Sara Sherrard will lead advancement efforts for the Office of Global Affairs, broadening global opportunities for the Husky community and deepening the impact of the University of Washington’s global engagement.
The Office of Global Affairs (OGA) welcomes our first Associate Director of Development, Sara Sherrard. This inaugural role is a joint hire by International Advancement and the Office of Global Affairs. Sara will focus on frontline fundraising and donor stewardship to advance OGA’s work, including UW Study Abroad, the Global Innovation Fund, and the UW Rome Center.
Sara comes to the UW after five years with Hopelink, where she had increasing frontline fundraising responsibility in annual philanthropy, major gifts and major gifts management. Raised in the rainforests of Costa Rica, transplanted to the icy American Midwest for college, with stints in West Africa and South America along the way, Sara has a deep love for traveling the world and exploring new cultures.