Sara Lawson
Adjunct Faculty of Public Administration
SOM: Public Administration
Biography:
Sara Lawson, MPA, CFRE
Consultant, Nonprofit Leadership and Management
Sara is passionate about the role that mission-driven organizations can play in
strengthening communities. As a consultant, she brings a collaborative, analytical, and strategic approach
to board development, capacity building, fund development, and leadership coaching for
small-to-midsized nonprofit organizations in Alaska and Washington. Sara’s expertise is derived from 15+ years’
experience in a range of community benefit
organizations, including the arts, higher education, health care, and public
radio. She has served as executive director, program staff, committee chair, front-line volunteer, and
board member.
In addition to consulting, Sara teaches graduate-level courses at Seattle
University and the University of Alaska Southeast, including classes in Boards and Volunteers and Nonprofit
Governance. She obtained her MPA from the University of Alaska Southeast, and a BA in Psychology from Trinity College. She serves on
the board of Arts Corps, and volunteers with Catholic Community Services and 501 Commons.