Chamber Staff

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.
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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.