White House Author

Sara Lopez helps facilitates relationships between the Peace Corps, other U.S. government agencies, international non-governmental organizations, and multilateral organizations. Sara received a Masters in Public Affairs from the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University in 2010, where she studied economics and public policy and received a certificate in urban policy. Last summer, she interned with the Millennium Challenge Account in Tanzania, where she worked with the public outreach unit to establish procedures and policies for public affairs. After her Peace Corps service, Sara stayed in El Salvador and worked as the Service-learning Coordinator for a private high school in San Salvador where she utilized Peace Corps and other organizations to introduce service to her students. Sara graduated from Southwestern University in 2002 with a B.A. in Business and Spanish and is from Lorena, Texas.