About me
Sarah Ruel Bergeron, RA is the Director of Programs & Healthy Housing at the International Society for Urban Health. She is a licensed architect and global health expert who has won awards and international recognition for her previous work for Archive Global, implementing housing interventions that improve health outcomes in at-risk communities around the world. She has participated in expert group meetings with the World Health Organization (WHO), the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), and UN-Habitat and presented at numerous conferences about the topics of healthy housing, implementation, research, and advocacy. She has substantial proficiency working in multiple languages (English, Spanish and French) as well as across disciplines both in her partnerships and within her teams. Her background includes extensive experience in project ideation, grant writing, and project management as well as affordable housing, healthcare architecture, and construction, with a focus on sustainable design, resiliency, and hazard mitigation in vulnerable environments.