Sara Simpson is a senior managing director at an investment firm. A southern California native who resides in Pasadena, Sara has deep roots in the community and is also an avid equestrian and photographer. Professionally, before her current job, Simpson worked for 10 years at as the Senior Vice President and Client Relationship Director with Quintus Investment Counsel in Pasadena, an investment management firm in Pasadena, where she directed the firms' ongoing relationship with both institutional and corporate clientele as well as the firm's private clients.
She has been selected to chair Hillsides annual gala, “Las Flores de Hillsides,” to be held on February 25, 2017. Simpson, who has been a gala committee member since 2013, also serves on Hillsides board. In addition, she volunteers for Hillsides Youth Moving On program for youth transitioning from foster care to adulthood.
Hillsides provides high quality care, advocacy, and innovative services that promote safe, permanent environments where children and youth can thrive. Headquartered in Pasadena, the agency and its affiliation with Bienvenidos serves 13,000 children and families in Los Angeles County throughout its 35 sites, including school-based mental health offices in Los Angeles, Pasadena, and Baldwin Park. Foster care and adoptions services in approved resource family homes serve families in Los Angeles, Orange, San Bernardino and Riverside Counties. To learn more about both agencies, visit www.Hillsides.org and www.Bienvenidos.org. Visit Hillsides on Facebook @hillsideschildren, on Twitter @Hillsides, or on Instagram @HillsidesPasadena.