Sarah Stuart-Black

Sarah joined the New Zealand Red Cross as Secretary General in December 2020. Previous to this role, she was the Deputy Chief Executive and held the statutory role of Director Civil Defence Emergency Management in the National Emergency Management Agency. Sarah was appointed the Executive Director of the Ministry of Civil Defence and Emergency Management in December 2014. She joined the Ministry of Civil Defence and Emergency Management in 2003 and held a number of different roles during her time with the Ministry. Sarah has a diverse range of experience in New Zealand, England, Ethiopia, Niue and the Solomon Islands. She was a member of the United Nations Disaster Assessment and Coordination Team for nine years and has represented New Zealand at a variety of international forums, bilateral, regional and global meetings, exercises and forums. Sarah has published several papers in international journals and has co-edited three books.