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Sarah Gustavus Lim is an advocate for local news and information ecosystems.

She founded the New Mexico Local News Fund in 2018 and guided its growth in key formative years as co-director Rashad Mahmood. NMLNF supports efforts to strengthen the local news ecosystem across the state by working with journalists and community members to find new ways to better serve the news and information needs of all New Mexicans.

Since leaving NMLNF, Sarah has coached emerging ecosystem hub leaders in other states and co-wrote a guide for local funders that want to support increased access to news and information in their communities or start a local Press Forward chapter: Press Forward: A Guide for Local Funders

After leading regional and national programs for give years at the Solutions Journalism Network, Sarah joined LION Publishers in 2024 as their new Director of Membership. LION aims to strengthen the local news industry by helping independent news publishers build more sustainable businesses.

Sarah’s background in local news includes holding several different positions at public media stations in Washington State and New Mexico. She also previously served as executive producer of national programs for Koahnic Broadcast Corporation, a Native American-owned media company.