Sarah received her Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Studies and Politics from Whitman College. After attaining her Bachelors Degree, Sarah moved to Cottage Grove, Oregon to pursue the craft of pottery and recover her sense of purpose. After a year and half in Cottage Grove, Sarah decided to serve as an AmeriCorps member with Cascade Bicycle Club in Seattle, Washington, where she acted as a program coordinator and advocate. After her time with Cascade Bicycle Club, Sarah moved to Portland, Oregon to attend graduate school at Portland State University’s Masters in Urban and Regional Planning Program. As a graduate student, she specialized in bicycle and pedestrian transportation planning. Following her year with the RARE Program, Sarah hopes to find work in the public or private sector, pursuing bicycle and pedestrian planning and design for a small jurisdiction, parks agency or private consultant.
Placement: City of Seaside
Population: 6,457
Location: Seaside
Sponsor: City of Seaside
Supervisor: Kevin Cupples
County: Clatsop
Coast. City Planning.
The City of Seaside has historically been one of the Oregon Coast’s most visited and popular oceanfront communities. The City of Seaside encompasses approximately 3.9 square miles of land and 0.2 square miles of surface water. A number of local facilities including but not limited to a convention center, parks, a public library, a water treatment plant and wastewater treatment plant are maintained by the City of Seaside. Incorporated in 1899, The City of Seaside is led by an elected Mayor, a City Manager and six City Councilors.
The RARE participant placed with the City of Seaside will primarily focus on Tsunami and Earthquake Preparedness Educational Outreach. Specifically, the participant will work with the City to strengthen preparedness activities, such as: development of an outreach study, further development of a supply cache program, establishing CERT teams, upgrading the City’s tsunami warning system, etc. The RARE participant will also provide technical assistance, coordination and leadership, and act as a liaison between City staff and various stakeholders on development of a project implementation plan for Seaside’s Necanicum Estuary Natural History Park. Additionally, the participant will play an active role in assisting relocations efforts of the local Food Bank.
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