Sarah Stuart-Black

Sarah Stuart-Black (née Norman; born 1972) is a New Zealand government official in emergency management.[1][2] In 2014 she was appointed New Zealand's Director of Civil Defence and Emergency Management.[3][4][5] In 2020 she is leading the Civil Defence response to the coronavirus disease in New Zealand.[1]

Sarah Stuart-Black
Born
Sarah Norman

1972 (age 47–48)
NationalityNew Zealander
OccupationDirector of Civil Defence Emergency Management

Biography

Stuart-Black originally trained as a nurse, completing her qualification in 1993.[6] She then worked in New Zealand and England as a nurse. In 1997 she returned to university and completed a bachelor's degree and a master's degree in disaster management.[6] She was a member of the United Nations Disaster Assessment and Coordination Team for nine years and has worked in Ethiopia, Niue and the Solomon Islands.[1]

Stuart-Black joined the New Zealand National Emergency Management Agency Te Rākau Whakamarumaru in 2003, and in December 2014 she was appointed director of Civil Defence and Emergency Management. She led the Civil Defence response to the 2016 Kaikōura earthquake, the 2017 Port Hills fires, the 2019 Christchurch mosque attacks and Whakaari / White Island eruption.[1]

Publications
  • Norman, S., & Talib, A. (2005). Improving child survival in Ethiopia: Needs assessment for the Ethiopian health care system. Cambridge, Mass: John F. Kennedy School of Government.[7]
  • Stuart-Black, J., Coles, E., Norman, S.; Disaster research and the social sciences: lessons learned and future trajectories. (January 01, 2005). Bridging the divide from theory to practice. International Journal of Mass Emergencies and Disasters.[8]
  • Stuart-Black, S., Stuart-Black, J., Coles, E., & Health Protection Agency (Great Britain). (2008). Health emergency planning: A handbook for practitioners. London: TSO.[9]

References
  1. "The people leading New Zealand's fight against Covid-19". RNZ. 31 March 2020. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  2. "Stuart-Black, Sarah 1972–". Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  3. "New Director of Civil Defence announced". www.civildefence.govt.nz. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  4. "Sarah Stuart-Black | NZSEE 2020 Annual Technical Conference". Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  5. "Minister welcomes new Director of Civil Defence". The Beehive. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  6. Brenda Phillips, David M. Neal, Gary Webb (2016). Introduction to Emergency Management. CRC Press.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  7. Norman, Sarah; Talib, Aisha (2005). Improving child survival in Ethiopia: needs assessment for the Ethiopian health care system. Cambridge, Mass.: John F. Kennedy School of Government. OCLC 212807721.
  8. Stuart-Black, Jim; Coles, Eve; Norman, Sarah; Disaster research and the social sciences: lessons learned and future trajectories (2005). "Bridging the divide from theory to practice". International journal of mass emergencies and disasters. OCLC 664830754.
  9. Stuart-Black, Sarah; Stuart-Black, Jim; Coles, Eve; Health Protection Agency (Great Britain) (2008). Health emergency planning: a handbook for practitioners. London: TSO. ISBN 978-0-11-703768-7. OCLC 244817683.
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