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Sarah joined Life Science Cares as Employee #1 in 2017 and has overseen the organization’s explosive growth and strategic direction since. As CEO, she drives the alignment, efficiency and effectiveness of LSC’s five affiliates. Under her leadership, Life Science Cares has invested more than $16 million and tens of thousands of volunteer hours to support a portfolio of community organizations providing access to basic needs, access to education and access to opportunity.

Before joining LSC, Sarah served as Executive Vice President at MassBio, the industry trade association. In that role, Sarah led policy, communications, events and strategic functions of the 1,000+ member company organization. Prior to MassBio, Sarah held a variety of association and policy positions. She is a graduate of Hartwick College and has a Master’s degree from Northeastern University.

Outside of work, Sarah is active in her community and enjoys time with her husband, Sean and son, Griffin.

Amelia Mustapha is a charity leader, campaigner and advocate for community-led social change, with a career spanning almost 30 years across frontline service delivery, public policy and organisational development.

As Director of SMART, a West London-based charity, she brings a business approach to social purpose, building partnerships that translate organisational ambition into meaningful outcomes for individuals, communities and the organisations that serve them.

Her work connects grassroots experience with national and international policy influence. A founding member of the European Depression Association, she has contributed to NICE clinical guidelines, parliamentary advocacy and European policy initiatives, using insights from people with lived experience to shape policy and drive system change.

She is particularly interested in demonstrating how doing the right thing can also make good business sense, and in creating partnerships where commercial and social value reinforce one another.

Lisa Timothy is a corporate affairs and public policy leader with over twenty years’ experience, gained both in-house and in agency. As the Director of Corporate Affairs for Takeda in the UK and Ireland, Lisa leads public affairs, communications and patient advocacy and is a member of the UK and Ireland Leadership Team.

Lisa was previously at MSD where she was Director of Policy, Communications and Government Relations and, before that, held several positions of increasing seniority at Lexington Communications. Lisa graduated with a BA (Hons) in History from the University of Sheffield.