Sara Bumgardner

Experience

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  Walla Walla General Hospital/Adventist Health

  Sept 2015 - May 2017

  Foundation Assistant

  • Corresponded with donors and prospective donors about hospital donations• Organized and assisted with Gala and Golf Tournament benefit events for the hospital• Trained and supervised volunteers in maintaining confidential donor records and processing donations.

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  Health Equity Alliance

  Aug 2018 - Aug 2019

  Health Justice AmeriCorps VISTA

  • Managed a small volunteer-based free clinic and improved the clinic’s sustainability• Developed the infrastructure for a substance use counseling program and over-hauled the mental health counseling program to ensure compliance with state requirements • Designed, analyzed, and presented findings and recommendations from organizational surveys and follow-up employee focus groups

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  ST. LOUIS COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH

  Aug 2019 - Aug 2020

  Community Health Specialist AmeriCorps VISTA

  • Served as the coordinator for Bridging Health Duluth, a multi-sector community health collaborative with 7 members organizations• Coordinated and supported 6 new collaborative community health projects (ex. school food pantry)• Implemented group procedures, onboarding materials, a health equity tool, reporting and evaluation methods• Created communications infrastructure, including a communications plan, marketing materials, and quarterly newsletter

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  Lewis County Public Health & Social Services

  Aug 2020 - now

  • Health Promotion Coordinator

    Jan 2024 - now

  • Community Health Services and Contracts Coordinator

    Aug 2020 - Dec 2023