Guild Member Profile

Sarah has worked in site selection and economic development her entire career. Her first experience was a three-year internship with the South Carolina Department of Commerce’s (SCDOC) Coordinating Council for Economic Development, the incentive granting entity for the state. She then joined McCallum Sweeney Consulting for 10 years to advise corporations on their location strategy. Her experience included conducting property evaluations, workforce analysis, and incentive negotiations in the industry sectors of manufacturing, distribution, and office headquarters. Prior to joining Global Location Strategies (GLS) in 2019, Sarah was Director at Quest Site Solutions, a spin-off of McCallum Sweeney, where she facilitated site selection services for industrial clients as well as provided economic development consulting services.

As a Principal and VP of Site Selection at GLS, Sarah enjoys matching corporations with communities, to facilitate mutual prosperity. Her site selection efforts have taken her across hundreds of locations across the United States, with her projects investing hundreds of millions of dollars and creating thousands of jobs.

GEOGRAPHIC AREAS SERVED

North America

International

Industries

Paper	Electronics	Forestry, Minerals, Metal
Business Services and HQ	Pharma	Medical and Life Sciences
Chemicals and Plastics	Advanced Manufacturing	Food and Beverage
Logistics, Warehouse and Distribution	Real Estate

PAST CLIENTS

Alstom	Aquion Energy	BMC
Dollar General	DRT America	Freshpet
Hertz	Walmart	CalStar
Nacero	SGL	Trex Company
CF Industries

PERSONAL NOTE

Sarah is a graduate of the Darla Moore School of Business at the University of South Carolina and cheers on the Gamecocks. She and her husband, David, have two young children that keep them on their toes. In her free time, she enjoys traveling for fun and visits to their family farm.