Our
Mission & Values
Cultivating a culture where youth wellbeing thrives, and every individual is empowered to make informed, safe, and healthy choices regarding alcohol.
At Buzzed to Balanced, we are dedicated to fostering a culture of safety and responsibility. Our engaging programs focus on preventing underage drinking and impaired driving, equipping individuals and communities with the knowledge and skills to make informed decisions. Through interactive presentations tailored to diverse audiences, we aim to inspire meaningful conversations and promote accountability, ultimately creating safer environments for everyone.
Team
Sarah is a graduate of Penn State University where she received her Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice and certification in Chemical Dependency Counseling.
Sarah specializes in alcohol education, reducing underage drinking and dangerous drinking, as well as the prevention, education, and intervention of Driving Under the Influence laws and requirements. She is an Alcohol Highway Safety School Instructor and a Master Trainer. Sarah has presented at the conferences and schools for a wide range of audiences. She has received two awards highlighting her work, dedication, passion and skills from the PA DUI Association, the awards are the 2021 Mary Ann Bowman award and the 2022 McKee Community Supervision award.
Prior to accepting a position as an Alcohol Education Specialist, she was a County DUI Coordinator, CRN Evaluator, Alcohol Highway Safety School Instructor, Underage Drinking Instructor, and the Police Traffic Service Enforcement Grant Manager for six years. She also worked in Prevention, Fiscal, and as an Administrative Assistant.
She has found her passion to be - helping people! She is passionate about the prevention of DUIs and intervention for those who make the choice to drive while impaired, but also passionate about being there for the people in her life and others she may see struggling. She has first-hand experience and stories about drugs and alcohol in and around her life and knows the "broken" can be fixed!
When not learning new things and educating others, she enjoys spending time outside in nature, listening to music, hanging out with family and her fur babies, Rocky and Apollo.
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