In 2021, President Biden nominated Sagawa to serve as a Member of the Board of Directors of the Corporation for National and Community Service.
[2] From 1987 to 1991, Sagawa served as Chief Council for Youth Policy for Senate Labor and Human Resources Committee Chairman Edward M. Kennedy.
In November 1993, President Clinton nominated Sagawa to serve as the first managing director of the Corporation for National and Community Service.
[13] Focusing on the publication of her book, Sagawa was featured in Youth Today discussing the current state of community service in 2011.
[15] In 2016, Sagawa became the founding chief executive officer of the Service Year Alliance, chaired by Gen. Stanley McChrystal (ret.).
[16] On April 20, 2021, President Biden nominated Sagawa to the Board of Directors of the Corporation for National and Community Service.