Sara Marie Arias

Graduating Class (Year): 2013

What you are up to now?

Fundraising and Development at EARTH University in Costa Rica, serving students from over 43 countries. Also, heading a nonprofit that uses the arts to promote personal development for at risk youth in San Jose, Costa Rica for nine years now. 

What led you into arts management?

I am a songwriter and have loved the arts since childhood. I think they are a pathway to personal development and excellence, especially in at risk communities in Latin America.

Most memorable experience in the Program?

The field trips and visits to the different venues, museums, theaters, and the great professors that mentored us, like Professor Fagan.

What do you wish you knew then that you know now?

Nothing goes as planned.

Advice for current/prospective students?

Take risks and mix things up. You never know what can be created out of chaos. 

From an alum...

The most memorable experiences for me were the field trips and visits to the different venues, museums, theaters, and the great professors that mentored us.

Sara Marie Arias.