Sara, raised outside of Philadelphia, attended Friends’ Central School, and went on to graduate from the Gallatin School at New York University in 2005 with a degree in Education Reform and Spanish. While in high school, Sara was captain of the varsity field hockey team and helped lead her lacrosse team to a league championship. While at NYU, she ran an after school empowerment program for girls in Brooklyn, and worked with at risk youth teaching theater in Queens. Last year, she directed a substance abuse prevention and life skills program for homeless youth in New York City. Along with Claire Laver, she currently manages the GSW program in Cusco, Peru.

   Claire grew up outside of Philadelphia and graduated from Friends’ Central School in 2001 where she was the captain of her high school's soccer and lacrosse teams for two years. She continued her education at the University of Pennsylvania, leading her club soccer team to several regional playoff births. She finished with a degree in Urban Studies, minoring in Art History and Spanish, and worked in several inner-city tutoring and arts programs throughout college. Since graduating, she planned and coordinated National and Global Youth Service Day in Washington DC, and taught Nutrition Education in Philadelphia Public Schools. She and Sara Schwartz are currently managing GSW in Cusco, Peru.