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Sara Daugherty is the Reinvestment Director for the Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corporation. Sara works with a professional team and relevant partners to lead neighborhood and corridor planning, economic development, evaluation, and other organizational improvement projects.
Sara brings forth a career in strategic and operational planning and capacity building for nonprofits in development, external relations and program design and implementation. She previously served in multiple roles at BRITE Energy Innovators, one of the only incubation programs for energy technology companies in the United States. In the public sector, she has supported economic development and transportation planning, having facilitated over $25 million in successful competitive grants for the Eastgate Regional Council of Governments.
She is a graduate of Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, where she received her Master of City and Regional Planning with a focus in land use and transportation. She completed her undergraduate at Miami University. She has also obtained an Economic Development Finance Professional Certification from Grow America, and is a Project Management Professional through Google, a LEED Green Associate through the U.S. Green Building Council, and is a Certified Planner through the American Planning Association.
Sara was a National Fellow in 2021 with the Clean Energy Leadership Institute and has been recognized as a nominee for 25 Under 35 in 2016 and Athena in 2021. Sara resides in Youngstown and is committed to empowering residents of her community, serving as Chair of the YWCA of the Mahoning Valley.
Contact Sara at sdaugherty@yndc.org