Sara Arnett
Communities for Kids Convening Community Panel
Sara Arnett volunteers as development coordinator for the Stick
Creek Kids Child Development Center in Wood River, Nebraska, and
serves on the board of Wood River Vision 2020 Inc., a community
development nonprofit that owns the center. She was a member of
the core leadership team that began the community’s child care
solution journey in 2018 and celebrated its opening in May 2021.
Professionally, Arnett is CEO of Heritage Insurance, where she
specializes in child care insurance. She also manages regulatory
compliance for Heritage Bank. Arnett is a native Nebraskan, a
University of Nebraska–Lincoln grad and completed the Lilly
School of Philanthropy’s “How to Manage a Capital Campaign”
course in 2018. She enjoys spending her free time with her
husband, Steve, and grown children Maggie, Knox and Cole. She
also enjoys cooking, travel, and volunteering to improve the
community and create brighter futures.