In the fall of 2022, Sarah Gamard was a lead author of “University-Led Statehouse Student Reporting Programs,” a report conducted by the University of Vermont’s Center for Community News. She is currently the Communications Manager for The Signals Network, an end-to-end whistleblower support organization that works with journalists and operates internationally to hold the world’s most powerful institutions accountable. She spent several years as a watchdog political journalist across three states, including covering the Louisiana and Delaware statehouses. In 2022, she took a career hiatus to complete a seven-month thru-hike of the 2,200-mile Appalachian Trail from Georgia to Maine. She is a New Orleans native and graduate of Louisiana State University’s Manship School of Mass Communication. She now lives in Philadelphia.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":11689,"template":"","meta":{"start_time":0,"end_time":0,"moderators":[],"hashtag":[],"soundcloud":[],"scribble":[],"viafoura":[],"youtube":[],"vimeo":[],"facebook":[],"trint":[],"slideshare":[],"livestream":[],"resources":[],"video_embed":[],"first_name":"Sarah","last_name":"Gamard","title":"Researcher (Former)","organization":"Center for Community News","website":"","twitter":"sarahgamard","_sponsor_url":"","_sponsor_tagline":"","_sponsor_level":""},"event":[98],"class_list":["post-11396","ona_speaker","type-ona_speaker","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","event-ona23"],"yoast_head":"\n