Sarah’s career started in 1989 as a Cadet at Texas A&M University at Galveston (TAMUG), which is also the Texas Maritime Academy. Her commercial sailing endeavors included work on supply boats, tugs, landing crafts, high-speed catamarans, seismic, hydrographic, and fisheries research vessels from the Gulf of Mexico over to the South Pacific Ocean to the Bering Sea. Her maritime land adventures include providing scientific support for marine oil spills, working in health and safety for tugs, shipyards, and fishing companies, designing and conducting adult learning experiences, being the Dean/Director of the Seattle Maritime Academy, and advocating for the Maritime and Manufacturing Industry within an economic development department in city government. Most recently, she was Vice President of Pacific Coast Operations for the Transportation Institute, conducting research, education, and advocacy for the U.S. Flagged Merchant Fleet. Now, she is the General Manager, PNW of the Maritime Institute, including 2 USCG-approved training facilities in Edmonds (Compass Course by Maritime Institute) and Everett, WA. She is passionate about ensuring the next generation of maritime workers, including more people of color and women, are competent, confident, and safe. Besides her regular work, she volunteers as a mentor at the Maritime High School and on multiple community and workforce boards.