Sarah started her prospect development career as a one-person advancement services shop supporting a public/private capital campaign. She joined Southern Methodist University in 2007 and now leads a team of professionals engaged in prospect identification, research, portfolio management, prospect pool analysis, and fundraising strategy development. This team provides strategy for the SMU: Ignited campaign which aims to raise $1.5 billion. Sarah serves as Secretary of Apra; she has served on several Apra committees and chaired the Conference Planning Committee in 2019. She joined the Apra board in 2019. She has also been involved with Apra North Texas and aasp. Sarah holds a B.F.A. degree in theatre from Otterbein University and a master’s degree in liberal studies from SMU. A passionate supporter of the arts, she sings with Credo Choir Dallas and has been involved with a variety of arts organizations. Sarah is a proud mama bear to two teenagers.