Sarah Smallhouse is President of the Brown Foundations in Tucson. Their focus areas are STEM education, Economics education, Workforce Development and Civic Leadership. Significant grant recipients include the University of Arizona, Pima Community College, Community Foundation for Southern Arizona, Literacy Connects, the YWCA of Southern Arizona, and the Arizona Center for Civic Leadership in partnership with the Flinn Foundation.  University of Arizona grants include support for student scholarships, research, and community outreach programs such as professional development for K-12 teachers in math and economics, K-12 enrichment programs  such as the Cooper Center and the School Garden Program, and community forums on the political economy.

Sarah is a Tucson native and received her undergraduate degree from the University of Washington in Economics, her MBA from the University of Arizona, and an MPA from the Harvard Kennedy School. She has served on the boards of several departments at the UA and the College of Science, TREO, C-Path,  and the Southern Arizona Buffelgrass Coordination Center. She is a current member of the SALC board and co-chairs the governance committee. She is a past chair of the University of Arizona Foundation Board and co-chaired the Arizona Now capital campaign. She and her husband, David, have two children, Tom and Laura.