Sarah is a FEMA VAL Crew Leader who uses her critical thinking skills in her daily VAL roles and responsibilities.

"My favorite part of serving as a VAL is working with a wide variety of non-governmental and governmental partners, that all come together to achieve a common goal. Seeing disaster survivors and communities become stronger through our collaboration efforts before, during, and after disasters makes me proud of the work that I do."

Part of her responsibilities as a VAL Crew Leader is to examine and analyze any donations and volunteer management issues, and any concerns expressed by internal and external partners. Working with these partners, she collects information and offers customized strategies and resources to address these issues.