Sarah Preston

Advancement
805-684-4127 x286
Sarah_Preston@cate.org

A native Californian, Sarah returned to the West Coast and joined Cate’s Advancement Department as Special Gifts and Events director in 2012 after 17 years of living in New England. Sarah’s background in art history served her well in a decade-long stint as tour guide for high school students at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. She is a graduate of Santa Catalina School and Colorado College. She serves as a Board Member at Santa Barbara Channel Keepers. Through her long association with independent schools, she has spent countless hours volunteering. Sarah enjoys books, movies, yoga, and taking long walks at low tide in Santa Barbara. Her son, Robbie, graduated from Cate in 2015 and she is the proud grandmother to Annie, Henry, and Sally.

At Cate, Sarah works with donors on capital, endowment, and annual gifts. She enjoys aligning a donor’s interests and passions with the needs of the School. A relentless connector of people, Sarah can be found at nearly every Cate event, bringing community members together around the globe. She was an integral major gifts solicitor through the For Cate & Forever Campaign which closed in June 2024, raising over $115M for the School.