Sarah is a California native who has called Phoenix home for 23 years. She is a graduate of Arizona State University, where she received a Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies with a focus on nonprofit management and human development. Sarah is also a Certified Nonprofit Professional through the ASU Lodestar Center.
 
Sarah has worked in development and events for various charities over the last two decades, including JDRF, Junior Achievement of Arizona and the American Lung Association of Arizona. She has been a member of various Phoenix civic groups, including Suns Charities 88 and the Valley of the Sun Active 20–30 Club, and currently sits on the boards of the State Forty Eight Foundation and the Greater Phoenix Chamber’s Young Professionals.