Get to know Sarah.
Sarah is a longtime advocate for public schools. When Sarah was just a teenager, she was an outspoken opponent when her local public school board proposed a ban of books like “The Lovely Bones” and “The Perks of Being a Wallflower.” It was through this experience that she learned just how much influence a local School Board can have over the curriculum of the classroom and how important it is for community members to hold their School Board accountable.
Sarah continued her education right here in Central Ohio, attending undergraduate studies at Ohio Wesleyan University and earning her law degree from Capital University Law School.
Sarah at work.
Sarah’s passion for education carried her through to her first job as a Financial Advisor, where she helped community members plan their financial futures and created two programs: one for college Seniors to learn about retirement accounts, managing money post-graduation, and navigating healthcare and one for Spanish-speaking New Americans.
Sarah’s respect and admiration for teaching led her to seek-out an opportunity to teach civics at Fort Hayes High School as a Marshall-Brennan fellow. In addition, Sarah has led numerous public conversations about public policy, upcoming and potential legislation, and voting rights. While attending evening law school, she worked at the ACLU of Ohio where she broke down complex litigation and legislation for public audiences. Her advocacy skills and her ability to break down what can sometimes be complicated and convoluted information will be an asset on the Columbus City School Board.
Now, Sarah spends her days representing labor unions and low-wage and immigrant workers as an attorney and advocate. She has negotiated collective bargaining agreements and worked with various industries of workers, including educators and school staff. Sarah’s respect for workers and strong negotiation and bargaining skills will help her on the Columbus City School Board.
Sarah in the community.
Sarah leads the Board of Directors of a local non-profit dedicated to serving low-wage and immigrant workers. As part of her work there, Sarah helped secure grant funding to support the development of a know-your-rights handbook and education efforts to ensure all workers, including youth workers, know their rights when they are in the workplace. Sarah believes that education is key to ensuring that people are treated not only legally, but justly and with respect on the job.
For the last few years, Sarah has sat on an advisory committee for Ethiopian Tewahedo Social Services, a Columbus non-profit that serves refugees and New Americans. She has also served as an Executive Committee Member on the Franklin County Democratic Party. She is a current member of the Columbus NAACP and an alumni and Board Member of the New Leaders Council of Columbus. Sarah also serves as a mentor to law students and college students at her alma maters.
Sarah loves sitting in her backyard on the Near East Side of Columbus, having a bonfire, and listening to the East High School marching band.
Sarah speaks both English and Spanish.
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Vote for Sarah Ingles on November 7th, 2023.
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