Sarah grew up in Darien, CT and attended New Canaan Country School and St. Paul’s School in Concord, NH. She received an AB in Political Science from Middlebury College and an MA from Columbia University Teachers College. She taught at the Nightingale-Bamford School in. Manhattan and at the Convent of the Sacred Heart in Greenwich, CT. Sarah and her husband, Alec, moved to New Canaan in 1996, where they raised their three daughters.

Sarah served six years on the New Canaan Library Board of Trustees. She was chair of the Development Committee and served as co-chair of the 2020 Literary Luncheon which was the first ever Zoom Literary Lunch. Sarah sits on the Board of Governors of the Horizons Student Enrichment Program at New Canaan Country School and has co-chaired three of their bi-annual galas. Sarah is a member of Impact Fairfield County, an all female collective giving circle. Previously, she has sat on the Board of the New Canaan Winter Club, The Woodway Country Club Membership Committee, and spent many hours volunteering at New Canaan Country School, Greenwich Academy and Westminster School. Sarah and her husband previously sat on the Parents' Committee of both Middlebury College and Colgate University. Sarah became involved in The New Canaan Community Foundation in 2022 and has served on review committees, worked on Annual Appeal and co-chaired the 2025 luncheon.