foundation Chairperson.
“It is a privilege to take up this role at such an important juncture in the history in New Zealand’s drug policy, with the results of the referendum on the Cannabis Legalisation and Control Bill expected later this month. While we hope the outcome will be a majority in favour of the bill, whatever voters decide, the debate about the Bill has brought us closer to a more mature approach to drug policy and harm reduction in New Zealand,” said Sarah Helm. [1]
NZUSA
Sarah Helm was Vice-President New Zealand University Students Association 1998 - 1999.
Radsoc
Sarah Helm was often at the Auckland University Radical Society booth with Brendon Lane.
Arrested
In 1997 Sarah Helm and Mark O'Brien were arrested at an attempted occupation of the Auckland University Registry building.
AUSA
Sarah Helm was Admin Vice-President Auckland University Students Association 1996.
NSDM
In 1994 Sarah Helm was active in the Next Step Democracy Movement.