Sara was born in Los Angeles, California, and attended UCLA, earning a degree in history and political science. After a stint in the Peace Corps in Yap State, Micronesia, and several years living in Asia, she returned to the U.S. and earned a law degree from UCLA Law School. After practicing law in both the public and private sector for over ten years, she moved into the non-profit field. She was the Vice-President for Programs at the California State Parks Foundation for 13 years, before re-joining the Peace Corps in Georgia. She served for two years in Gori, working for CHCA doing project development, grant writing and organizational facilitation. After completing her service, she moved to Tbilisi where she continues to work for CHCA and other clients such as ISET, Jumpstart and the McClain Association for Children. Sara loves Georgian food, singing, dancing and most of all, the people of Georgia.