Sara is currently the Leadership and Capacity Development Specialist with Extension Lakes, a program of the College of Natural Resources at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. Her previous position was with the Wisconsin K-12 Energy Education Program (KEEP), a program of the Wisconsin Center for Environmental Education also at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. Sara has more than 15 years of experience developing, implementing, and evaluating environmental education programming for the K-12 audience.
She successfully developed and launched an online course for teachers focused on renewable energy, a conceptual framework focused on building science in renewable energy, and a multi-year approach to place-based learning with a school district. Sara has presented at dozens of state and national conferences, taught hundreds of educators across Wisconsin, and has worked internationally with the Ministry of Education in Taiwan to provide energy education workshops for Taiwanese educators.
Another area of Sara’s expertise is the sustainability of schools as she has provided guidance and support to multiple schools as they work to make their schools healthier while increasing environmental education for students. Sara received a B.A. in Environmental Science and Biology from Adrian College, MI and an M.S. in Environmental Studies from the College of Charleston, SC. She is on the Board of Directors for RENEW Wisconsin and received the Educator of the Year award from Slipstream, a nonprofit that inspires new solutions to big energy challenges, in 2017. Sara is able to advise on projects relating to increasing the environmental literacy of teachers and students. Specific areas of focus could include energy efficiency, renewable energy, and general environmental education. Another area of interest includes capacity building and leadership development.
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