Sarah Breazeale

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Dr. Sarah Breazeale has dedicated her career to service in the nonprofit sector, currently serving as the Executive Director of the American Red Cross Mid-South Chapter. With a focus on relationships and results, Sarah combines her transformational leadership with strategic foresight to identify opportunities for collaboration and creative solutions. Prior to joining the American Red Cross, Dr. Breazeale served as the Director of One Family Memphis, a nonprofit climbing gym in Soulsville, South Memphis. Before making the move back home to Memphis, she spent 13 years serving in the YMCA in various leadership capacities across the U.S., most recently as the District Executive Director at the YMCA of Greater Houston. Sarah is a member of the Rotary Club of Memphis, a board member for The Front Porch Memphis, and an active member at Second Baptist Church. In her free time, she loves to adventure with her husband, Matthew, and her daughter, Sadie.

  • PhD in Organizational Leadership from Southeastern University
  • M.S. in Kinesiology and B.A. in Sociology from Louisiana State University