Valley United Way is pleased to announce the appointment of Sara German as Director of Resource Development.
She will be in charge of all aspects of the annual community campaign, special events and leadership and endowment giving. She will also be coordinating the of United Way’s Marketing Committee.
Sara had her desire kindled for United Way service a decade ago when she was a member of the Youth Leadership Program and discovered the importance and rewards of community service through United Way.
The Ansonia High School graduate developed a passion that followed her to Central Connecticut State University where she earned a BA in Communications with a concentration in Public Relations and a minor in Political Science.
She put those skills to work at Valley United Way during her senior year when she served as an unpaid intern in communications and marketing.
Following graduation, Sara went to work at the United Way of Mid-Maine in Waterville, Maine where she served as Resource Development Coordinator. She helped coordinate all aspects of a very successful community campaign that raised $730,000 over a large, rural area in Maine.
She returned to Connecticut, and has been working for the United Way of Coastal Fairfield County as Program Coordinator of the Voluntary Action Center there.
She helped build the Center within the United Way structure. She has also served as a volunteer during that time as well as a volunteer adviser to Valley United Way’s Youth Leadership Program.
Sara says that, “From the day I graduated from Youth Leadership I knew that I wanted to work for United Way.”
Jack Walsh, President and C.O.O. at Valley United Way said, “We are thrilled to have Sara fulfill a long time dream and return to Valley United Way. However, we are even more pleased to have someone with her passion and skills join us just as we begin the annual Community Fund Raising Campaign.”
He noted that with her knowledge of the community, her work with two United Ways and her strong communication and marketing skills that she will make an immediate impact and a long career with United Way.
Valley United Way is the leading philanthropic resource for the Valley towns of Ansonia, Derby, Oxford, Seymour and Shelton matching the needs of the community and the interests of donors to improve the quality of life in the community.
