Sara Roach Email & Phone Number

Murray, Ut

August 2017 – Present Director Wheeler Historic Farm, Salt Lake County CorporationHighlights of Accomplishments:· Completed MAP grant and planning for Wheeler Historic Farm in tandem with Parks and Recreation Administration and Wheeler Farm Friends, Inc.· Actively updates and invests time and efforts in strategic plan for Farm· Increases revenue through additional special events, store revenue and improvements to rental facilities.· Develops and sustains strong partnership with USU Extension· As Staff Liaison to Wheeler Farm Friends, authors grants and cultivates relationships with donors, most recently for the Wheeler Farm Outdoor Education Center· Served on Murray City History Advisory Board for two terms working with city residents and board on preservation and history programming for Murray City· Promoted to Farm Director in 2017 after serving as Heritage Preservation Manager for four years. Solved multiple staff and morale issues, fired and hired essential staff, brought animal care in line working closely with experts from USU Extension and USU main campus, improved training and communication for staff, repaired relationship with Granite Technical Institute.· Cultivates a dedicated full and part time staff. · Oversees all social media, and approves all PR materials, the Farm does not participate in any paid advertising. Active presence on social media continues to grow

Murray, Ut

• Installed clothing exhibit in Activity Barn• Reorganized artifact storage areas in Activity Barn, Icehouse Basement• Authored a successful grants (AAM-MAP Grant, USHRAB Archives Grant, CLG-Utah Department of History, and Utah Arts and Museums)• Completed Disaster Planner and Emergency Plan for Farm• Created maintenance plan for historic house, re-arranged displays, cleaned artifacts• Manager/Buyer for Rosebud Country Store with expanded selection of merchandise and concessions

Highlights of Accomplishments:Promoted within five months of hireCharged with bringing Public Events department in line with Thanksgiving Point Institute policy and procedure including venue rental pricing and regulations for clients; repairing and renewing client relationships and meeting budget for each eventPlanned and executed large scale onsite events while overseeing all public events (average of 52 events/year with attendance ranging from 300 to 30,000)Improved client relationships with major clients including Cornbelly's and the Utah Scottish Association; solicited and secured new clientsMaintained a department budget of $810,000, brought expenses in line and improved net revenue for first time in department

United States

Highlights of Accomplishments:Developed expertise in small business/nonprofit development effectively tripling NLTHS income, increasing staff levels and membership supportAdvised local museum groups through strategic direction, product recommendations and executive supportCreated and implemented strategic planning process for the NLTHSDeveloped Gift Acceptance Policy, Employee Handbook, and Collections PolicyAuthored the museum newsletter, Tahoe Tattler, which resulted in an endowment gift of $500,000Worked with local and national press, including television interviews for Reno and Sacramento stations and ABC's Good Morning America to publicize the museum and talk about the local historyCultivated donors through friend-raising events, personal communications, and private events and toursAuthored Lake Tahoe: A Postcard History published by Arcadia Publishing (over 2,300 sold)Successfully developed a healthy budget with 100% earned revenue (grants, memberships, donations, earned income

United States

Designed programs, fundraising events. Managed volunteer staff. Grantwriter.

Ma, Anthropology-Musuem Studies

Bs, Anthropology

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