Sarah leads the design and delivery of innovation initiatives for Breakthrough. She is the CEO and founder of Beyond the Lecture, a premier learning design studio that helps educators and organizations create transformative, human-centered learning experiences. With over 15 years of experience in innovation and adolescent sexual and reproductive health (ASRH), Sarah brings deep expertise at the intersection of design, education, and public health. She has designed and led incubator and accelerator programs and served as a subject matter expert for multiple federally funded innovation hubs—helping teams turn bold ideas into real-world impact.
Along the way, Sarah has partnered with world-renowned design firm IDEO, completed human-centered design training at the Stanford d.school, published peer-reviewed research on innovation in ASRH in Prevention Science, and presented at state and national conferences. Sarah is also an adjunct faculty member at the George Washington University School of Public Health, where she teaches Design Thinking in Public Health, and she recently completed her Doctor of Public Health (DrPH). When she’s not building learning experiences or coaching innovators, you’ll find her volunteering in reproductive health and rights, dreaming up new teaching tools (yes, really), or hanging out with her partner and dog.