#MeetOurBoard: Sahar Amjad, Hartford Area, CT

Sahar is new to the CRCJ Board of Directors. She is a 2021 graduate of UConn where she was a senator in the student government, a writing consultant and actively involved in climate justice issues.
Sahar previously worked for the Center for Latino Progress (CPRF) where she served as Assistant Coordinator for the Transport Hartford Academy, "an advocacy program aimed at promoting modes of transportation which are environmentally sustainable, equitable, safe, and accessible."
She was also Communications Manager for the #IAmNotAVirus campaign.

She created the "Not So Grown-Up" podcast in 2020 an holds a certification from the Collaborative Institutional Training Institute in Social and Behavioral Research.
Sahar is a co-incorporator for the non-profit group, US BTS ARMY.

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