Sara Best


Director, Board Catalyst℠Institute




Sara Best, Director of the Board Catalyst℠ Institute, has worked in the non-profit and for-profit sectors for over 20 years, providing training and consulting to top companies, groups and non-profit organizations.

Sara's core expertise and talent can be found within the specialty areas of board governance and strategic planning.  Sara works with grassroots and emerging non-profits, to ones of regional and national scope and scale.  She assists board and staff leadership in developing sound governance infrastructure that leads to deeper board engagement and higher impact.

Born and raised in Toledo, Ohio, Sara obtained a Bachelor's Degree in Social Work from the Ohio State University, and a Master's Degree in Administration from Eastern Michigan University.  She is a 2008 graduate of Leadership Toledo and frequently is a featured speaker at local, regional and national conferences, including the Michigan Conference of Community Action Agencies, the Association of Fundraising Professionals, and the National Catholic Education Association.

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