Sarah Zahn
Senior Director – Development
Security Properties
Sarah Zahn is an experienced real estate development professional with a passion for projects that strengthen communities and improve the urban environment in which we live. As director of development at Security Properties, she focuses on new business and acquisition, as well as on management of predevelopment, construction, and project financing. Sarah has worked in real estate development for nearly 20 years. Prior to joining Security Properties, she was COO at Urban Development Partners; she has also worked for Gerding Edlen and Our Just Future, a Portland-based nonprofit where she oversaw development and management of a 700+-unit portfolio of affordable family housing. In addition to serving on the HDC board of directors, Sarah is the Vice Chair of the Portland/SW Washington Chapter of the Urban Land Institute. She is also the chair of Oregon Smart Growth.