Sarah Edwards

Experience

• 

  Conservancy for Cuyahoga Valley National Park

  Aug 2006 - Aug 2007

  Field Instructor

  • Taught students who are attending the residential environmental education program classes focusing on watersheds, natural history, ecology, geology, water quality, and sustainability• Led interpretive nature and night hikes for various weekend groups staying at the EEC

• 

  The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society

  Sept 2007 - Mar 2008

  School and Youth Programs Campaign Recruiter

  • Actively engaged schools in Northern California to participate in a service learning program, “Pennies for Patients” that raises money for blood cancer research and patient care• Managed recruitment databases to keep track of the over 100 schools participating in the program

• 

  San Francisco Department of the Environment

  Jan 2008 - May 2008

  School Education Associate Assistant

  • Taught classroom presentations about material consumption and recycling• Assisted with assemblies to implement the nation’s first all-inclusive school composting system• Designed and updated databases, websites, curriculum, and other program publications

• 

  Crown Point Ecology Center and Farm

  Jun 2008 - Aug 2008

  Education Coordinator/ Teacher

  • Co-directed and taught the Summer Farm and Science School Day Camp for 100 youth aged 5-13• Constructed and implemented curriculum and activities for the program

• 

  Organization for the Assabet River

  May 2009 - Dec 2009

  Education Coordinator

  • Coordinated, created, and led free water-related summer workshops for over 100 youth aged 6-12 to provide holistic education about how their actions affect the greater watershed• Organized a pilot Environmental Innovators Contest co-sponsored by Intel Corporation with 23 high school teams that generated innovative solutions for local watershed problems• Created publicity materials about the workshops that ran in local news media• Hired and directed two interns who co-led the water workshops Show less

• 

  Oak Hill Community Development Corporation

  Jan 2010 - Jun 2010

  Community and Youth Organizer Intern

  • Supported PhotoVoice program, which united high school students from starkly different demographics to design and create a graffiti mural to better their immediate community• Planned and organized a Global Youth Service Day event in the community, centered around fighting climate change and improving communities by making homes more energy efficient• Supervised 9 youth working in an inner-city community garden as part of a summer youth employment program once a week for 7 weeks

• 

  Troy Prep Charter School

  Nov 2010 - Aug 2013

  • Recruit families interested in a high performing urban charter school and expand outreach through community partnerships• Administer and improve recruitment databases and educational assessment reporting systems• Create and produce all communication regarding school events and procedures• Plan and execute school events and student activities, including the new student lottery, parent orientation sessions, and parent appreciation week• Manage the National School Breakfast Program and National School Lunch Program for both the elementary and middle schools Show less

  • Director of Special Projects

    Aug 2012 - Aug 2013

  • Special Projects Coordinator

    Nov 2010 - Jul 2012
• 

  Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance

  Oct 2013 - Jul 2016

  • Manage the HVAC SAVE program, a quality installation and quality maintenance residential heating and cooling system contractor training program• Organize trainings for HVAC contractors throughout Iowa and Illinois that focus on system operational efficiency• Grant management for multiple grants that help with the advancement of the HVAC SAVE program • Coordinated and implemented the Building Operator Certification Program throughout MEEA's Midwestern footprint, specifically in MI, MN, OH and KS• Focused on commercial building energy efficiency• Forged relationships with new program partners to continue expansion throughout the Midwest

  • Senior Program Associate

    Sept 2014 - Jul 2016

  • Program Associate

    Oct 2013 - Sept 2014
• 

  Cook County Department of Environment & Sustainability

  Jul 2016 - Aug 2019

  Energy Efficiency Community Outreach Coordinator
• 

  Cook County

  Aug 2019 - now

  Environment & Sustainability Program Manager