Sara Bateman currently works with Americans for the Arts as the Local Arts Advancement Coordinator, helping to oversee Emerging Leader Network initiatives. Prior to this role, she interned with the Animating Democracy program, an opportunity that allowed her to cultivate her interest in arts and social change work. Sara is currently completing her Master's degree in Arts Management with a focus on Community Arts at the University of Oregon, where she served on the Leadership Team of the university's Emerging Leaders Network chapter from 2010-2012. With an undergraduate degree in photography, Sara previously worked in the photographic arts, serving as the Director of The Ansel Adams Gallery Photography Workshops and mentoring underserved youth in photography through SF Camerawork's First Exposures program.