Employee Spotlight: Sarah Lampenfeld

08/01/2018 -

Name:
Sarah Lampenfeld

Years at SCOE:
Two and a half years

Job Title:
District Fiscal Management Advisor in the Business Services Department.

How do you describe your job to people outside SCOE?
Fiscal oversight and advising for school districts and charters. I support 13 local educational agencies (LEAs). I also do Chief Business Officer (CBO) work for a small district which keeps me connected to the districts in a different way.

Where did you grow up?
Santa Rosa. I was raised here. I started my career in schools with SELPA’s transportation department. Then I spent nine years in local school districts before coming back to SCOE.

Who was your favorite childhood teacher and why?
Ms. McCormick. I had her for Yearbook. She was young, right out of college, and she was also my swim coach.

What is your favorite thing about working for SCOE?
The team that we as Fiscal Advisors have built. We work independently but have one another for support, to share ideas, and fix unusual problems.

Outside of work, what is your favorite hobby or way to unwind?
I go running (I’m part of a running group) and I love to be with my kids. I love watching their sporting events. My son, Brandon, is 14 and my daughter, Lulu, is 11.

What is your favorite place in Sonoma County?
I like to go hiking different places in Sonoma County. Any place we can get out and be walking in the outdoors.

What is one thing that might surprise people to learn about you?
I have a twin sister. She lives here and she looks just like me. We both work with numbers—she’s a credit officer for a bank.