Sara Bovat, MSW was the 2021-2022 Disability Policy Fellow at the Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD), where she worked on federal policy and legislative issues that impact people with disabilities and their communities. 

Sara has over 5 years of experience working with disability advocacy and health policy. She served as a caregiver with adults with developmental disabilities at L'Arche International from 2014-2015 and then worked on state-level Medicaid initiatives in healthcare consulting. While a Master's candidate at the University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration with a Health Administration and Policy concentration, she led the National Human Trafficking and Disabilities Working Group as its Coordinator. Sara is passionate about advocating for disability rights and justice and eliminating barriers to access through systemic policy change.