Ms Jane Drumm, of Auckland, QSO for services to victims of domestic violence
Ms Jane Drumm, of Auckland, for services to victims of domestic violence
Jane Drumm is General Manager and former Executive Director of the violence prevention agency Shine. She has grown Shine from a small organisation of four staff to more than 30 staff. Under her leadership, Shine pioneered several new initiatives in New Zealand, such as the use of analytical tools to assess victims’ risk of lethality or death; an advocacy service based at Auckland Hospital; DVFREE, which helps corporates develop an employer response for staff affected by domestic abuse; the KIDshine programme, which educates children on how to react to and escape violence; and safe@home, which upgrades house security for high-risk victims of domestic abuse. Ms Drumm has researched and written reports on domestic abuse, regularly presented at conferences and seminars, and provided consultation to policy analysts, researchers and ministerial representatives.