Sara Reeves

Senior Manager for Grants & Operations

Sara Reeves joined the Trellis Foundation in 2023 after managing United Way for Greater Austin’s grantmaking processes through a period of unprecedented growth during the COVID crisis. Before joining the United Way Team, she was a program manager in higher education, focusing on leadership development, international business, and entrepreneurship. She currently serves as chair of the PEAK Grantmaking Southwest Chapter and on the Central Texas Funder Network steering committee. Sara spent time in Western Samoa with the Peace Corps, where she taught computer studies at a secondary school. Before joining the Peace Corps, she worked as a journalist at newspapers in Indiana and Florida. Sara holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Missouri with a minor in women’s studies and a master’s degree in public affairs from Indiana University with a concentration in nonprofit management.