Sara H Harper

Washington, District of Columbia

Director of Sustainability

Agriculture / Forests / Fisheries

Sara (Hessenflow) Harper directs the agricultural sustainability work for Vela Environmental, a Kennedy and Coe company. Vela is a strategic consulting firm that helps the agricultural sector navigate natural resource and consumer demand challenges in ways that manage risk and reduce costs. Prior to her current position, Sara worked on agricultural, energy and environmental issues in the U.S. Senate, for Environmental Defense Fund and in the private sector for over 10 years. This diverse professional experience gives Sara the ability to see the big picture, connect people of value to one another and create unique solution proposals to some of the most challenging sustainability issues.