Sarah Korpita

Experience

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  City of Navasota

  Jan 2005 - Jan 2017

  Lead economic development initiatives for City of Navasota. Serve as liason between business community and city government. Facilitate community planning and comprehensive city planning activities and services for City of Navasota. Seek funding for community development activities through state and federal funding programs. Serve as facilitator between design professionals, contractors and owners to keep park projects on schedule and within budget while assuring quality of work and end product was in the best interest of the owner. Write and manage multiple grant opportunities from beginning through final reporting stages. Facilitate multiple strategic planning initiatives between departments, community members and stakeholders. Develop working structure and plans for successful programming and leadership Show less

  • Community Development Director

    May 2012 - Jan 2017

  • Parks & Recreation Coordinator

    Jan 2005 - May 2015
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  Burditt Land | Place

  Feb 2017 - Sept 2018

  Community Investment & Engagement

  Dedicated to reducing barriers in pursuit of healthier, holistic communities. Oversees the creation, implementation and success of new programs, partnerships, and sponsorships that extend the mission of Burditt into the communities where people live, work, and play. Works on cross-departmental initiatives to deliver high quality community programs, provide public education, engage volunteers and partners, and pursue financial support for the through grants and fundraising events. Responsible for managing business development activities and seeks to expand existing business activities to assist client’s with implementation of planning documents through staff development activities, leadership development and planning implementation. Show less

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  Gessner Engineering, LLC.

  Sept 2018 - now

  • Vice President of Client Experience

    Mar 2022 - now

  • Director Of Business Development

    Sept 2018 - now