Experience

Playful Perspectives

• United States
• Professional Training and Coaching
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Certified Leadership Coach

  • Feb 2021 - Present

  I coach leaders who are playful at heart and serious about transforming their lives, work, and teams. Let's play with possibilities together!🤸🏻‍♀️As someone who has described myself as risk-averse, conflict-avoidant, and "uncertainty intolerant" in the past, I've found play to be a empowering tool to try out new perspectives, mindsets, and choices in a low-stakes way that's full of heart and humor. As a coach, I help clients play with the "what ifs" and "I could nevers" to gain the clarity and confidence to create the life they want to lead.If you're curious about working together, let's connect! I offer complimentary 50-minute coaching sessions where we can chat about what you're looking for, make progress on a current goal or challenge you have, and explore working together. A message on LinkedIn or email to sarah@playfulperspectives.com works great! Show less

• Team Development Facilitator

  • Sep 2021 - Present

  Dissolving the work/play divide so your team thrives! I facilitate play-based, virtual, hybrid, and in-person workshops to teams spark authentic connection, creativity, and growth.Past sessions include:🎉 Playful Meetings for Meeting Leaders: Easy to implement 5-minute activities to help your group or team connect, collaborate, and play in a virtual kind of way.🌱 Growing into a Lead Learner: Playfully exploring how to move into a growth mindset👩🏻‍🏫 Playful Presentations: Present and facilitate with confidence Show less



Topknot

• United States
• Consumer Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Product, Content, & Coaching

  • Mar 2022 - Present

• Founding Team: Product & People

  • Mar 2021 - Mar 2022

  Topknot is a personal development club, a space for you to learn about yourself, make plans, and take actions alongside others doing the same. The club features Topknot Time, a weekly 1-hr virtual session for you to share, explore, and design actions that impact your life. Topknot is flexible to schedule, action-oriented in design, and focused on whatever topic is top-of-mind for you.Join Topknot and learn more at withtopknot.com.

• Product, Content & Coaching

  • Oct 2020 - Feb 2021



CSz Seattle

• Team Building Facilitator

  • Aug 2021 - Dec 2022

  Improv isn't just relevant for the stage! The skills and mindset of an improv comedian are invaluable in a professional environment where things are constantly changing and collaborating effectively is key. CSz Seattle offers corporate team building and communications training for both large and small organizations. Learn more at cszseattle.com.

• Performer

  • Jan 2019 - Dec 2022

  At CSz Seattle we do funny. Our flagship show is ComedySportz, where two teams of comedians compete for your laughter and applause in our trademark, fast-paced, high-energy, comedy competition. Your suggestions fuel the show, so no two visits will ever be alike.



Code.org

• United States
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Vice President of Education

  • Apr 2017 - Dec 2019

  The Education Team at Code.org develops the leading computer science curriculum adopted by the largest school districts in the United States, designs professional learning programs to support thousands of new to computer science teachers, and trains a growing network of 600+ facilitators to help implement those programs across the country.• As a member of the Code.org Leadership Team, served as an organizational leader and thought partner to the President and Founder, working in collaboration to identify and solve business problems, increase impact, and ensure that Code.org continued to advance its mission.• Managed a 16+ person multidisciplinary team of curriculum writers, professional learning specialists, education program managers, program coordinators, data & eval managers, and team leads.• Supported the workload, growth, and professional development of the team, ensuring that team members were empowered with the skills, resources, and support they needed to succeed. Show less

• Vice President of Curriculum

  • Oct 2015 - Apr 2017

  Managed a 6+ person team of curriculum development managers and videographers responsible for completing and supporting Code.org's K-12 computer science curriculum pathway. This included the creation of two year-long (100+ hours) introductory computer science courses, which quickly became the most adopted computer science courses used in middle and high schools across the country.

• Senior Product Manager

  • Jan 2015 - Oct 2015

  Hired as Code.org's first dedicated product manager. Worked on all layers of the service, with specific ownership of the overall project plan and programming environments for Code.org's AP CS Principles course. The course first launched for the 2015-2016 school year and has since been taught to hundreds of thousands of students across the country.



Microsoft

• United States
• Software Development
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Senior Program Manager Lead on OneDrive

  • Aug 2012 - Dec 2014

  OneDrive is Microsoft’s cross-platform consumer and business cloud storage service that lets customers safely store, edit, and share their documents and photos. The service has over 250 million customers, and features differentiated document collaboration via its integration with Office apps on all platforms. • Promoted to manage team of 4 program managers and led over 30 engineers to deliver features that increased engagement and customer acquisition, including offering 1TB of storage with an Office 365 subscription and co-authoring on Office documents without a Microsoft Account. • Demonstrated history of combining engineering depth with strategic vision to deliver customer-focused value across multiple layers of the OneDrive consumer storage service, including backend storage, developer platform, and Office document collaboration experience.• Owned storage growth and scale for a 10 petabyte capacity service that doubled in size year over year. Partnered extensively with Microsoft Azure to manage projections and costs. Show less

• Program Manager 2 on OneDrive

  • Feb 2010 - Sep 2012

  Primary strategic partner to multiple Microsoft Office teams during Office 2013 product cycle. Office 2013 was the first “cloud aware” release, and its deep integration to edit and share documents from OneDrive was critical to remaining a competitive document authoring platform.

• Program Manager on Windows AppLocker

  • Aug 2008 - Feb 2010

  Architected and shipped management UX and developer APIs for AppLocker, an enterprise feature for IT admins to control which applications can run on devices in their organizations.



Girls Who Code

• United States
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Girls Who Code Summer Immersion Program Instructor

  • May 2014 - Aug 2014

  The Girls Who Code Summer Immersion Program is 7 weeks of intensive instruction in robotics, algorithms, and mobile web development paired with engagement opportunities with industry mentors and leaders. In 2014, Girls Who Code partnered with leading tech companies including Amazon, Facebook, Google, and Microsoft, to host 19 programs across the US. The Girls Who Code Summer Immersion Program is 7 weeks of intensive instruction in robotics, algorithms, and mobile web development paired with engagement opportunities with industry mentors and leaders. In 2014, Girls Who Code partnered with leading tech companies including Amazon, Facebook, Google, and Microsoft, to host 19 programs across the US.



Seattle Public Schools

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 700 & Above Employee

• TEALS Intro to Computer Science Instructor

  • Jun 2011 - Jun 2012

  Technology Education and Literacy in Schools (TEALS) is a unique program that pairs industry professionals with local schools to be the lead instructor for a 1st period high school CS class. TEALS aims to bring Computer Science to every school and help fill the gap for schools that would otherwise be unable to staff courses. Technology Education and Literacy in Schools (TEALS) is a unique program that pairs industry professionals with local schools to be the lead instructor for a 1st period high school CS class. TEALS aims to bring Computer Science to every school and help fill the gap for schools that would otherwise be unable to staff courses.



Brown University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• The Artemis Project Coordinator

  • Jan 2006 - Aug 2006

  The Artemis Project is a free 5-week summer outreach camp for fifteen 9th grade girls in the Providence area aimed at introducing topics in Computer Science and technology. The Artemis Project is a free 5-week summer outreach camp for fifteen 9th grade girls in the Providence area aimed at introducing topics in Computer Science and technology.