Sarah is a graduate of Leadership Blount. In 2017, she was a finalist for Outstanding Young Professional of the Year through the Young Professionals of Knoxville and was named one of Asheville’s 40 Under 40 Young Professionals in 2012 by the Biltmore Beacon. In 2019 Sarah was named to Knoxville’s 40 Under 40 presented by the Knoxville News Sentinel.
She holds an MBA degree from Western Carolina University, a B.A. in Communication Studies from UNC Chapel Hill, a Hubspot Inbound Marketing certification and is a Certified Tourism Ambassador.
Sarah has served as a member of the board of directors for organizations, including the American Advertising Federation, the Western Carolina University MBA Advisory Board and the Zoo Knoxville Leadership Council. She has also mentored high school students through tnAchieves. Sarah received Goodwill’s Special Recognition Award in 2018 for her direction of their annual fundraiser for a number of years. She is a member of the Public Relations Society of America, serving as the V Awards Chair in 2017.
When not working or volunteering her time, Sarah can be found chasing around her toddler, or chasing her husband on two wheels, motorcycling through the mountain roads of North Carolina and Tennessee.