Sarah Worley, instructor in communication, was born in Des Moines, Iowa but grew up in the Pittsburgh area where she graduated from Burgettstown High School in 1996. Her father works in the Mental Health field and her mother is a Presbyterian Minister. Her interests and hobbies include the outdoors, music, politics, and service. Worley graduated from Juniata College in 2000 where she earned a bachelor's degree in communication and philosophy. Worley started her graduate studies at Penn State University. She earned a master's degree in public administration from the University of Colorado in 2003. While in Denver, Colorado, she worked as the Advantage program director and assistant coach for SCORE! Educational Center. She worked for the organization in Baltimore, Maryland, from 2000 to 2001, and in Denver from 2002 to 2004. Before working for SCORE!, Worley was a member services and advertising representative for the South Metro Denver Chamber of Commerce from June 2003 to February 2004. She returned to Juniata in 2004 where she remains active as a volunteer for the college. She served as a judge for the Bailey Oratorical Contest in 2002 and 2004 and served on a discussion panel during Juniata's "Celebration of Women" event in 2001. She also won the Bailey Oratorical Contest, as a student, in 1999. She is a member of the American Association of University Women and Omicron Delta Kappa, the leadership honor society. Worley has had a variety of work experience in her career so far which has included professional experience in sales management & member services as well as business education. She is also planning to begin a Ph.D. program doing research that takes a cultural studies approach to looking at communication and technology. Her research thus far has focused on leadership, political rhetoric, and media ownership regulations. |
