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Ward 4, Position 2
Name
Dr. Sarah E. Lewis
Contact
Email: sarahelainelewis@gmail.com
Occupation & Education
Council Member Lewis has a Ph. D. in Environmental Dynamics from the University of Arkansas. She holds a Bachelor of Science (double major: French/Biology Secondary Education) from the University of Nebraska at Lincoln. She relocated to Arkansas for a Master of Arts in French Literature. A former award-winning science and French teacher, she has focused her life’s work on educating others about protecting natural resources.
Community Service
Sarah has been an active member of the community. A former Neighborhood Representative and Chair for the Council of Neighborhoods in Fayetteville, AR, she has been a Board Member of Fayetteville Downtown Partners, Education Committee Member for the Illinois River Watershed Partnership, and was chosen 2007 Ozark Headwaters Group (Sierra Club) Activist of the Year. Her work with the Center for Math and Science Education, the Applied Sustainablility Center and the Center for Agricultural and Rural Sustainability have helped her apply her research interests. Some projects included her contributions to the Keystone Field to Market Report for Agricultural Sustainability indices, WATERS Educator Workshop, as well as her work to amend local development codes to enable municipalities to incorporate Best Management Practices for stormwater. She also conducts workshops on sustainability, as well as develops environmental education curriculum through EcoExplique consulting company.
Committee Involvement
Sarah is passionate about identifying and working through challenges at the interface of humans and the environment. Her research focuses on public perceptions of and willingness to pay for watershed ecosystem integrity. Currently, she holds committee positions as Chair of the Environmental Action Committee, member of the Water and Sewer Committee, member of the Northwest Arkansas Regional Planning Commission, and member of the Beaver Lake Watershed Alliance Planning Committee.