Sarah Fields, Mup Email & Phone Number

California, United States

Santa Clara, California, United States

• Strategically and creatively relate the LifeMoves story through a variety of external channels• Create and deliver external communications associated with the organization's mission within the communities LifeMoves serves• Write a variety of materials including executive leadership communications, speeches, press releases, presentations, and social media posts/campaigns directed at community leaders and organizations• Assist in positioning LifeMoves as a social leader in the area of homelessness, as the organization pursuing ambitious goals that will improve the lives of people, protect and develop pathways to self-sufficiency and demonstrate innovative alternatives to shelter housing• Help conceive and build community partnerships with a wide range of local, national, and state organizations; Serve as a key contact for community organizations.• Serve as eyes and ears for pending city and county policy issues and liaise with LifeMoves leadership team to coordinate and execute strategy, including internal and external messaging recommendations• Handle media inquiries and set up proactive media campaigns around homelessness, executive thought leadership and community engagement.• Serve and/or prep others to serve as spokespeople for media inquiries associated with city/county programs.

• Managed and led the San Francisco Bay Area team• Stewarded individual and organizational relationships and partnerships, cultivated new ones• Designed, planned, and executed programs to meet organizational goals, impact, and strategy• Represented the Shalom Hartman Institute of North America throughout the region at communal convenings, act as the public face• Engaged in high level Jewish learning with and in service of the community, particularly in key areas of Hartman research (eg Jewish Peoplehood, leadership, civics, liberal Zionism, etc.)

United States

Temporary position• Provided analytical and administrative support for the policy and government affairs work at the state and federal levels• Created and monitored legislation tracking systems for all bills related to water, wastewater, and power • Liaised with lobbying group, trade associations, and others

San Francisco Bay Area

• Managed all administration of projects and campaigns, with a focus on land use and development, including formulating and leading client narratives and strategies• Built and maintained relationships with local elected officials • Created and monitored budgets for accounts• Reviewed and approved junior staff time and assignments• Trained and mentored junior staff• Identified and pursued new business opportunities, including collaborating on public and private sector proposals • Liaised between clients and the news media for information and stories

• Recruited, organized, prepared and mobilized grassroots and other Jewish community activists to advance JCRC’s goals and objectives• Built and maintained strong personal connections with influential public officials, civic, faith and ethnic leaders through involvement in interethnic, interfaith, civic and single issue coalitions and organizations• Developed and executed strategic community relations’ plans in response to local issues• Served as the JCRC’s ambassador at Peninsula Jewish and civic functions and built awareness of and support for JCRC.• Event planning and execution• Supervised a part-time program assistant

Greater San Diego Area

• Acted within specified neighborhoods of the 39th District as an official representative and liaison for State Senator Marty Block • Developed proficiency in policy areas including healthcare and housing, and acted as a local legislative subject matter expert• Responded to a variety of constituent legislative inquiries and problems with state agencies• Attended meetings of local government, community organizations, and private or public interest groups and articulated positions of Senator Block• Assisted with press, communications planning and implementation • Organized community forums and service activities with strong public outreach• Provided staff support to Senator Block in meetings and at community events

Greater San Diego Area

• Identified and researched community groups for volunteer recruitment and organizational partnerships• Managed communication and outreach systems for securing community sponsorships • Promoted and customized partnership opportunities • Expanded and developed partnerships with faith-based organizations • Established and grew youth volunteer experiences• Represented the organization publicly

Long Island City, Ny

• Collaborated on a team to ensure all requirements mandated by Local Law 129 and the updated Local Law 1• Managed all aspects of the City’s M/WBE Program including setting participation goals, reviewing and approving documents, monitoring contractor compliance, and performing contract closeouts • Prepared detailed reports for oversight agencies• Developed comprehensive narratives outlining results of inquiries• Proposed corrective actions to address non-compliance

Greater New York City Area

• Assisted with an in-person origin and destination transportation study for the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) • Conducted interviews and electronic passenger counts for the study• Distributed, collected, and answered clarifying questions on a commuter questionnaire

Greater New York City Area

• Performed due diligence audits on a selected portfolio of projects contracts with the NYCEDC/NYCIDA• Reviewed legal and transactional documents to determine compliance requirements• Maintained quality control of historical data from the department database (PATS)• Conducted on-site inspections for project locations• Drafted official memorandum of findings for the Agency’s file• Collaborated with Compliance Project Managers to analyze project compliance and history• Revised the department overview for new hires PowerPoint presentation

Greater New York City Area

• Acted as the liaison for the City to a research team at Baruch College conducting a study assessing performance based contracting • Researched agency programs to determine the research project’s outreach plan• Arranged and conducted interviews with different agencies responsible for evaluating contracts • Took part in site visits of agencies to gather and assess internal reviews• Collaborated with the Capacity Building Office on staff meetings and training sessions

Greater New York City Area

• Operated as the organization’s sole staff person in directing all campaign members, board members, event planning and fundraising committees to formulate and carry out duties• Organized membership and leadership development • Coordinated with bookkeeper, landlord, vendors, and interns• Assisted in major donor cultivation and solicitation, conducted grassroots fundraising• Maintained relationships with partner organizations and foundations

Tel Aviv, Israel

• Oversaw international donor development outreach through mailings, site visits, and regular appeals• Organized fundraising appeals, assisted in writing and compiling grant applications• Provided support and guidance to asylum seeking families in Israel, primarily from Western Africa• Designed, prepared, and taught English Language learning workshops in an afterschool program

Utica, Ms

Bachelor Of Arts, Metropolitan Studies, Politics

Master, Urban Planning

London, Uk

Activities and Societies: Coursework in European Politics and Urban Planning