Sarah Cool-Fergus Email & Phone Number

Brussels, Be

Leuven, Flemish Region, Belgium

Twipe is a mediatech scale-up working with leading newspaper publishers in Europe & the US to grow their digital subscribers and sustain quality journalism.My current role includes writing weekly articles on the news industry for the Twipe Insights blog, demoing products to prospects, and organizing our annual Digital Growth Summit.

Leuven, Flemish Region, Belgium

As a Customer Success Manager, I helped publishers bring their tech products to life. A major project I worked on over 9 months, was the onboarding of 11 apps to Twipe's platform for German publisher SWMH's titles.

Brussels Region, Belgium

The Committee of the Regions is a political assembly of municipal representatives that gives voice to cities and regions in the EU. The administration is headed by the Secretary General.> Co-led the creation and marketing of a trainee alumni network, organizing its inaugural hybrid event in June 2022.> Coordinated the Trainee Research pilot program, acting as a liaison between research managers and trainees to ensure milestone completion and final product delivery.> Wrote concise plenary meeting summaries to keep senior colleagues informed on key discussion points.

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

As a part of Canada's foreign relations ministry, the EU relations team oversees relations with the EU institutions.> Organized three EU parliamentary delegation visits to Canada, handling agendas, speaker schedules, event space preparation, and on-site coordination.> Partnered with the EU Mission to Canada to deliver five courses on EU-related topics, suggesting interesting subjects, managing logistics, and marketing to Canadian civil servants.> Received the 2021 Instant Award for hard work and dedication to the department.

Remote

Youth Climate Lab is an organization built by-and-for young Canadians that seeks to give youth the tools to take innovative action to achieve a climate-resilient future.> Co-authored a manual clarifying Canadian municipal government structures to encourage youth participation.> Drafted interview questions for young climate activists and municipal councillors, using their responses and desk research to inform the manual's content.> Edited the manual to ensure accessibility for readers with varying levels of familiarity with the topic.

Master Of Arts - Ma, European Politics And Society

An Erasmus Mundus Joint Master's Degree is a two-year master's program given across three universities/countries. 3rd and 4th semester MA

Master Of Arts - Ma, European Politics And Society

2nd semester MA

Master Of Arts - Ma, European Politics And Society

1st semester MA

B.A., International Studies Honours & Hispanic Studies Minor

Top graduating student of the Politics and International Studies Department in 2019.

B.A., International Relations/ Hispanic Studies

Semester abroad in Puebla, Mexico Courses taken in Spanish.