Sarah Cheevers was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.  She graduated with distinction from the University of Victoria with a double major in Geography and Environmental Studies. She received her Bachelor of Education from the University of British Columbia and has taught high school for two years. She has worked at all levels of government on a variety of planning, policy, inventory and communications projects. She has written First Nations water rights reports for the Ministry of Environment as well as worked on strategic land use plans and was the public communications contact for Vancouver Island Resource Targets Report. The diversity of her work and educational experience is a result of her curiosity and care for both social and environmental issues and their interrelationship.  Sarah intends to combine her skills as a facilitator, artist and educator with her expertise of the Framework for Strategic Sustainable Development to facilitate partnerships in co-creating a dynamic and healthy environment with a shared vision of sustainability.