Sarah Hernandez waxay ku biirtay Mu'asasada McKnight sanadkii 2004. Doorkeeda hadda ee ah sarkaalka sare ee barnaamijka ee Barnaamijka Bulshooyinka Firfircoon iyo Sinnaanta, waxay ka shaqeysaa horumarinta hadafka barnaamijka si loo dhiso mustaqbal firfircoon oo loo siman yahay dhammaan reer Minnesota ee leh awood la wadaago, barwaaqada, iyo ka qaybgalka .

McKnight ka hor, Sarah waxay ka shaqaynaysay arrimaha guud ee shirkadda Honeywell ee Minneapolis. Waxay ka bilawday shaqadeeda 12 sano ah Honeywell iyada oo ah sharci-dejin iyo falanqeeye siyaasadeed kadibna waxay u adeegtay siyaasaddeeda iyo maareeyaha barnaamijka arrimaha bulshada. Sarah waxa ay jaamacada Minnesota ku qaadatay shahaadada koowaad ee fanka cilmiga bulshada waxayna Master of arts cilmiga siyaasada ka qaadatay jaamacada California ee Santa Barbara.

Sarah hadda waxay u adeegtaa We are Wali Halkan Minnesota iyo guddiga hagidda Compass ee Wilder Foundation. Muddo ka dib, waxay hagisay ururo badan oo bulshada ah oo ay ku jiraan Kooxda Maalgeliyayaasha Xaafadda, Shirkadda Taageerada Initiatives Local Cities Twin Cities, iyo Iskaashatada Bulshada Nexus. Waxay sidoo kale u soo shaqeysay sidii la-guddoomiyaha labada Kooxda Maalgeliyayaasha Waqooyiga ee Minneapolis iyo Kooxda Maalgelinta ee Saint Paul Eastside.