Sara Leonard Email and Phone Number

Previous: Program Officer (June 2016 - November 2020)Development Specialist - Grants (December 2013 - June 2016)- Provides technical guidance to projects, makes recommendations for improvements in program delivery and outcomes, and follows up with regional and country staff to implement the recommendations.- Responsible for developing program technical content and ensuring utilization of up-to-date quality technical materials and guidelines that meet international standards.- Serve as primary contact with international staff on assigned projects, communicating frequently and addressing operational challenges. Contributes to relationship management and communication with donors and partners.- Monitors assigned programs to ensure quality and technical soundness by reviewing information, reports, and data and assessing quality through regular exchange and communication with program teams. Collaborates with technical program and M&E teams to monitor achievement of program and objectives, indicators and data collection. - Leads, coordinates, reviews and ensures technical quality and completion of program planning documents for assigned programs, including Workplans, Detailed Implementation Plans, M&E plans, Program Designs, Start-up and Close-out Plans.- Leads and/or contributes to the development of technical proposals and applications for funding opportunities from US-based and international donors such as USAID, USAID/BHA, CDC and PRM. - Coordinates with headquarter and country-based legal and compliance teams to ensure that Project HOPE policies and procedures as well as donor guidelines and regulations are adhered to.- Ensures quality data is captured, managed, and utilized for monitoring progress to target of assigned projects and donor reporting. Helps to develop M&E related procedures, data tools, and data management. -Works with colleagues to develop strategies and technical products such as abstracts, articles, briefs, and presentations.

Partnerships Manager (June 2012-December 2013)Partnerships Coordinator (May 2011-June 2012)Partnerships Assistant (May 2010-May 2011)Office Coordinator (November 2009-May 2010)● Project manager for grant activities supported by a private foundation. Manager responsibilities included: acting as primary liaison between the donor, project partners and consultants; supporting adaptations to an evidence-based teen pregnancy prevention curriculum in coordination with the developer; overseeing five state child welfare teams implementing program activities; analyzing and disseminating evaluation results through conference presentations and articles; writing and submitting mid-year and annual reports; reviewing the program budget.● Certified technical assistance provider to federal grantees implementing evidence-based teen pregnancy prevention programs.● Disseminated information to the field as it related to the organization’s mission through meetings, writing publications, articles, and blogs (see The National Campaign’s “Pregnant Pause”), and presenting at various workshops to stakeholders.

• Assisted with the organization of Global Entrepreneurship Week.• Assisted with organizing an economic summit on Alabama, hosted by Governor Bob Riley and Congressman Jo Bonner. • Writing progress reports for Global Entrepreneurship Week, created profiles of entrepreneurs that became successful during previous economic recessions, and completed office management duties such updating databases, and writing progress reports for Global Entrepreneurship Week.

• Assisted with the researching and writing of papers on corporate responsibility and related topics.

• Responsible for administrative duties, working with the Congressman’s executive assistant to schedule meetings and appointments, researching current bills and legislation, drafting letters to constituents, providing tours of the Capitol Building to visiting constituents, and writing memos for legislative assistants in the office. • Participated in the Stennis Program for Congressional Interns.