Helen Cooney

Experience

Helen is the National Assistant Secretary at the SDA, the Union for workers in retail, fast food and warehousing. Helen has been a policy, strategy and governance adviser in state and federal governments on the topics of early childhood, school education and workplace relations, and for a group-of-eight Australian university in the private office of the Vice- Chancellor and President. 

She put the theory into practice for a decade as a President and CEO in the community sector serving expectant and new mothers and ran a private practice as a coach of strategy and governance professionals.

Current Directorships

• Director of Retail Employees Superannuation Pty Ltd
• Freedom & Social Action Group Limited

Current Appointments

• National Assistant Secretary, Shop Distributive and Allied Employees’ Association
• Executive Member, Australian Council of Trade Unions
• Member, Personal Services Strategic Workforce Advisory Group (SWAG)

Rest Committee Membership

• People, Culture and Remuneration Committee
• Member and Employer Services Committee