Sara received a B.S. Degree from Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania where she played on the women’s basketball team. She received her Juris Doctorate from Widener University School of Law in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania in May 2003. She and her husband, Patrick, were married in September 2003 and reside in Towanda.

Sara’s basketball skills have been very rewarding for her. She has spent four years as starting point guard for the women’s basketball team. Awards Sara received include:

• 1996/97 Season – Lafayette College Women’s Basketball Rookie of the Year
• 1996/97 Season – Patriot League Women’s Basketball All-Rookie Team
• 1997/98 Season – Lafayette College Women’s Basketball Coaches Award
• 1999/2000 Season – Patriot League Women’s Basketball All Tournament Team

Sara was a member of Law Review during her second and third years of law school. As a member of Law Review, she was responsible for editing articles weekly to be published in the Journal, as well as writing her own Surveys and Notes to be published. The Widener Law Journal is edited by the top students at the Widener-Harrisburg Campus. Sara had two administrative surveys published in the Widener Law Journal, which are:

• Pettibone v. Pennsylvania Bd. Of Probation and Parole: The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania extends the “Prisoner mailbox Rule” to Pro Se Administrative Appeals filed with the Board of Probation and Parole. – Published in 2002 in Vol. 11, p. 329.
• Warrington Township v. Powell: The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania’s Application of the Fourth Amendment to Administrative Searches. – Published in 2003 Vol. 12, P. 255.

Publishing three issues per year, the Widener Law Journal publishes articles, commentaries and other legal scholarship written by law professors, attorneys, judges and legal professionals, as well as student authored Comments, Notes and Surveys. The second issue published each year is the Annual Survey to Pennsylvania Administrative Law. This edition contains student-written articles examining Pennsylvania Court decisions having a significant impact on administrative law.