About Sara
Sara has 20 years of Organizational Development and management experience. She is a Training Facilitator for CPS HR where she designs and facilitates training sessions for public sector managers with an emphasis on management and leadership, conflict resolution, employee engagement, communication, and organizational planning. She also facilitates training sessions on decision-making and political acumen for the University of Southern California (USC) Price School of Public Policy's Executive Development Leadership Program.
Previously, Sara worked as a deputy county administrative officer and personnel director in northern California. She also served as a county First 5 director and as Associate Director of the California Comprehensive Center at WestEd. She has conducted program evaluations, moderated contentious planning conversations, and facilitated strategic planning sessions for a number of public and nonprofit organizations.
She has served as an adjunct professor for the Price School of Public Policy and the Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism at USC. She earned her PhD in Organizational Communication at the University of Colorado at Boulder, her Masters in Public Administration from USC, and her undergraduate degree in Liberal Studies from California State University Monterey Bay.
In her spare time, Sara enjoys Zumba, hiking, cooking, and reading detective novels. She lives in Sacramento with her husband and their cat.
Previously, Sara worked as a deputy county administrative officer and personnel director in northern California. She also served as a county First 5 director and as Associate Director of the California Comprehensive Center at WestEd. She has conducted program evaluations, moderated contentious planning conversations, and facilitated strategic planning sessions for a number of public and nonprofit organizations.
She has served as an adjunct professor for the Price School of Public Policy and the Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism at USC. She earned her PhD in Organizational Communication at the University of Colorado at Boulder, her Masters in Public Administration from USC, and her undergraduate degree in Liberal Studies from California State University Monterey Bay.
In her spare time, Sara enjoys Zumba, hiking, cooking, and reading detective novels. She lives in Sacramento with her husband and their cat.