Sara has joined HEDI to work as a DEI Clinical Services Project Manager. Sara has a professional background of working across non-profit, education, and corporate environments as a Program and Project Manager. She has worked locally with Soil Born Farms Urban Agriculture and Education Project on programs funded by the California Endowment, Kaiser Permanente, and the California Department of Public Health. Most recently, Sara worked for a local Fintech company in hyper-growth, leading multiple large-scale company-wide programs, identifying solutions to connect platforms to processes and employee experiences.  

Sara holds a B.S. in Health Education from San Francisco State University and is Certified in Project Management by the Project Management Institute. Sara believes in the power of working at the edges of our personal and cultural eco-systems, and the advantages of leveraging the abundance of resources at those edges.  

Why I do DEI work

I work in DEI to support equitable institutional change in our world. Being raised in a diverse community where most of my neighbors were not the same race or ethnicity as me, has allowed me to connect with and act as a bridge and at times translator between cultures and norms. I want to honor our collective lived experiences by continuing to work for improved health outcomes for our community members who have less access. 

Outside of work, you can find me relaxing with my family listening to music and dancing, or cooking and eating. You might see me at Dance on the Edge, or the Sacramento River Cruise.