Alumni

After 35 years as a college administrator, Sarah established Westfall Executive Advisors. She recently served as Vice President for Student Development and Dean of Students at Kalamazoo College, which she retired from after 15 years. Her career includes service in student affairs, crisis management, enrollment, and institutional accreditation. Sarah has consulted on various issues, including organizational effectiveness, presidential transition support, best student affairs practices, Title IX compliance, and institutional accreditation with numerous colleges and universities in the US and internationally. She has written on a broad array of issues, including small college leadership, diversity and inclusion, crisis management, and professional transitions. Sarah taught grad students at Indiana University and Iowa State University and has been an active leader in professional associations throughout her career. 

She earned her BA in communication from DePauw University and her master’s and Ph.D. degrees in higher education from Indiana University. Her doctoral research was on college leaders’ conceptions of institutional quality. Sarah’s coaching interests focus on the success of senior and executive-level college leaders, including successful transitions. She is ICF certified and is affiliated with the Institute of Coaching.