Sara Wohlford

Wohlford (she/her) is the director of sustainability at Carilion Clinic, where she has been leading sustainability efforts for more than 10 years. She oversees programs for the health care system that reduce inefficiencies and waste, and promote environmental sustainability. Wohlford conceptualized and proposed her current position, created a work structure for sustainability for Carilion’s seven hospitals, and developed the Carilion Clinic environmental stewardship council. Wohlford’s programs increase recycling, decrease energy utilization, decrease natural resource consumption, and divert tens of thousands of pounds of waste from Virginia landfills annually. She teaches the inextricable links between community health, environmental health, and sustainability. Wohlford holds a master's degree in public health from Virginia Tech.