Sarah is the founder and CEO of Next Step Success, LLC, an organization whose main purpose is to help underserved populations, specifically individuals with disabilities, achieve employment and financial success through a variety of services. At Next Step Success, LLC, Sarah works one on one with clients as a Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor and Work Incentives Practitioner.
Prior to starting Next Step Success, LLC, Sarah worked as an Employment Specialist (job coach) for seven years and a Work Incentives Practitioner for four years through private and non-profit employment services organizations as well as for state vocational rehabilitation agencies. She has extensive experience in providing case management, guidance and counseling, job readiness skills, Social Security benefits planning and financial education. She currently provides employment and benefits counseling services through the Social Security Administration’s Ticket to Work Program and State Vocational Rehabilitation agencies.
She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in both Criminal Justice and Psychology and a Master of Science degree in Clinical Rehabilitation and Mental Health Counseling.
Sarah is a Certified Work Incentives Practitioner through Cornell University and a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor through the Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification (CRCC). Sarah is the current President of the Virginia chapter of the National Rehabilitation Association and is an active member of NABWIS, the National Association for Benefits and Work Incentive Specialists.
