Staff

The Western Governors' Association was established in 1984 to represent the 22 westernmost states and territories. The association is an instrument of the Governors for bipartisan policy development, information exchange, and collective action on issues of critical importance to the western United States.

Sarah Olsen

Director of Development

[email protected]

(720) 897-4540

Sarah Olsen serves as WGA’s Director of Development, responsible for the management of WGA’s sponsor program, while overseeing all sponsor relations and development efforts for the Association.  Previously, Sarah had been WGA's long-time meeting planner and consultant for over a decade. She has directed business development and client services in the private sector and ran her own event consulting firm.  

Born and raised in Kansas, Sarah earned a B.S. Degree from Kansas State University and moved out west in 2003 calling Colorado home ever since.  Aside from advocating the impactful and bipartisan work of Western Governors, Sarah enjoys running, hiking, snowboarding, camping, sporting events, live music and spending time with her family and friends.  She can be found up in the mountains often, enjoying the great outdoors and unmatched beauty of our western landscapes.

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