Sara Farnsworth, JD

Sara Farnsworth, JD has a diverse work experience spanning over multiple industries. Sara is currently working as an Information Security Manager at MedCrypt since January 2023. Prior to this, they worked at the University of Arizona as a Cloud Engineer for their Managed Cloud Services from April 2022 to January 2023. Before that, they held the role of a Technical Writer for the same department from July 2021 to April 2022.

Sara also has experience in the legal field. Sara served as a Kathrine R. Everett Law Library Graduate Assistant at the University of North Carolina School of Law from July 2018 to June 2019. Additionally, they were a Law Review Board Member & Online Content Editor for the North Carolina Law Review from April 2018 to May 2019, and a Law Review Staff Member from April 2017 to April 2018.

Sara'slegal experience also includes working as a Judicial Extern for Judge Benjamin Kahn at the United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D.N.C. from May 2018 to June 2018, a Privacy Law Research Assistant at the University of North Carolina School of Law from June 2017 to December 2017, a Summer Clinic Intern at Erdős Intellectual Property Law + Startup Legal from June 2017 to August 2017, and a Judicial Extern for Judge Lucy Inman at the N.C. Court of Appeals from May 2017 to June 2017.

Before transitioning to the legal field, Sara worked at Surpass Software as a Product Owner & Technical Lead from August 2010 to August 2016. Prior to that, they served as a Support Technician and Product Trainer for the same company from September 2003 to August 2010. Sara started their career as an Information Services Library Assistant at The University of Southern Mississippi from May 2002 to May 2003.

Sara Farnsworth, JD has developed a strong skill set through their work experience in various roles within the legal, technology, and managerial domains.

Sara Farnsworth, JD, obtained their Juris Doctor (J.D.) with Honors degree from the University of North Carolina School of Law from 2016 to 2019. Prior to that, they earned a Master of Library and Information Science degree from North Carolina Central University in 2012. Furthermore, they hold a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in History from The University of Southern Mississippi, which they completed in 2007. In addition to their formal education, Sara has obtained various certifications including Linux Essentials from the Linux Professional Institute in July 2021, Certified Beer Judge from the Beer Judge Certification Program in 2013, AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional, AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional, AWS Certified Security – Specialty, CompTIA Security+ Certification, AWS Certified Developer – Associate, AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate, AWS Certified SysOps Administrator – Associate, and HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate. Sara is also a licensed attorney, though they are currently in an inactive status as regulated by the North Carolina State Bar since September 2019. Sara has also achieved the Professional Scrum Master (PSM-I) and Professional Scrum Product Owner (PSPO-1) certifications.