Sara Ramirez Email & Phone Number

Las Vegas, NV 89101, US

Austin, Texas, US

• Strategic Leadership: Spearhead the oversight of 7 departments, guiding a dedicated team of 97 staff members and managing a robust budget of $12.8 million across a diverse 25-county region.
• Transformational Governance: Designed and implemented a new Board Governance Model, aligning with strategic objectives and driving an impressive 800% increase in individuals served (18,000+ annually).
• Revenue Growth: Increased revenue by 525%, implementing a diversified funding strategy that includes raising over $2 million annually.
• Operational Excellence: Championed the redesign of administrative and service delivery policies, utilizing Council on Accreditation best practices, significantly enhancing service quality and efficiency.
• Program Innovation: Expanded program portfolio to include 7 innovative initiatives focused on eradicating poverty, fostering community empowerment, and addressing urgent needs. New programs include Counseling Services.
• Crisis Response Leadership: Led the organization’s response to major disasters, including the 2013 West Explosion, Memorial Day Floods of 2015, and Hurricane Harvey. Successfully developed a Continuity of Operations.

Fort Worth, Texas, US

• Key Accomplishments:
• Increased financial contributions by 94%, resulting in over $14 million raised to close year-end budgetary gaps and capital campaign projects.
• Advised the CEO as part of the Executive Leadership Team, helping grow the operating budget from $12M to $21M over five years.
• Generated over $2.7 million of value-add to organizational services through the use of volunteers and in-kind donations.
• Served as C-Level Project Manager for a new state of the art 5-chair Dental Clinic with a self sustaining budget of $500,000.
• Established a $2.8M endowment in its first year for long-term sustainability

Fort Worth, Texas, US

• Key Accomplishments:
• Successfully led the organization through national accreditation in 15 months, which placed the organization as one of only six nationally accredited organizations in the Dallas/Fort Worth area.
• Designed and implemented a new organizational wide Performance and Quality Improvement System which was acknowledged as “One of the best and well integrated PQI systems seen in 30 years” by a tenured Council on.
• Designed and implemented a training program for leadership development, as well as a 360-degree performance evaluation system for 220 staff and field practicum for 30 student interns annually.

Fort Worth, Texas, US

• Key Accomplishments:
• Successfully implemented an evidence-based child abuse prevention curriculum into a competitive contract and brought an additional $150,000 into Tarrant County for the prevention of child abuse and neglect.
• Served as lead mentor in community level program planning including Mental Health Connection and Arlington Child Abuse Task Force.

Fort Worth, Texas, US

• Key Accomplishments:
• Successfully managed program revenue and controlled program expenditures within an established budget of $300,000.
• Redesigned program operations for efficient and effective service delivery to promote high quality services to children.
• Served as the liaison to Fort Worth Independent School District, Child Protective Services and contracted medical professionals.

Austin, Texas, US

• Key Accomplishments:
• Maintained an average caseload size of 25 and conducted thorough assessments to evaluate the risk of harm for children in order to assess the degree of State intervention need.
• Coordinated needed services with local police departments, medical professionals, social service agencies and legal professionals to advocate on behalf of children and families.

Master Of Science (M.S.), Social Work

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Psychology