Sara Porter
Vice President of External Affairs at Healthy Schools Campaign
Sara Porter is the Vice President of External Affairs at Healthy Schools Campaign (HSC), a national nonprofit that works to ensure schools are places where students can learn and thrive. Sara has worked with HSC for over a decade, and has deep knowledge and expertise in the areas of school food and sustainability. She led HSC’s award-winning Cooking up Change program, a healthy cooking competition that challenged high school students to create healthy and delicious school meals, and leads HSC’s school food work with Chicago Public Schools. Sara also leads Healthy Green Schools & Colleges, HSC’s program that supports school districts in prioritizing sustainability and student health in their building operations and maintenance practices. Sara brings special skills in program and policy development, operations, training and partnerships. Sara joined HSC in 2008, and holds a bachelor’s degree from DePaul University.