Sarah Hernandez waxay ku soo biirtay Machadka McKnight Foundation 2004. Kaalinta ay hada ku leedahay sarkaalka barnaamijka ee barnaamijka Vibrant & Equitable Communities Program, waxay ka shaqeysaa sidii loo hormarin lahaa hadafka barnaamijka si loo dhiso mustaqbal firfircoon oo loo siman yahay dhamaan reer Minnesota oo leh awood wadaag, barwaaqo, iyo ka qeybgal.

McKnight ka hor, Sarah waxay ka shaqaynaysay arrimaha guud ee shirkadda Honeywell ee Minneapolis. Waxay ka bilawday shaqadeeda 12 sano ah Honeywell iyada oo ah sharci-dejin iyo falanqeeye siyaasadeed kadibna waxay u adeegtay siyaasaddeeda iyo maareeyaha barnaamijka arrimaha bulshada. Sarah waxa ay jaamacada Minnesota ku qaadatay shahaadada koowaad ee fanka cilmiga bulshada waxayna Master of arts cilmiga siyaasada ka qaadatay jaamacada California ee Santa Barbara.

Sarah waxay ka shaqeysay dhowr guddiyo la-talin, oo ay ku jiraan Kooxda Maalgeliyayaasha Xaafadda, Shirkadda Taageerada Waxqabadyada Deegaanka ee Twin Cities, iyo Iskaashatada Bulshada Nexus. Hadda waxa ay u adeegtaa sidii la-guddoomiye-gudoomiye ka tirsan Kooxda Maal-geliyayaasha Waqooyiga ee Minneapolis, Kooxda Maal-gelinaya ee Saint Paul Eastside, iyo Guddi-hoosaadka Samafalka ee MN ayaanu weli joognaa. Waxay sidoo kale u adeegtaa guddiga hogaaminta Compass ee Minnesota Wilder Foundation.