Sara Fernandez

Sara graduated from Merton College in 2009, where she studied Philosophy, Politics and Economics. After university, she stayed in Oxford and grew the Student Hubs network, which supports students to be involved in their community. She received a Cranfield Trust scholarship to complete an Executive MBA at Cranfield University, where she developed her vision to grow social action across Oxford City.

She now leads the Oxford Hub, a social action centre that encourages everyone to make a difference in their community and promotes effective cross-sector collaboration. Sara is passionate about diverse trustee boards and has served as a trustee at Student Minds and Age UK Oxfordshire. Her experience led her to set up the Young Trustees Programme in 2016. The scheme has now matched over 80 young people to local boards, and increased governance skills across charities.

Outside of work, Sara is involved in youth work volunteering and foster care.

Sara lives in Oxford, is a member of our East Oxford DL Group and was appointed a DL in 2020.