Assistant Director

Contact Info: email: speterse@cityofdubuque.org;  office Phone: 563-690-6042

Sarah Petersen, born and raised in Dubuque, joined the Multicultural Family Center as Assistant Director in May 2013. She brings to the MFC over 30 years of experience working in the non-profit sector, specializing in program development and community engagement. Sarah has lived in Chicago, IL, Albuquerque, NM, San Francisco, CA and Galena, IL, and worked with diverse and marginalized populations in those communities.  Sarah is passionate about responding to the needs of Dubuque’s growing culturally-diverse community and is proud to work for an organization that celebrates diversity, equity and inclusion in her hometown.   She resides in Dubuque with her son, Emmett, a student at University of Iowa.