Sarah Phillips is the Director of Research & Evaluation.  She comes to the Forum with extensive experience leading and supporting out-of-school time programs and conducting applied research in school and out-of-school time settings.  

Prior to joining the Forum, Sarah served as the Managing Director of Research & Impact at Mass Insight Education & Research, Inc., where she led all research and evaluation activities for the organization. Sarah also served as the Vice President of Research at Tripod Education Partners, where she developed and validated surveys to support continuous quality improvement in youth-serving organizations. Sarah’s work as a researcher is informed by years of experience as a practitioner. She was one of the Weikart Center’s first Field Consultants, an External Assessor for the Providence After School Alliance, Service Director at City Year Rhode Island, and Program Coordinator at the Alameda County Library and Quilombo/The West Oakland Village Center.  

Sarah holds a PhD in Social Policy from Brandeis University, an MSW from the University of Michigan, and a BA from Brown University. In her free time, Sarah loves to build and upholster furniture, sew, bike, run, and spend time with family and friends.