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Sarah Sandquist
She/Her/Hers
Executive Director | Champaign Park District
Champaign IL
Sarah Sandquist is the executive director of Champaign Park District. In her role, she manages 84 full-time staff, more than 700 acres of park land comprised of 62 parks, more than 30 miles of trails and 15 facilities, including community centers and specialty locations like the Historic Virginia Theatre, Prairie Farms and Sholem Aquatic Center. Sandquist has worked in parks and recreation for the better part of her career, working in a variety of roles in Illinois, Washington State and, most recently, Fishers, Indiana. While in Fishers, as the director of parks and recreation, Sandquist oversaw the creation of a 33-acre urban farm, 5.5-mile multi-use trail, and design and construction of a 70-acre waterfront park. Sandquist graduated from the University of Illinois with a Bachelor of Science in early childhood education.
Contact:
sarah.sandquist@champaignparks.org
Social Media:
www.champaignparks.org
https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahsandquist/
https://www.facebook.com/smsandquist
https://www.instagram.com/recreaternw/
Sarah Sandquist
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