Sara Strader

Operations Manager, National Trainer and Coach

Sara Strader, MS, is Operations Manager for Workforce Development and National Trainer and Coach at Innovations Institute, University of Connecticut School of Social Work. Ms. Strader is responsible for supporting and managing state, organization, and provider efforts around systems of care development/reformation, installation efforts of varying models, workforce development, and improving quality practices. Ms. Strader assists to identify gaps in installation efforts across various organizations and systems to plan around infrastructure changes needed including policy, financing, workforce development, data collection and analysis, and operationalizing practice. Ms. Strader assists system and organizational leaders, both in public and private sectors, to identify trends and analyze barriers to program success and then provides recommendations to achieve quality outcomes and performance improvements. Ms. Strader holds an MS in Marriage and Family Therapy from Harding University and a BS in Conflict Resolution from Abilene Christian University.