Sara Udow is a Winnipeg-born, Toronto-based urban and cultural strategist who believes places work better when people listen to each other and the land. Grounded in socially engaged art practice and design research, she has spent over 15 years helping governments, arts and cultural institutions, and nonprofits better understand and engage with the communities they serve. Sara is a Principal at Monumental, a social purpose business, where she and the team bring people and organizations together to tackle complex challenges and build trusting relationships. Previously, Sara co-founded and led PROCESS, an urban and cultural planning studio, where she delivered strategic plans, cultural plans, research initiatives and evaluations for organizations like MOCA Toronto, the Robert McLaughlin Gallery, The Bentway, the Toronto Arts Council, and for municipalities across Canada. She also co-founded Crazy Dames, an art collective that partnered with artist-run centres, institutions and municipalities to create arts-based initiatives rooting cultural communities in the places they live. Sara co-teaches at the Daniels School of Architecture at the University of Toronto.