Sustainability‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎‏‏‎Director‎‎ ‏‏‎‏‏‎

Sara Holzknecht

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Sara Holzknecht comes to the college with a deep background in business and non-profit management. Following a decade operating a local boutique winery, Sara shifted her focus from winemaking to addressing climate and environmental challenges. Most recently, she ran the Washington State campaigns for Oceana, an international ocean conservation NGO, where she worked to address plastic pollution, offshore drilling, and build sustainable fisheries at the state, federal, and local levels. Prior to her work with Oceana, she co-founded local climate advocacy non-profit 350 Eastside, where she organized local decarbonization efforts and community education.   She holds a Master’s in Energy and Climate Policy from Johns Hopkins University and a Bachelor’s in Business Administration from the University of Washington, Bothell. 

In her free time, Sara can usually be found in the mountains and backcountry- rock climbing, ski touring, mountain biking, and hiking with family and friends. And she still enjoys a glass of wine from time to time!