Sarah Pauter

Senior Project Manager with John Burton Advocates for Youth

Sarah Pauter is a Senior Project Manager with John Burton Advocates for Youth, where she works to improve the college retention and graduation rates of homeless and foster youth through legislative advocacy, policy implementation, technical assistance, and training. After spending seventeen years in the child welfare system before ultimately emancipating or “aging out,” Sarah earned a bachelor’s in social work from San Diego State University and a master’s in public policy from Northwestern University.

Working Across the Aisle: Connecting Enrollment Management to Financial Aid to Re-Enroll College Students with Satisfactory Academic Progress Concerns