Sara Pellegrom Email & Phone Number

Boston, MA, US

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

• Support health workers in low-resource settings to make evidence-based decisions and improve patient outcomes
• Manage Better Evidence for Training serving 90+ Champions who are leading program implementation efforts at 50+ medical schools across Africa
• Administer the Global Health Delivery Intensive, a virtual training course at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, for a diverse group of more than 30 global health professionals
• Lead program planning, defining scope of work, determining objectives, and aligning tasks and timelines
• Track project deliverables, identify roadblocks, and escalate issues as they arise to ensure projects are completed on time and on budget
• Collaborate with teams across the Lab to integrate expertise and share learnings

Brooklyn, New York, United States

• Conducted literature reviews and interview stakeholders to develop toolkits, curricula, and resource documents to guide advocates and in-country program implementers
• Oversaw monitoring and evaluation efforts to measure changes in the target population’s knowledge, attitudes, behaviors, and skills pre- and post-intervention
• Researched and produced communications materials that explained technical data, highlight program results, and shared personal stories in an approachable and empowering way
• Strategized with clients on their grant making decisions, strategic plans, and future programming priorities
• Mobilized and supported youth advocates to organize and participate in regional and international advocacy opportunities
• Supported Torchlight’s internal operations through knowledge management, business development, and communications effortsClients included: The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, MTV Staying Alive Foundation, The.

New York, New York, United States

• Designed the expansion of the Young Leaders Program from 100 to 300 youth advocates, including leading the recruitment strategy and selection process
• Coordinated the Speakers Bureau by facilitating nearly 200 opportunities for Young Leaders to participate in global and regional advocacy and decision-making processes
• Provided technical assistance to 15 World Contraception Day Ambassadors as they implemented community-based projects to improve young people’s access to contraception
• Collaborated with Young Leaders and sought input from staff to develop youth-serving and youth-friendly strategies
• Managed a program assistant and intern and represented the organization at external events and on calls

New York, New York, United States

New York, New York, United States

• Wrote factsheets, concept notes, and grant proposals regarding SRH trends and indicators across Latin America and the Caribbean

New York, New York, United States

• Researched and co-authored a policy brief on behalf of the Taskforce for NCDs and Women’s Health that was presented at the XIX International AIDS Conference
• Analyzed quantitative and qualitative survey data regarding partnerships between private sector and member associations across the region

Nairobi, Kenya

• Conducted monitoring and evaluation visits to hospitals, clinics, and civil society organizations receiving USAID funding as part of the five-year APHIAplus project
• Composed reports after field visits and presented findings at weekly staff meetings

Memphis, Tennessee, United States

• Organized and distributed educational materials for the clinic, serving 42 counties in West Tennessee, North Mississippi, and East Arkansas
• Prepared patients’ medical charts for physicians

Master Of Public Health (Mph), Health Promotion

Thesis: “Missed Chances: The Importance of Integrating Family Planning and HIV Services in Sub-Saharan Africa” Related coursework.

Bachelor Of Arts, International Studies

Activities and Societies: Sigma Iota Rho: International Studies Honor Society