Sonia Sequeira, she/her

Sonia Sequeira (she/her) is the Director of Programs and Operations at the Gephardt Institute. She leads strategic initiatives to foster students’ learning and engagement with the St. Louis community, including curriculum design, partnerships, and program development.

Sonia has extensive experience in partnership building, program evaluation, and strategic communications. Most recently, she led the engagement and communications strategy for the City of Atlanta’s Department of City Planning, including Atlanta City Studio, a neighborhood-based pop-up focused on community engagement.

Sonia graduated with honors from Washington University with a bachelor’s degree in International Studies and holds a Master of Public Health and Master of Social Work from the Brown School of Social Work.  In her spare time, she loves to cook, read and spend time outside.