Sarah ingersoll

Director of Strategic Communications

Sarah specializes in directing multi-stakeholder, multi-platform initiatives to drive impactful change. Before joining Terra Praxis, she co-founded and served as Chief of Operations and Marketing for the Amazon Investor Coalition, working to boost forest-friendly enterprise and offset deforestation in Amazonia. She was also Director of Partnerships at Values Advisor, connecting high-net-worth investors with impact-driven opportunities. Previously, Sarah managed operations for National Geographic’s innovation lab and global partnerships, forging a significant partnership with Microsoft’s AI for Earth. Her experience also includes leading strategy and marketing for MedStar Health’s innovation institute, as well as serving as director of Text4baby with Johnson & Johnson, the Wireless Association and, the White House Office of Science & Technology Policy, engaging 650,000 mothers with health innovation resources. Sarah has worked as a consultant to the Plastic Pollution Coalition, Democracy Alliance, and Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors. Alongside her position as Director of Strategic Communications at Terra Praxis, Sarah serves on the Board of Trustees for World Learning, a global nonprofit her grandparents founded to foster peace and justice through education and cultural exchange. She is also Director of Bay End Farm, LLC, overseeing an organic farm and protected wildlands.

Sarah has a Master of Education degree from Harvard University and lives in Washington, DC, where she enjoys spending time in Rock Creek Park.