{"id":8045,"date":"2021-10-07T17:18:02","date_gmt":"2021-10-07T17:18:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.michamber.com\/?post_type=mi_chamber_staff&#038;p=8045"},"modified":"2023-02-28T19:55:03","modified_gmt":"2023-02-28T19:55:03","slug":"sara-wurfel","status":"publish","type":"mi_chamber_staff","link":"https:\/\/www.michamber.com\/mi_chamber_staff\/sara-wurfel\/","title":{"rendered":"Sara Wurfel"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"8045\" class=\"elementor elementor-8045\" data-elementor-post-type=\"mi_chamber_staff\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-684caa7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"684caa7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-52552da\" data-id=\"52552da\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99219bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"99219bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">As chief communications and marketing officer, Sara leads the MI Chamber\u2019s public relations\u00a0and strategic communications efforts to\u00a0help tell the story of Michigan businesses. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Prior to joining the MI Chamber, Sara spearheaded the issue management and crisis communication services of Truscott Rossman, a top full-service agency representing local, statewide and national clients. Prior to her work at the agency, she served as press secretary and spokeswoman for Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder for the first five years of his tenure, working extensively on issues ranging from Detroit\u2019s financial crisis and recovery to the state\u2019s health care reform and access plan \u2014 Healthy Michigan \u2014 and the deal to get a new bridge to Canada. <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">The Upper Peninsula native also spent six years in the Pacific Northwest managing communications and public affairs activities for a nonprofit advocacy organization and a regional hospital and health system. She\u2019s also served as communications lead for a state agency, a Mid-Michigan Member of Congress and the Michigan House of Representative as well as been an<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> on-loan public information officer for national emergency response efforts during multiple natural disasters.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Sara holds a B.A. in journalism from Michigan State University and an M.S. in strategic communications from the University of Oregon. She is also a nationally-accredited public relations counselor (APR). <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">She serves on numerous committees and boards, including Habitat for Humanity Capital Region, the Michigan Press Association Foundation, the Michigan Political Leadership Program \u2014 a multi-partisan public policy leadership program \u2014 and is a frequent school volunteer. 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