Sarah Tackett proudly serves as the Executive Director and CEO of the Defiance Area Chamber of Commerce. She has lived in Defiance since 1990 and is a native of Van Wert, OH. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and a Master of Business Administration, both from Bowling Green State University. She is a former Miss Ohio and competed in the national Miss America Pageant.
Sarah currently serves as a Board member for Defiance County Economic Development, the Defiance Rotary Club, and the Defiance Development and Visitors Bureau, and is a former board member of the United Way of Defiance County. Sarah is active in her church and leads the planning committee for the Defiance Community Day of Prayer.
Her career includes sixteen years in higher education – eleven of those locally at Defiance College, three years in banking, and eight years in healthcare – most recently with ProMedica Foundations. She and husband Jeff travel and sing with their music ministry, and they have four children – Adam, Evan, Anna and Emma.
Sarah Tackett is in her second year serving as the Executive Director/CEO. “I am thrilled to serve the Defiance area in this role! Our Chamber is such a key connector in our community, and I enjoy working with the Chamber staff, our Board, our members and other community leaders to continue making Defiance “A Great Place to Live!”, said Tackett.
