Sarah Paterson | Gagen MacDonald

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Sarah Paterson

Senior Associate Director

Sarah brings authenticity, inclusiveness and care to her work as a communications professional. Her ability to bring people and ideas together allow her to connect with a wide range of audiences and build strong relationships with clients. She is a creative problem solver who embraces new challenges and out-of-the-box thinking. In her role at Gagen MacDonald, Sarah draws on her experience developing and executing crisis, culture, change management, brand and marketing strategies to provide comprehensive solutions to any opportunity.

Before joining Gagen, Sarah spent 13 years leading internal communications and creative services functions in the utility industry. Throughout her career, she has supported a variety of business areas, including Ethics and Compliance, DE&I, Corporate Giving, Environmental & Social Governance, Benefits, Public Affairs, IT, Customer Experience, Regulatory Affairs, Safety and Finance. During her time there, Sarah received the company’s annual Women’s Empowerment and Pride Alliance awards and completed the University of Michigan Ross Executive Education Positive Leadership program and eCornell Marketing Strategy certificate.

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