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Sarah Goodroad has served as Program Coordinator for the Mortenson Center in Global Engineering & Resilience at the ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ since 2017. In this role, she provides executive-level administrative and operational support to Center leadership and manages work spanning program operations, student services, marketing and recruitment, communications, event planning, procurement and financial administration.

Sarah works across ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ to coordinate projects and programs, solve problems, improve administrative processes and support students, faculty and staff. She supervises and trains student employees, coordinates student recruitment activities and events and helps navigate university systems, policies and procedures. When senior leadership is traveling or unavailable, she serves as a primary operational contact for day-to-day and time-sensitive needs.

As the Center’s marketing lead, Sarah solely manages its website and external communications and creates and edits web, newsletter, print, social media, presentation and other materials for diverse audiences. Through this work, she helps communicate faculty research, global engineering programs, student experiences and alumni impact.

Beyond ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ, Sarah is Program Manager for Pathways To Jazz, a grantmaking initiative she helped build from the ground up alongside its founder. Since 2014, the program has awarded more than $500,000 to more than 140 jazz artists in the United States and Italy. She previously owned and operated Goodroad Music for 15 years and founded the Boulder Ukulele Group, which grew to more than 350 members.

A Colorado native, Sarah holds a Bachelor of Arts in Music from the University of Northern Colorado. She also serves as a Volunteer Ranger with Boulder County Parks and Open Space.