Sara Collins

Accomplished Health, Safety, and Environmental (HSE) professional and Operations Leader with over 20 years of progressive experience directing regulatory compliance, safety manager skills, operational risk management, and emergency preparedness across complex, high-accountability environments. Proven track record of building proactive safety cultures, executing large-scale hazard control initiatives, and driving continuous improvement utilizing Lean Six Sigma methodologies. Expert at translating complex regulatory requirements into field-level standard operating procedures (SOPs) to mitigate risks, perform root cause analysis, and ensure total compliance.

Adept at managing cross-functional teams and aligning stakeholder objectives with regional and corporate EHS KPIs.

Director of Strategic Engagement (HSE & Operations Compliance) at Amplify Hope (2022-12 – 2026-07)

Directed comprehensive organizational compliance initiatives across multi-departmental operations, ensuring strict adherence to environmental health and occupational safety frameworks.

• Implemented standardized operating procedures (SOPs), safety accountability frameworks, and hazard control measures that improved overall operational readiness.
• Developed and executed workforce safety training programs, equipping personnel with critical risk-mitigation competencies and emergency response protocols.
• Formulated and integrated site-wide emergency response plans, establishing protocols to minimize incident exposure and enhance crisis preparedness.
• Utilized continuous improvement strategies and data-driven risk registers to track safety performance metrics, successfully eliminating operational vulnerabilities.

Patient Experience & Engagement (Safety & Compliance Operations) at Cross Creek Hospital (2020-06 – 2022-12)

• Partnered directly with executive leadership, Corporate Risk Management, Nursing, and Clinical Operations to enforce rigid OSHA, state regulatory, and Joint Commission compliance protocols.
• Led facility-wide safety audits, hazard identification walks, and incident trend analyses to proactively isolate and mitigate environmental and biological risks.
• Designed and delivered workforce safety training and regulatory policy updates to personnel, enhancing compliance transparency and incident reporting accuracy.
• Formulated data-driven KPI dashboards tracking leading and lagging safety indicators to report operational risks directly to executive stakeholders.
• Leveraged Lean and Six Sigma tools to re-engineer safety standard operating procedures, resulting in a 20% reduction in safety-related complaints and a consecutive 11% improvement in HCAHPS compliance scores.

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration – Wells College