Sara Portillo

Sara Portillo has a diverse work experience spanning multiple industries. Sara currently holds the position of Director of Marketing Communications at United Way of San Diego County since June 2021. Prior to this, they worked as an Account Manager at Conversion Path from October 2020 to June 2021, where they managed growth projects for clients and supported revenue and funnel growth for large e-commerce brands.

Before that, Sara worked at Mission Edge as a Client Operations/Marketing Strategist from August 2019 to October 2020. Sara created marketing strategies and client experiences to aid in client acquisition and retention, and also provided consulting services to nonprofits and social enterprises on digital marketing strategies.

From October 2018 to September 2020, Sara ran their own business, Sara Portillo LLC, where they worked as a Marketing and Business Consultant. Sara supported women in building and growing profitable online businesses, taught strategies on digital marketing, sales, hiring, and operations to clients in various industries.

Prior to their entrepreneurship venture, Sara held multiple roles at Affinity Development Group: Costco Auto Program. Sara served as the Director of Operations Consumer Services, Operations Manager (Product Owner/Business Analyst), Software Development Manager, Marketing Manager, and Marketing Analyst at different times between 2010 and 2018. In these roles, they managed teams, developed strategic solutions, implemented initiatives, and executed marketing campaigns for the Costco Auto Program.

Before joining Affinity Development Group, Sara worked as a Marketing Specialist at Steren Electronics LLC from August 2009 to April 2010. There, they collaborated with the Marketing Director to develop marketing plans and created brand images for the company's retail initiative.

Overall, Sara Portillo's work experience demonstrates their expertise in marketing, operations, strategy, and client management across various industries.

Sara Portillo holds a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Marketing from San Diego State University. Sara also obtained a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree with a specialization in Marketing Data Analytics from Colorado State University. Sara has additional certifications in Google Ads Search, obtained in October 2020 from Google, and Google Analytics, obtained in November 2018 from Google. Sara also holds a certification in Agile Project Management, obtained in October 2016 from LinkedIn.