Sarah Wonders

Founder and Consultant

Wonders Strategy

Mar 2025 - Current (1 year 4 months)

Founder and Chief of Impact & Strategy

Wonders Strategy

Mar 2025 - Current (1 year 4 months)

Senior Project Manager

Aptive Resources

Jan 2023 - Current (3 years 6 months)

• Remote from Asheville, NC • Drove the strategic direction and created innovative solutions to manage the complex PACT Act enterprise schedule that included implementation teams across Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), Veterans Health Administration (VHA), National Cemetery Administration, and Department of Defense • The schedule was used to supply data and status information for reports for key stakeholders like The White House and Congressional Committees and Hearings • Improved implementation analytics by coaching senior government stakeholders responsible for oversight of sections within the PACT Act • Created and implemented communications management plans to facilitate cross-collaboration and reduce information silos • Create p

Senior Manager

CVP Customer Value Partners

Feb 2019 - Jan 2023 (4 years)

• Project/Program Management o Provide mission and data-driven leadership and decision-making during project lifecycle o Manage and report project budgets and forecasts, balance budgets across a portfolio of projects o Create data driven reports and briefings for diverse audiences o Work collaboratively and develop relationships with all key stakeholders including senior executives o Develop and manage cross-functional working groups to build partnerships or address a challenge o Develop and implement strategy, risk, quality, and operations plans o Identify customer pain points around technology and services; prioritization and strategic planning to design solutions and best practices recommendations; includes interagency collaboration o Ga

Project Management Analyst II

Fors Marsh

Apr 2017 - Nov 2018 (1 year 8 months)

• Contract management, strategic planning, and development of new projects for the two military research divisions and the public policy research division (primary clients: DOD Office of People Analytics (OPA) and FVAP) • Project planning, including drafting a project plan, milestones, resources needed in the form of staff hours, budget, technology, and tools • Evaluated existing and build new Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to ensure that they meet FMG’s objectives and values • Reporting: Organizational, Division, Project, Presentations, Training • Resource Management: capacity planning, utilization, and resource forecasting • Developed the overarching change management strategy for PMO and business transformation initiatives • Conduc

Consultant

Deloitte

Jul 2012 - Mar 2017 (4 years 9 months)

• Worked with the DHS and Deloitte executive leadership teams and other stakeholders to manage project schedules, scope, metrics, budget review, and PM tools • Prepared and delivered many presentations for DHS and Deloitte that spoke to a variety of audiences for many purposes ranging from project status to corporate-sponsored conferences • Created risk management assessments and developed resolutions to meet productivity, quality, and client-satisfaction objectives • Translate client requirements into technical and human capital solutions • Managed offshore development teams in India • Used project management industry best practices to improve business processes and communications; including policies that would streamline work and relation

Communications and Project Management Specialist

Allegheny County Department of Human Services

Jun 2008 - Jun 2011 (3 years 1 month)

• Technology implementation project to modernize Allegheny County and Pennsylvania State Children, Youth, and Families electronic health record system • Communications and Training Analyst for DHS CYF project; 6/2008 – 6/2011 • Part of the Deloitte Training and Implementation team

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