Ms. Sarah Davis

Beginning my 13th year here at Samueli Academy as the Student Success Coordinator and as a graduate from California State University, Long Beach, with B.S in Criminal Justice, I had hopes of pursuing a career in Probation or in the Juvenile system. I began my career in Human Services/Social Services 20+ years ago, working in local a Residential facility, with neglected and abused youth ages 6-13 years old that changed my focus. With a background of working for a Wraparound program as a Care Coordinator and also working alongside Transition Aged youth, most of my experience is in the area of focusing on resources for at-promise youth and families. I am proud to have shared much time and many resources with at-promise families, youth and young adults within the Orange County/Riverside Communities, in many different programs and truly have a passion for helping others who struggle finding success and having challenging circumstances. Moving over from the Orangewood Foundation in 2013, as an Independent Living Specialist, working with youth in care, within the Independent Living Program, I bring my passion, knowledge, resources and experience of working with at-promise youth in care and being a support to moving students forward in their academics, emotional well-being in their lives, onto high school graduation and into their post secondary choices. I hold a Master’s Degree in Human Services, with an emphasis on Multidisciplinary structures which allows me to work alongside most youth and families within the community. I am excited to be on campus as the Student Success Coordinator and serving as the Sites McKinney Vento Homeless Liaison but as well as collaborating and supporting the Orangewood Foundations, Youth Connected Program (Dorms on campus). I look forward to continuing to support and motivate students to be the best they can be as well as supporting their caregivers, foster parents and other supports the youth may have. I also enjoy supporting sports and other activities on our campus. I am also a mother of two young adult children, one, finishing up college at Grand Canyon University and one working. I also have a Maltese puppy, “Mamba”, that I spend most of my time with.