Sarah Olejniczak is a member of the Coordinator & Director Services Team at Grand River Solutions. Sarah also serves as a Team Manager for the Coordinator & Director Services team. In her work with Grand River Solutions, Sarah supports Title IX, Title VII, Title VI, and other related equal opportunity work on college campuses.  

Prior to joining Grand River Solutions, Sarah served as the Title IX Coordinator and in senior student affairs leadership at St. Norbert College and Mount Mary University. Sarah also has extensive experience working at faith-based and public institutions, including work in residence life and as a student conduct officer. Sarah has worked broadly in student affairs and coordinated institutional retention efforts. Additionally, Sarah has professional experience overseeing behavioral intervention teams, including emergency removal and threat assessment processes for college campuses. 

Sarah received a Ph.D. in Educational Policy and Leadership, with a dissertation focused on trauma exposure for resident assistants, from Marquette University, her Master of Education from Marquette University in Educational Policy and Leadership (college student personnel administration), and a Bachelor of Arts in Business Management from Luther College. 

Sarah’s work has been recognized professionally in a variety of ways. In 2023, Sarah was recognized as a Future 15 award finalist. In 2022, Sarah graduated from the Forward 48 leadership development program and was recognized with both the 2022 Golden House Golden Strength Award and the Wisconsin Women in Higher Education Leadership Representative of the Year Award.