Sarah Mangapora

Sarah Mangapora is a registered architect with the State of Missouri and currently serves as the Commissioner of Buildings for the Department of Public Safety's Building Division in the City of St. Louis.

Prior to her appointment, Mangapora served as the Organizational Development Manager at Tarlton Corporation, where she led strategic process improvement, technology implementation, workforce development, and organizational initiatives across the company. Prior to that role, Mangapora spent a decade as a project manager at Tarlton, delivering healthcare and historic renovation construction projects throughout the St. Louis region.

Throughout her career, Mangapora has worked closely with architects, engineers, contractors, property owners, code officials, and building inspectors. Taking a collaborative team-based approach, she aligns diverse stakeholders on a shared vision for each project, from early planning through final inspection.