Sara Baier is a Associate Director of External Relations, I3H and Colton Center for Autoimmunity at University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine. She possess expertise in social studies education, esl education, secondary education, microsoft office, lesson planning and 8 more skills. Colleagues describe her as "I have had the pleasure of working with Sara for the past 5 years at Northeastern. Ms. Baier is an organized and focused individual who has become an invaluable member of our team. The projects she has worked on, or managed, for the center have continually resulted in the production of high quality print or digital products, new and more efficient processes, and a solid communications strategy for the center. Our funding agency highlighted her center communications work as a benchmark for other Centers of Excellence. Not only does Sara have a strong attention to detail and quality concerning her work, she is also able to deliver on deadline and readily collaborate as a team member. Ms. Baier would be an asset to any organization and I would recommend her without hesitation." and "Sara is the point person for all ALERT reporting including Annual Reports, Semi-Annual Reports, Annual Work Plans and marketing materials needed for DHS requests and ALERT events. To meet DHS deadlines, Sara will often be working on multiple deliverables with many internal and external contributors and she is adept at creating and managing timelines for these projects to ensure that a high quality product is delivered on time. In conjunction with this responsibility area, Sara is continually reaching out to colleagues in person and in writing and represents the Center in a polished and professional manner. Her diligence and fine attention to detail are invaluable in this position. Sara has grown significantly in her leadership and technical ability related to maintaining a vibrant and current social media presence for the ALERT Center. She is consistently seeking new material and developing articles and content to promote and highlight significant accomplishments of the Center through the bi-monthly newsletter, Twitter, Facebook, the DHS portal, and our website. Her creativity and strong desire to learn led to her redesign of the ALERT newsletter template in the course of what was already a busy year. Finally, Sara took on the challenge this past year of managing the front office administration for the Center which also involved hiring, training and supervising a staff member and work-study and other student employees. Sara was very conscientious and thorough in gaining an understanding of NU hiring processes and sought multiple opportunities to learn about management, mentorship and administration best practices. She consistently ensured a smooth and effective administrative support function for the Center faculty, staff and students while providing mentorship and guidance as needed. Sara consistently accomplishes her key job responsibilities and has been a major contributor to the Center’s success over the years. She excels in the areas that she handles and she is always willing to take on a new challenge and work with her teammates for the success of the Center. "