Sarah

"It was a super transformative time it completely solidified this desire that I had to stay in public service"

"The budget is the most important policy document a city or state or a country has; it lays out the priority for what you want to see in the city."

"It's a 50/50 split between meetings and independent work; I think as you go up the chain it becomes more meetings and less independent work."

"It is a good combo of emotional intelligence and technical skills."

"The thing I enjoy the most is knowing that there are real tangible improvements that can be made to people's lives based on the work that I do."

"It can be really political and in every sense of the word because it truly deals with politics. It deals with elected politicians."

"democracy does not have the best answer but it is the most democratic Fairway. Usually hopefully to make true measured improvements for Society"

"They're really passionate about public service. It takes a really special type of person to want to do this work that can be really frustrating..."

"you can almost do the most impactful work in the government relative to philanthropy or the private sector"

"All these places have internships everywhere that I've gone takes interns takes undergraduate interns for summer programs or anything like that."

"I really do need to prioritize myself when it comes to my own career trajectory because if you ever work for anyone, you are doing them a favor."

"I feel like I really just followed my nose in undergrad, like truly try to do things that brought me joy."