Sarah Burtner, MPP, is an expert in public sector budgeting, with experience at the state and local government levels on an array of policy issues. She is currently a Fiscal and Policy analyst for the City of Seattle Budget Office, overseeing the budget process for cabinet-level departments including immigrant and refugee affairs, arts and culture, and education and early learning in the City. Previously, Sarah was a Staff Finance Budget Analyst at the California Department of Finance, managing the budgets for state-funded childcare and preschool programs. Sarah has a Master's in Public Policy from UCLA and a Master's of Science in Special Education from CUNY Hunter College.