Sarah K. Valentine

Sarah Petrie Valentine, CFRE, currently serves as the Chief Development Officer and Vice President of Development at Woodland Park Zoo, a position held since June 2012. Prior experience includes roles as Director of Stewardship and Donor Relations at American University from December 2008 to May 2012, and Development Program and Events Manager at Georgetown University in 2008. Additional experience encompasses positions as Public Relations and Marketing Consultant at Satisfaction Guaranteed Eateries, Inc. (2005-2007), Development Officer at Girl Scouts of the USA (2002-2004), and Public Relations and Public Affairs Account Executive at Hill & Knowlton (1999-2001). Sarah holds a Bachelor of Arts in English from Loyola Marymount University, earned from 1995 to 1999.