sarah holzhalb

Sarah is a former commissioned officer in the U.S. Coast Guard with nearly 20 years of experience as a business development, marketing, and advocacy professional. Her expertise is in creating and cultivating strategic, positive, and impactful relationship-based teams. Sarah’s work with private companies, individual donors, large corporations, and legislative and public policy efforts has always focused on collaborative, mutually beneficial partnerships. 

• As Director of Government Relations, represented 250 companies within the domestic offshore energy industry, affecting legislative and regulatory policy with federal, state, and agency officials

• Led marketing, communications, and multi-channel revenue generation at The Green Beret Foundation and America's Warrior Partnership and managed strategic partnerships at Team Red, White & Blue

• Started the New Orleans Chapter of Team RWB, growing to 350 participating members

• Women Veteran Athletes Initiative, Center for Women Veterans, Dept. of Veterans Affairs

• 2018 Writing Fellow, The War Horse

• MPS, Political Management, The George Washington University; MS, International Relations, Troy University

• 500-hour Registered Yoga Teacher; Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Competitor and Youth Coach