Sara serves as the Outreach Director for the Central Region of the USGLC. Prior to joining, Sara worked for the Iowa Catholic Conference as both Associate and Executive Director. She also spent ten years working for MercyOne Health System in Iowa, where she led the Government Relations work and served as Vice President of Community Health, where she developed system-wide efforts to address social determinants of health in communities across Iowa. Previously, Sara worked for the Iowa Senate as majority leader and on several state and national political campaigns. Sara holds a Master of Public Administration from Drake University and a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science and Communications from the University of Iowa. A native of Iowa, Sara has previously lived in Ecuador and Guatemala and currently resides in West Des Moines.