PUBLIC AND COMMUNITY HEALTH Sarah DiPadova
Program Coordinator II Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin sdipadova@mcw.edu (414) 456-4658
Sarah DiPadova is the Program Coordinator of Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin through Research and Education. Working closely with the Senior Associate Deans for Research, Academic Affairs, and Public and Community Health, Sarah provides coordination and administrative support for the many aspects of AHW including the Healthier Wisconsin Partnership Program, Research for a Healthier Tomorrow, and Educational Leadership for the Health of the Public.
Most recently, Sarah worked at Benedict Center, a nonprofit criminal justice agency located in downtown Milwaukee. While there, she facilitated in the development of the Sentencing Advocacy Program, assisted in grant research and writing, and created a large database of service agencies that serve as community-based alternatives to incarceration.
Additionally, Sarah participated in a Volunteer Corps in San Francisco, CA where she worked as a legal assistant providing assistance to a predominantly immigrant population to resolve tenant/landlord disputes and served as program manager of the San Francisco Day Laborer Program, which advocates for immigrant workers rights.
Sarah has a BA in Spanish, with a minor in Sociology from University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point and an MA in Public Service from Marquette University under the Trinity Fellowship Program.