Sarah attended Royal Roads Military College in Victoria with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Applied Military Psychology and has a Master of Science from Saint Mary’s University in Halifax in Industrial/Organizational Psychology.

Prior to joining Babcock, Sarah served in a variety of Canadian frigates, destroyers and HMCS Preserver as a Maritime Surface Officer before accepting an occupational transfer to the Personnel Selection Branch for a combined total of 26 years. During her military career, Sarah was employed as a lecturer and subsequently promoted to an Assistant Professor position within the Department of Military Psychology and Leadership at Canada’s Royal Military College (RMC) and taught, in both official languages with a focus on Military Leadership, Professionalism and Ethics, Organizational Behaviour, Combat Psychology, and Human Resource (HR) Management. She also worked extensively in Halifax as the Formation Personnel Selection Officer for Maritime Forces Atlantic.

As a Commander, Sarah worked at the National Defence Headquarters for the Director Military Personnel Operational Research and Analysis as the Operational Effectiveness and Leadership (OEL) Team Leader conducting cutting edge and award-winning behavioural science research in applied military settings. She was also a member of several Royal Canadian Navy and Canadian Armed Forces’ strategic staffs and served with NATO in Kabul, Afghanistan, mentoring the Afghan Army’s top leadership in matters related to Strategic HR, for which she earned a Commander’s Commendation. Sarah served as Chief of Staff for Federal Fleet Services in Ottawa prior to joining Babcock.

Sarah joined Babcock Canada in 2021 as Vice President of Human Resources and Corporate Services where she was responsible for developing and implementing the business’ strategic Corporate Services agenda for all sectors of Babcock Canada. In June 2025, Sarah was appointed to her current role as Chief Operating Officer and is responsible for the Procurement and Supply Chain functions as well as Health and Safety, Communications, Business Solutions, Risk, Quality, Infrastructure, IT, and Security.