Sara Pena Figueroa

Sara coordinates the VOCAL Americorps program.

She is a recent graduate of Northwestern University, where she earned her Bachelor of Science in Education and Social Policy. During college, she served as a Corps Member and Team Lead for Jumpstart Kids, a preschool readiness program under AmeriCorps at the time.

She then supported the Senior Program Coordinator as the Program Assistant when Northwestern transitioned Jumpstart into a new preschool program. She has been passionate about education and supporting others, which is why she is so excited to be a part of LVI’s team.