Sara Meier, M.S.Ed, CAE

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Areas of Expertise:

• Process improvement of nonprofit operations
• Research analysis for high potential organizations
• Volunteer management and facilitation
• Program and training development

Sara Meier joined The Coulter Companies in 2006 with a background in sophisticated program management, nonprofit resource and strategic plan development and operational process improvement. In her role as a senior consultant with Coulter Strategy & Innovation, Meier has conducted market studies and growth analysis for high potential organizations, working to unlock market potential. In addition, she serves as the executive director with The Coulter Companies' client, the International Association for Continuing Education and Training.

Prior to her work at The Coulter Companies, Meier spent seven years with the nation's oldest and largest children's literacy organization, Reading Is Fundamental, Inc. In her role as the director of a multimillion-dollar corporate-sponsored program, she oversaw all aspects of the partnership from distributing millions of books, running a nationwide corporate volunteer program to distributing an annual report of the program's activities. She brings 14 years of experience in the education field as a classroom teacher, a curriculum coordinator and a director of program development. She has created resource materials for children, families and educators, and developed and implemented training for teachers, corporate volunteers and staff. She has presented at various conferences, such as the National Association for the Education of Young Children, the National Head Start Association, Reach Out and Read, the American Library Association, the Institute for Credentialing Excellence, the Association for Continuing Higher Education, the National Council for Continuing Education and Training and IIE's Operational Excellence Conference. She has contributed to articles and interviews for Independent Sector and area newspapers.

Meier received her undergraduate degree in psychology with a certificate in personnel administration from the University of Rochester, in Rochester, New York, and received her graduate degree in early childhood and policy administration from the University of Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Meier, her husband, Adam, and their two children reside in Washington, D.C.

Now, here's the backstory on Sara:

• Hometown: Scarsdale, New York
• Parents: Mom was a senior vice president for a large insurance brokerage firm and is now a sculptor. Dad is a security analyst with a large financial investment company...says he'll retire one day!
• Favorite TV show as a kid: Get Smart. I think I had a crush on Maxwell Smart.
• Spent my days as a youth: Soccer, lacrosse, horseback riding and eating candy.
• Thing I hate to admit, even to myself: I was a cheerleader, enough said....
• Hobbies: Reading, house-hunting and playing "Ottoman Baseball" with my sons.
• First "paycheck" job: Working in the library of my dad's office, and filing annual reports. Big yawn!
• First car: That I drove with or without a license?!?
• First job after college: Teaching third grade in New York City...hard but very fun.
• Myers-Briggs type: ESTJ
• Perfect happiness is: Sitting on a beach chair with my toes in the sand, watching my sons splash in the water with my husband.
• If I had to do it all over again: I would probably do it all the same again. Otherwise, I wouldn't have such great stories to tell my family and friends.