Sara Lauver
Associate Director
Early Learning Investment Commission
My mission is to lead and partner in the expansion of and access to high-quality early care and education for all children in Pennsylvania, and elevate the visibility of the needs of working families by finding solutions for tomorrow's thriving economy, by making investments in today's young children.
Bureau of Policy and Professional Development
MENTOR
Tara Dwyer
Director of Workforce Development
- Worked with OCDEL and a cohort of Higher Education leaders to explore apprenticeship as an Early Education workforce strategy.
- Organized a two-hour session with Dr. Mary Alice McCarthy from New America for an in-depth discussion into current design challenges and strategies.
- Continue work to support and engage the business community in workforce strategies to support the Early Education workforce, as well as the broader workforce across the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
+ Employment History
2018
Associate Director
Pennsylvania Early Learning Investment Commission
Harrisburg, PA
2015
Director of Community Impact and Marketing
Greater Susquehanna Valley United Way
Sunbury, PA
2012
Community Investment Director
Greater Susquehanna Valley United Way
Sunbury, PA
M.S., Leadership
Chamberlain College of Nursing
Minneapolis, MN