Sarah joined the Community Foundation in 2019 after having most recently served as the Scholarship Officer for the Tallahassee Community College Foundation. Her position at the TCC Foundation focused on improving scholarship administration by developing more effective policies and procedures for student awarding, donor relations and community engagement. Sarah is a former elementary school teacher but left education to work with her husband, John, in developing the franchise concept for their restaurant Bagel Bagel located in Tallahassee.
Sarah manages all grants for the Community Foundation and focuses on donor relations with the nonprofit organizations who have endowment funds at the Foundation. Sarah is a graduate of Florida State University with a bachelor degree in Psychology and a masters degree in Educational Leadership & Administration, as well as, a graduate of Florida Atlantic University with a bachelor degree in Elementary Education.
Sarah and John have two children, Matthew and Tiffany, who both attended The University of Alabama. Matthew graduated in 2021 and Tiffany is currently enrolled in her senior year.