Sarah Hernandez koom nrog McKnight Foundation nyob rau xyoo 2004. Nyob rau nws txoj haujlwm tamsim no yog tus thawj coj khiav haujlwm rau Lub Txheej Txheem Saib Xyuas Kom Muaj Zog thiab Muaj Peev Xwm Zoo, nws ua haujlwm txhawm rau ua kom txoj haujlwm no muaj lub hom phiaj los tsim kom muaj kev vam meej thiab muaj vaj huam sib luag rau yav tom ntej rau txhua tus Minnesotans nrog sib koom, muaj kev vam meej, thiab koom tes.
Ua ntej McKnight, Sarah tau ua haujlwm hauv kev tshaj tawm pej xeem ntawm Honeywell hauv Minneapolis. Nws tau pib nws txoj haujlwm 12 xyoo ntawm Honeywell ua tus tsim cai lij choj thiab tus kws tshuaj ntsuam xyuas txoj cai thiab tom qab ntawd tau ua nws txoj cai tswjfwm kev tswjfwm hauv zej zog. Sarah tau txais bachelor of arts in sociology ntawm University of Minnesota thiab tuav ib tus tswv ntawm kev kos duab hauv kev nom kev tswv los ntawm University of California ntawm Santa Barbara.
Sarah tau ua haujlwm rau ntau lub rooj sab laj, suav nrog Pawg Neeg Zej Zog Funders, Twin Cities Local Initiatives Support Corporation, thiab Nexus Community Partners. Tam sim no nws tau ua tus thawj coj ntawm Minneapolis Northside Funders Group, Saint Paul Eastside Funders Group, thiab Peb Tseem Nyob Ntawm No MN pab pawg neeg pab nyiaj txiag. Nws kuj ua haujlwm rau Minnesota Compass pawg thawj coj ntawm Wilder Foundation.
