Sakura leads program operations and people and financial management for Ceres' conferences and events while driving strategy development and collaborating across teams.
Sakura is a conference/meeting planner, with over 25 years of experience in program development, management, and execution of conferences, events, and online programs. Previously, she managed event development and implementation for several renewable energy organizations’ conferences, ranging from 100 to over 10,000 attendees.
Sakura has a B.A. in Communications and Studio Art from Denison University and certified as a Digital Event Strategist (DES) from Professional Convention Management Association. She lives in Washington, DC, with her husband and son.