Sara Prentice

Sara Prentice serves as vice president of communications and external affairs at MITRE, overseeing enterprise communications and external engagement. She leads the teams that shape MITRE’s narrative, elevate mission impact, strengthen executive and internal communications, and advance engagement with policymakers and key stakeholders.

Prentice brings nearly two decades of experience in communications and public affairs for complex, mission-driven organizations. Before joining MITRE, she was communications director at Idaho National Laboratory, a U.S. Department of Energy national laboratory, overseeing an integrated organization spanning executive communications, media relations, digital strategy, stakeholder engagement, and major events. Her team played a central role in advancing the laboratory’s national profile and supporting its mission in energy and national security.

She has worked with a broad set of government, industry, and laboratory stakeholders and is known for building high-performing teams and aligning communications with mission outcomes.

Prentice holds a master’s degree in communication studies from Texas Tech University and a bachelor’s degree in communications from Eastern New Mexico University.