Sarah Williams was raised in Grand Marais, Minnesota, a small town of 1,200 people on the shores of Lake Superior. She was commissioned a Second Lieutenant at the United States Air Force Academy in 1997 with a Bachelor of Science in Management and, in 2000, a Master of Science in Organizational Human Resource Development. She deployed in support of Operations NORTHERN and SOUTHERN WATCH, JOINT FORGE, IRAQI FREEDOM, and ENDURING FREEDOM.
Sarah is active in the local community in the National Defense Industrial Association, Women in Defense, The American Legion, Global Special Operations Foundation, K9 Partners for Patriots, and The Humane Society of Tampa Bay. She is on the advisory panel for the Military Aviation Logistics and Maintenance Symposium. She is the Director of Business Development at FireWatch. She lives in Tampa, Florida, with her German Shepherd Dogs, Blaze and Lucky.