Sarah Savage-Jones

Born in Nashville and raised in Dothan, Sarah currently serves one of the largest regional public hospital systems in the U.S. as President of Huntsville Hospital Foundation. An Auburn graduate, she worked for SouthTrust Bank in Birmingham and Huntsville, Crestwood Medical Center and Leadership Huntsville/Madison County, serving as its president/CEO for 19 years. After retiring early from Leadership to care for her father with dementia, she co-founded Acair, LLC, a family contingency planning service. She also manages her family’s small timber/hunting lease business in Dallas County. Sarah has served on 21 boards and civic committees, including as board officer or chair for: Rotary Club of Huntsville, the national Association of Leadership Programs (ALP); the Community Foundation of Greater Huntsville; and Public Relations Council of Alabama (PRCA). Early in her career, she served on the Alabama Citizens for Constitutional Reform (ACCR) board, helping launch the Huntsville chapter. She is a graduate of Leadership Huntsville/Madison County Class 11 and Leadership Alabama Class XXIV. Her awards include: Momentum Woman of Impact Award Winner (2022); Patricia Haley Charity Humanitarian of the Year Award (2021); ALP Leadership Lifetime Legacy Award (2017); Rotary Club of Huntsville Vocational Excellence Award (2011); WEDC Foundation’s “Women Honoring Women” Award (2007); PRCA Practitioner of the Year (2000); and the AlB Instructor of the Year (1994/1995).