Sarah McKinnis is the founder and CEO of WillowBend Farms. She is a survivor who has worked in government, financial, and service industries, and is also an accomplished author, speaker, and educator. She empowers true collaboration among all sectors of society with passionate calls to action. Since 2017, the impact of WillowBend Farms has been felt throughout the southeast region of Tennessee and beyond as Sarah imparts without borders everything she has learned. She has created a model any community can employ, with fierce attention to measurable impact.

Sarah is an out of the box thinker who challenges the norm to find true solutions, not by looking at silos of information, but with a width and depth that addresses human trafficking on all sides from supply to demand. She serves on the Human Trafficking Advisory Council for the State of Tennessee, Kairos Prison Ministry, and is the chairperson of the Mission Omega Advisory Council.