Partner Member, Essex County Council
Sarah is the Director of Wellbeing, Public Health and Communities at Essex County Council, a role she has held since November 2024.
Before joining Essex, Sarah spent eight years as Director of Public Health at Bradford Metropolitan Borough Council. During her time in Bradford, she also held several regional leadership roles, including Chair of the Yorkshire and Humber Association of Directors of Public Health Network, Chair of the Regional Public Health Practitioners Programme, and Director of Public Health Lead for the West Yorkshire Integrated Care System.
Nationally, Sarah has served as the Association of Directors of Public Health (ADPH) Policy Lead for Children and Young People for nearly four years. In this role, she chairs the ADPH Policy Advisory Group and provides expert advice and guidance to national government on public health issues affecting children and young people.