Role
Executive Assistant
Expertise
Sarah McDermott is an Executive Assistant at Unusual Ventures, where she creates the time and space senior leaders need to focus on the firm’s future. She honed her knack for problem solving at Toolbox Holdings and Foundation and Homeyer Consulting, where her eye for detail kept executive teams running smoothly. Before stepping into full-time roles, Sarah pored over Essex County jailhouse records to trace the labor rights history of Lawrence, Massachusetts, competed on her university’s dance team, and played violin in Boston’s Youth Symphony Orchestra. She holds a degree from the University of Massachusetts Lowell and a Management Essentials certification from Harvard Business School Online, and lives in Boston.
Origins
Hometown
Billerica, MA
Alma mater
University of Massachusetts, Lowell — BA, History; Minor, Race & Ethnic Studies; Minor, Italian Studies
Past Employment
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