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Director of U.S. Programs
Sarah Pope is the Director of U.S. Programs at Victory Institute, overseeing Victory’s leadership programs such as the Candidate & Campaign Trainings, Leadership Summits, Victory Congressional Internship, and the Victory Empowerment Fellowship. Sarah started with Victory in 2018 as the U.S. Programs Manager. Prior to joining Victory, Sarah was the Youth Partnerships Manager at Youth Service America, overseeing youth partnerships and grants management. Sarah’s career began in K-12 education in Boston; they completed two years of AmeriCorps service in the Citizen Schools National Teaching Fellowship and served as the Special Projects Assistant to the President of City Year, Inc after her AmeriCorps service.
Sarah attended Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts, where they earned their bachelor’s in sociology with a Spanish minor and their Master of Public Administration. A Maryland native, Sarah returned to the DC area in 2017. In her free time, she can be found showing you pictures of her cat Birdie, tending to her plants, and rewatching Bob’s Burgers.