Helen Dawes

Helen Elizabeth Dawes is a British academic administrator. Since 2021, she has been Principal of Westcott House, Cambridge. Before returning to Westcott House where she had trained for ordination, she served in parish ministry in the Dioceses of Ely, St Albans and Salisbury, and on the staff of the Archbishop of Canterbury.

Early life and education Dawes was born on 5 January 1974. She was educated at South Wilts Grammar School, then an all-girls grammar school in Salisbury, England. as per tradition, her BA was promoted to a Master of Arts (MA Cantab) degree.

In 1999, Dawes matriculated into Westcott House, Cambridge, to study theology and train for holy orders. She graduated in 2018, and her doctoral thesis was titled "An examination of the contextualisation of the human person as a potential contribution to conversation between theology and political economy".

Ordained ministry Dawes was ordained in the Church of England as a deacon in 2002 and as a priest in 2003. She took up the post in February 2021.

Personal life In 1997, she married Jonathan Dawes. Together they have one son and two daughters.