Sarah is the Knowledge Associate for the NDC Partnership. In support of NDC ambition raising and implementation, she leads the NDC Navigator online tool as well as the production of knowledge products and capacity building events focused on NDC enhancement. Across her work, Sarah engages with a broad range of NDC Partnership members and non-members to ensure Partnership data, learning, and examples inform partner knowledge products and events.

Prior to joining the Partnership, Sarah served as the Science and Policy Program Manager at One Earth, where she served as a subject-matter expert on nature-based solutions to climate change and led the organization's engagement on biodiversity policy at multiple scales. Previously, she worked at the Society for Conservation Biology (SCB), The Nature Conservancy (TNC), and World Resources Institute (WRI) as a communications and marketing lead.

Sarah holds a Ph.D. in Environmental Science and Policy from George Mason University, a M.Sc. in Environmental Conservation from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and a dual B.A. in Journalism and History from American University.

Sarah lives in Severna Park, MD with her husband, young daughter, and two dogs.