Sarah is a founding board member of The Russell Family Founation, where she also served as its first executive director. Sarah has led start-ups in the social sector and worked for many years in support of the arts, leadership development, environmental justice, peace, and human rights. She is a published author and documentary executive producer. She has served on many boards, including as a founding board member of The Merwin Conservancy; as a member of Seattle University’s Indigenous Peoples Institute Advisory Council; and as a board member of Copper Canyon Press, the National Center for Family Philanthropy, the Council on Foundations, and Philanthropy Northwest.
Sarah Cavanaugh
Board President, The Russell Family Foundation
