Sara Sigman, Msw Email & Phone Number

St. Louis, Mo

-Secured and managed $610,000 in grants for St. Louis Builds Credit initiative.-Recruited Steering Committee partners for a citywide initiative to decrease the racial credit score gap in St. Louis-Collaborated with Steering Committee partners to develop shared goals, target population, governance structure, and work plan objectives-Drives Steering Committee and Working Groups to ensure initiative’s objectives and community-level goals are met-Oversees credit building programming co-hosted with community-based organizations and financial institutions

St. Louis, Mo

-Established organization’s volunteer program. Designed processes for screening, training, and managing volunteers. Built an online training platform to provide credit education and coaching training to volunteers and staff.-Revamped curricula for four personal finances classes that are offered monthly.-Led an ad hoc team to develop an onboarding program for new staff

St. Louis, Mo

-Provided individual financial coaching to 40 clients to help them reach their personal finance goals-Implemented financial coaching program in partnership with Tower Grove Neighborhoods CDC applicants and tenants-Facilitated financial education seminars and workshops on topics such as budgeting, credit, and predatory lending-Advanced the facilitation and coordination of programming at the Benton Park location

St. Louis, Mo

-Provided individual financial coaching to help clients reach their personal finance goals-Designed class handouts and financial coaching resource materials-Led planning and preparation for the annual Family Fall Festival community resource event attended by 350 people

St. Louis, Mo

-Delivered case management to 7 families experiencing housing-related legal cases-Conducted social assessments and developing goals with clients -Investigated best practices for integrating financial capability into the case management model

San Francisco, Ca

Placement Site through Jesuit Volunteer Corps-Provided intensive case management to families with open Child Welfare cases and experiencing homelessness for multi-year pilot grant-Designed and headed Outreach Case Specialist position, which outreaches to clients upon referral to our program and engages with them to expedite the process of beginning case management with them-Formalized and managed After Care Support, which provides continued support for families who have successfully completed the program goals of reunification with their children and obtaining permanent housing-Authored protocol for Outreach and After Care Support that was added to Families Moving Forward’s grant policy and program manual-Conducted housing searches for clients and assisted in Housing Workshops-Scheduled monthly Family Team Meetings with clients and service providers

Honolulu, Hi

-Assembled data on the number of people served by DCS-funded homelessness programs-Designed a report in the form of a business card and brochure to be distributed to cabinet members, media, and the public about DCS’ role in supporting programs dealing with homelessness-Produced Risk Analysis spreadsheet to evaluate projects and programs supported by Community Based Development Grant funds

South Bend, Indiana Area

-Conducted 9 interviews with coaches and guests at the Center for the Homeless about how the approach to providing services in nonprofit organizations has changed over time-Transcribed and conducted narrative analysis on interviews

Honolulu, Hawaii

-Assisted with Help Line and walk-in clients, usually with rental assistance-Received and answered an average of 40 calls per day-Worked with clients one-on-one to help them obtain clothing, furniture, and other household items needed

South Bend, Indiana Area

Transcribed and analyzed interviews about relations between gender inequality and religion in South Africa to ensure accuracy of records and find information that could effect the outcome of the research

Memphis, Tn

-Served in a homeless shelter for women and children for 8 weeks with Notre Dame's Summer Service Learning Program-Maintained the homeless shelter and assisted as camp counselor at a summer camp for children in the neighborhood

Graduate Certificate, Nonprofit Management And Leadership

Master’S Degree, Social Work

Concentration: Domestic Social and Economic Development

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Sociology And Anthropology, Cum Laude

Dean's List: Spring 2012 & Fall 2014 Alpha Kappa Delta - Honor Society in Sociology, Notre Dame Epsilon Chapter Lambda Alpha National.

Education record

Study Abroad Program Spring 2014 in Rome, Italy through University of Notre Dame