Sara is the Director of Strategic Initiatives on the Schools Strategy Team, supporting our Chief Instructional Officer. She has led the strategic planning and implementation for a number of initiatives, including those related to academic intervention, independent study, summer school, and our transition to virtual education during the COVID-19 pandemic. She facilitates cross-collaboration and stakeholder engagement to inform key systems and policy decisions, particularly those impacting instruction. She has also overseen a number of key academic program and partnership pilots.
Prior to Alliance, Sara worked in education policy and advocacy spaces working to advance educational equity and opportunity in New York and across the country. She has written state education policy, led communication efforts in close collaboration with education reporters, planned and implemented nationwide advocacy strategies, facilitated education conferences, and supported community organizing efforts. She was also a founding teacher at an Achievement First elementary school in Brooklyn, NY. Sara loves hosting a Cocktail Club with her husband, but has temporarily paused it to welcome their first baby in April 2023. Cheers!
Education BA in International Relations, New York University, College of Arts & Sciences, New York, NY MPA in Education Policy, New York University, Wagner Graduation School of Public Service, New York, NY MA in Teaching, Relay Graduate School of Education, New York, NY.