Originally from Connecticut, Sarah graduated from The George Washington University in 2020 with a B.A. in Environmental Studies. As an undergraduate, she contributed to research on sea level rise in coastal forests and communities of the Chesapeake Bay. Following graduation, she continued this work as a research assistant and developed a community science initiative that engages people in documenting sea level rise. After her time on the coast, Sarah moved west to work as a Naturalist and Backcountry Interpretive Hiking Guide in Avon, Colorado. In these roles she wrote and implemented public programming on Rocky Mountain ecology and conservation.

Most recently, Sarah has spent long hours on Lake Champlain as University of Vermont’s Assistant Sailing Coach. She is excited to be a part of Lake Champlain Sea Grant and contribute to work that will make Lake Champlain basin communities more resilient to flooding.