Race relations commissioner dame susan devoy biography
Dame Susan Elizabeth Anne Devoy DNZM CBE is a New Zealand former squash player and senior public servant.
She served as New Zealand's Race Relations Commissioner from to Dame Susan Devoy....
“Over my lifetime I have given most things a crack when presented with the opportunity,” Susan Devoy writes in her funny and fascinating new biography, Dame Suzy D: My Story.
And she does have one of the most amazingly varied résumés you’re likely to encounter. From self-described ‘working-class girl’ to Dame, Race Relations Commissioner to reality TV star, unbeatable squash world number one to all-too-relatable mother of four, she’s attempted and accomplished more than most.
It makes her a fascinating mass of contradictions.
And in Dame Suzy D she demonstrates another contrast to add to the mix - a likeable self-effacing wit and warmth to temper the trademark forthrightness and steely courtside determination most New Zealanders traditionally associate with her.
Her unprecedented life can make things a little unfocused at times.
One minute, she’s vividly describing the pressures and burdens of her demanding Race Relations role, and the toll it took on her mental health, wit
