sara udow (she/her)

Practice Name: Sara Udow

Role: Urban and Cultural Planner

Bio: Sara (she/her) is an award winning urban and cultural planner, passionate about helping to make cities more equitable, creative and compassionate. She has expertise in community engagement, community development and cultural and city-building strategy.  Sara attributes much of her success to teamwork, and is devoted to building connections and relationships to achieve common goals and deliver projects. 

Areas of Interest: 

• Cultural planning and strategic planning

• Placemaking and prototyping

• Human-centered design and research

• Community and stakeholder engagement

• City Building strategy

Things you want to learn: I love collaborating and exchanging ideas.  

Things you want to see changed in our sector: The arts and cultural sector is in crisis. I hope that stronger partnerships, steeped in genuine connection and not transactions, can help uplift one another. Together, we can reimagine a future where arts and culture and community thrive.