ABOUT

Sara is an optimist who is not afraid to see things for what they are. She works on interesting projects with interesting people. Her personal and professional experiences are cumulative, adding to an ongoing process of learning and transformation. Sometimes easy, sometimes hard. Sometimes big, sometimes small.

Sara is a licensed architect since 2005, registrant of the Texas Board of Architectural Examiners, TBAE, and member of the American Institute of Architects, AIA International. She is co-founder of the Hurand Connection Fund with her late brother, Josh Hurand; and national award winning Cleveland Jewish Arts & Culture Lab with Rabbi Zachary Truboff. She has held positions on many nonprofit boards and committees.

MILESTONES

2024 - ongoing

Where the heart is

Navigating war and the world by learning to be in 2 places, 2 countries at the same time.

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2021 - ongoing

Deep dive into grief

Lost brother to cancer. Became an olympic grief swimmer. Still training every day.

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2020

Co-founded Hurand Connection

Co-founded the Hurand Connection Fund to support projects that use creative expression to heal and bridge, especially through challenging situations and subjects.

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2019 - ongoing

Started working with multi-gen families and networks

This just sort of happened, but it works.

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2017 - ongoing

Fell in love with systems change

Methods for addressing large scale problems in civil society that require coordinated efforts between many rather than isolated interventions by few.

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2017

Moved family to Tel Aviv

Became immigrants in a new land, an ancient place with modern life. Flew like birds between North America and the Asian continent.

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1999 - ongoing XOXO

Married this special guy

Love, love, love. Still full of surprises. Foundation of love, community, family, and friendship grew in Cleveland, Ohio, the CLE; our first 17 years together.

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1993 - ongoing

Architectural education

Finding grounding in the built world, the meeting point between imagination and reality. Received Master in Architecture degree from Harvard University Graduate School of Design, 2001; Bachelor of Fine Art with a concentration in Environmental Design, Parsons School of Design, 1997. Licensed architect in the fine state of Texas since 2006.

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1975 - 1993

Raised in Flint, Michigan

Born in Flint, Michigan, a very special place. Ate lots of Dawn Donuts from our family business. Grew up with Flint values from a small midwestern post-industrial city and fell in love with art at the Flint Cultural Center.

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