Sara D. Brown, MPA is the Senior Director of Government Affairs at Prevent Blindness where she represents the lived experiences of people with vision loss to policymakers in pursuit of policies that prevent blindness and preserve sight. Since joining Prevent Blindness in 2017, Sara has grown the organization’s presence on Capitol Hill, with the Administration, and amongst stakeholder groups in pursuit of Prevent Blindness’s policy goals, including the bipartisan Early Detection of Vision Impairments for Children Act (EDVI Act), strengthening federal investments in vision and eye health programs, and improving access and coverage policies for eye health patients. Sara has over a decade of experience in health care policy in Washington, having begun her career as a legislative and staff aide with the U.S. Senate. A Nebraska native, she holds degrees in English and Political Science from the University of Nebraska-Kearney and a master’s degree in public administration from Walden University.