At the national level, Sally serves as a member, and immediate past-chair, of the Federal Reserve System’s Conference of Chief Operating Officers.  She is also a member of the Financial Services Policy Committee, which sets the strategic direction and oversees the System’s payments services. Previously she served as the national product manager for the Fed’s check and Automated Clearing House (ACH) services. 

Prior to joining the Richmond Fed, Sally held various positions at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston in its payments systems and economic research areas.

Currently, Sally serves on the Board of Directors of the United Way of Greater Richmond and Petersburg and chaired its Women's Leadership Initiative from July 2008 to June 2011.  She also serves on the boards of the Boys and Girls Clubs of Metro Richmond and the Virginia Early Childhood Foundation.  Sally is a member of the Smart Beginnings Greater Richmond Leadership Council and the Executive Advisory Council of the Robins School of Business at the University of Richmond.  She received the 2012 YWCA Outstanding Woman Award in the Business category. 

Sally received her bachelor’s degree in economics from Mount Holyoke College and earned a master of science in management from the Sloan School at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.  Sally is married and has two daughters and one son-in-law.