Sarah Thorwirth
Capacity Builder | Director | Intercultural Communicator | Connector
- Role
- Board Member, National Peace Corps Association at National Peace Corps Association
- Location
- San Diego, CA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Sarah Thorwirth
Extensive experience leading large, cross-functional teams, volunteers, projects, and partnerships with an outcome focused approach that incorporates inclusivity, equity, risk management, compliance, triaging competing or conflicting priorities, and identification of benchmarks and course corrections to achieve sustainability, transparency, and accountability; fluent English/SpanishSpecialties: capacity building, program management, curriculum development, hiring, leadership, local government, Microsoft Office, staff training, supervisory skills, facilitating workshops
Experience
Board Member, National Peace Corps Association
National Peace Corps Association
Sep 2025 — Present
Serve as a member of the Board Executive Committee• Chair of the Affiliate Group Committee, representing and supporting 130+ Peace Corps affiliate groups nationwide• Lead affiliate engagement through surveys, outreach, and data-driven assessment of group needs• Build collaboration between local RPCV communities and NPCA to strengthen impact and sustainability• Advance leadership development, governance support, and community engagement across the network
Education
SIT Graduate Institute
MA, Conflict Transformation, Conflict and Development Concentration
2006 — 2009
Hood College
BA, Sociology, Social Research Concentration
1993 — 1997
Skills
- Curriculum Design
- Leadership
- Teaching
- Training
- Program Management
- Editing
- Research
- Team Building
- Management
- Curriculum Development
- Strategic Planning
- Spanish
- Leadership Development
- Recruiting
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