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Sarah Cafasso

Communications Manager, Woods Research Natural Capital Project at Stanford University

About me

Sarah leads communications for the Natural Capital Project. Prior to joining NatCap, Sarah worked for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in San Francisco. Her work at EPA focused on Superfund sites and the communities impacted by hazardous waste remediation. She specializes in environmental crisis communications and stakeholder engagement. Before EPA, Sarah served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in the Philippines. There, she lived in a remote town in the Visayan Islands where she advocated for Coastal Resource Management planning through technical capacity building and environmental education campaigns. Sarah’s interests converge at the intersection of environmentalism, communications, and social impact. Her goal is to increase environmental literacy and positive social change in our global community through effective communication. She received her B.S. in Environmental Studies and Psychology with an emphasis in Communication from Santa Clara University.

Courses and Programs taught by Sarah Cafasso