Sarah Savage-Jones Named 2022 Woman of Impact Award Honoree

Momentum, Alabama’s premier leadership organization dedicated to the empowerment of the state’s female leaders, has announced that Sarah Savage-Jones of Huntsville has been selected to receive the 2022 Barbara Royal Woman of Impact Award.

This award recognizes women whose contributions have had a significant impact on the advancement of women in Alabama. Savage-Jones currently serves as president of the Huntsville Hospital Foundation.

An Auburn graduate, Savage-Jones worked for SouthTrust Bank in Birmingham and Huntsville, Crestwood Medical Center, and Leadership Huntsville/Madison County, where she served as president and chief executive officer for 19 years. After retiring early from Leadership to care for her father following his diagnosis of dementia, she co-founded Acair, LLC, a family contingency planning service. She also manages her family’s small timber and hunting lease business in Dallas County.

Photo courtesy of Huntsville Hospital Foundation

Savage-Jones is a graduate of Leadership Huntsville/Madison County Class 11 and Leadership Alabama Class XXIV. She was awarded the Patricia Haley Humanitarian of the Year Award in 2021, the ALP Leadership Lifetime Legacy Award in 2017, the Rotary Club of Huntsville Vocational Excellence Award in 2011, the WEDC Foundation’s “Women Honoring Women” Award in 2007, the PRCA Practitioner of the Year in 2000, and the AIB Instructor of the Year for 1994/1995. 

“Women make up more than half of the U.S. workforce, yet they still face serious challenges, especially in receiving recognition. Momentum is working hard to change that, and we are so proud to highlight these special women who go above and beyond every day to help others and move our state forward,” said April Benetollo, chief executive officer of Momentum.

“These Women of Impact are a shining example for emerging leaders of what women can achieve, particularly with the types of training, networking and mentoring that organizations like Momentum provide,” she continued.

Momentum, a 501(c)(3) organization, focuses on building the capabilities of Alabama’s female leaders through intensive leadership training and mentoring for senior leaders, top-level managers, and early-career professionals. 

The award ceremony will take place during Momentum’s Biennial Leadership Conference during the Women of Impact Luncheon at the Birmingham Jefferson Conference Center on March 17th.

For more information, please visit www.MomentumLeaders.org.