Sarah Dawson (Lipscomb) Email and Phone Number

Dedicated Director of Colorado's Child Care Assistance Program committed to supporting families by providing access to quality, affordable child care. Passionate about fostering healthy child development and school readiness while promoting self-sufficiency. Skilled in strategic planning, program implementation, and advocating for economic security for families. Ready to lead initiatives that make a lasting impact Colorado's children and families.

Helps counties identify what resources are needed and coordinate needed resources from other state employees.Assists county offices as needed to complete tasks related to community events, data collection and analysis, and other tasks that will aid the county in meeting its objectives.Provides internal communication to departments to understand and respond to the needs and requests of county departments.Analyzes county data information to look at trends and needs across the state.Assists counties with understanding of new rules and upcoming legislative issues.

● Manages NCL’s flagship program the All-America City Awards (AAC) ♦ Connecting the over 500 AAC communities with resources around local governance practices and civic engagement issues though research, quarterly regional forums around the country and monthly promising practices conference calls ♦ Evaluating and coaching potential applicant communities on what makes an All-America City (criteria: demonstrating civic engagement, cross-sector collaboration, inclusiveness, innovation and impact when addressing local issues) ♦ Event and program planning for annual three-day award conference with over 500 attendees from finalist communities across the country ● Facilitates resident-centered strategic and comprehensive planning services for local governments ● Contributes to research projects including co-authoring "Fiscal Sustainability Case Studies: City of Riverside," National Civic Review 103-2 ● Assists with fundraising including grant reporting and Colorado Gives Day campaign● Coordinates membership services using SalesForce ● Develops social media and email marketing campaigns

• Research, analyze, and summarize best practices for: o Integrating adult basic education and career and technical education o Early childhood education o Sector strategies between education and industry• Facilitated focus groups around the Colorado Child Care Assistance Program• Helped manage social media sites of Twitter and Facebook

• Developed program curriculum focusing on sustainable agriculture and eco-friendly business• Planned summer program activities for 10 middle school and high school aged youths including field trips, guest speakers, group discussions around OMNI’s mission of peace, justice, and ecology

• Assisted Family/Community Service Manager• Researched local resources for families • Help complete home visits and Family Action Plans• Aided Family Advocates in all nine centers• Event planning for Arkansas Children’s Week which was attended by 100+ families

• Facilitated grassroots movement by youth throughout the country to support holistic programs in Central Africa for areas affected by the Lord’s Resistance Army • Developed program structure and implemented over 200 book drives on high school and university campuses that more than doubled program goal of 100 book drives• Liaison between Invisible Children and Better World Books• Used SalesForce CRM database to manage all book drive contacts

• Responsible for delivery of documents to applicable parties, senior partner scheduling, and relevant office management