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Experience

Sarah's experience makes her highly qualified to serve on the Asheville City School Board:
  • Former public high school teacher
  • Partner in the law firm of McGuire Wood & Bissette, where she has practiced for 24 years
  • Over two decades of experience serving on local, regional and national boards and commissions
  • Fourteen years as a parent, a volunteer, and an advocate for the Asheville City Schools​
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​More details about Sarah's experience are highlighted in her Personal Statement.

Community Service 

Sarah is active in community service. She was involved in the PTOs of Claxton Elementary School, Asheville Middle School, and Asheville High School. She has also served generously in the broader community, including:
  • Board Chair, Community Foundation of Western North Carolina
  • Board Member, Lawyers Mutual Liability Insurance Company of North Carolina
  • Board Member, Martin Luther King, Jr. Association of Asheville and Buncombe County
  • Board Member, Working Wheels
  • Moderator of the Presbytery of Western North Carolina
  • Pisgah Legal Services
  • First Presbyterian Church of Asheville
  • Asheville City School System

Committed to our schools + Committed to our students + Committed to our teachers

Paid for by Thornburg for School Board