Sarah brings nearly two decades of experience developing and managing conservation and education programs, as well as ecological research projects around the globe. She has worked in a wide variety of contexts and ecosystems, from urban forests in Boston, MA, to agricultural communities in eastern Colorado and rural villages in east Africa. In 2009, she founded a non-profit near Ruaha National Park, Tanzania dedicated to protecting elephants and improving human livelihoods. Sarah believes passionately in the importance of connecting people with nature for the benefit of both, and she is especially focused on ensuring people from traditionally under-resourced communities share in those opportunities. Sarah holds a BSc in Biology from the University of Colorado and is wrapping up her PhD in Ecology from Colorado State University. When she is not working to connect local communities with nature, she loves sharing it with her two beautiful kids, and their rescue pitbull, Winston.