Sara is a graduate of the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising where she studied to be an Inventory Planner and Buyer. Upon graduation, she started her career at Old Navy headquarters, a part of Gap Inc., in San Francisco and spent the first ten years of her career there. After five years as a Buyer for Old Navy’s international markets, she was then asked to join the Human Resources team where she specialized in organizational design, change management, and building emerging leader training programs. Following her time at Old Navy, she was CEO for her community’s Chamber of Commerce in California where she focused on rebuilding the Leadership Merced program to equip and train civic leaders. Sara then helped to start up three properties during the pandemic with Hyatt as Director of People and Community Impact for El Capitan in Merced, CA. Her time in California’s Central Valley is where she became engaged in civics and realized the importance of being involved at a local level.
As the Senior Manager of People and Leadership Development, Sara will manage all human resource functions for the organization and co-manage the execution and development of our leadership engagement programs. Sara herself is a graduate of CLER 1.0, 2.0, and 3.0, and is excited to be a part of an organization that makes a positive and productive impact in communities throughout our great country.
Sara and her husband split their time between their home in Cody, Wyoming, Northern California, or traveling in their Airstream. She spends as much time as she can outside going on several walks a day, and enjoys hiking, gardening, snow sports, road trips, and putting together agendas for gatherings with family and friends.