Sarah Vanderhoof has worked for Community Action Partnership Hillsborough and Rockingham Counties since 2006.  She holds a BA in Science of Health from Wheaton College, a BS in Health Science with a nutrition focus from Keene State College, and an MS in Management with a focus on Health Care Administration from Southern New Hampshire University and a Graduate Certificate in Human Resource Management.  Sarah is a registered and licensed dietitian in the state of New Hampshire, having completed her dietetic internship through the program at Keene State College.  In addition to her degrees, she holds certificates in the areas of Child and Adolescent Weight Management, allergic diseases, and ServSafe. 

Soon after starting at CAPHR as the Nutrition Manager for the Child Development program, Sarah switched to the role of Health & Nutrition Services Specialist, became the Child Development Director in 2018, and the Child Development and Nutrition Services Director in 2023.  Through the years Sarah has been involved in various workgroups and initiatives in the state including work on the NH Health & Equity Partnership, the Race, Ethnicity, and Language Data Workgroup; the NH COPD State Plan Initiative; Let’s Grow! New Hampshire; Child Care Advisory Committee Safety & Health Subgroup; the Nashua Lead Action Committee; and the Oral Health Advisory Committee. 

Sarah oversees Head Start, Early Head Start, Child Care, Child Care Aware of NH, TEACH NH scholarship Program, DOL Early Childhood Apprenticeship Program, Child and Adult Care Food Program, Summer Food Service Program, Hillsborough County Community Gardens, Commodity Supplemental Food Program, The Emergency Food Assistance Program, WIC and Breastfeeding Peer Counselor Program.