Sarah Ahlgren

Passionate in working to create a just, accessible, and sustainable food system that promotes care and health for all laboring within it and receiving from it.

Administrative Office Student Assistant | American University Library | Washington, DC | Sept. 2022 - Now

• Completed monthly accounting for all library departments (administration, circulation, craft room, etc.)
• In charge of receiving, processing, ordering, and delivering all supply requests by staff
• Created and distributed graphics to advertise upcoming library events

• Identified and researched prospective funders related to agriculture, food systems, and climate change
• Composed, edited, and prepared one-pagers and reports for meetings with external parties
• Updated current and prospective donor records in the organization database
• Presented a final project on agrivoltaics to the science and development teams to highlight future funding opportunities

• Compiled existing research on overlapping issues of healthcare access between immigrants and disabled peoples
• Identified key strategies on the local, state and federal level that would address issues of access
• Created a guide summarizing key areas of overlap to be used in a conference hosted by the Coelho Center

• Entrusted with clients information and organizing online data about their employment progress / activities
• Worked with an interpreter to lead trainings for clients to help them understand their federal benefits
• Created resources for clients explaining the requirements of their federal benefits
• Assisted clients in navigating public transportation to get to appointments

Bachelors, American University | Washington, DC | May 2025

Major: International Studies (Environmental Sustainability and Global Health) Minors: Environmental Studies and Spanish Certificate: Disability, Health, and Bodies

GPA 3.88; Phi Beta Kappa; Said Peace Scholar; Cornerstone, Spring 2022; First Year Fellow, Student Advocacy Initiative; Member, Students for a Just Society; Member, AU Beekeeping Club; Member, Garden Club