Sarah Clement
Chief Administrative Officer
Sarah Clement is the Chief of Administration for Catholic Charities of Acadiana, where she has also provided leadership across the organization's Homelessness, Health and Human Services, Disaster Relief, Food and Nutrition, and Home Rebuilding Divisions over nearly 15 years. In that time, Sarah has successfully secured and stewarded more than $65 million in grants, building the financial infrastructure that powers programs ranging from emergency shelter to permanent supportive housing, disaster response, and long-term recovery, and beyond.
With her focus on efficient systems and outcomes measurement, Sarah's work has significantly strengthened Catholic Charities' ability to deliver effective services across diverse funding sources. She has worked alongside local, state, and national partners to develop innovative data systems, including a custom Salesforce-based solution for immediate disaster response and long-term recovery, work she has presented at state and national conferences on the use of technology to expedite disaster response.
Sarah earned her J.D. from Mitchell Hamline School of Law in 2025, along with a Certificate in Conflict Resolution Theory and Practice, and is a licensed attorney. Her legal training informs the agency's regulatory compliance, public policy advocacy, and organizational strategy.
Sarah thrives in the chief-of-staff space, building organizational systems and the people who run them. Much of CCA's current program leadership team reflects her commitment to intentional mentorship and development, and she draws particular energy from the work of strengthening an agency's ability to deliver on its mission.
Her leadership has been recognized with the Catholic Charities USA Management Excellence Award (2023), Top 20 Under 40 (2024), Women Making a Difference (2025), and the CALI Excellence Award for Fair and Affordable Housing (2025).
Sarah and her husband Alex live in Lafayette, Louisiana, with their children Henry, Millicent, Charlotte, Bernadette, and one more on the way.
Mergers and Acquisitions in the Nonprofit World
What if the smartest growth strategy in your community wasn't being run by a private equity firm — it was being run by a charity? Kim Boudreaux and Sarah Clement of Catholic Charities of Acadiana have spent the last two decades quietly executing one of the most disciplined nonprofit roll-up strategies in Louisiana — growing from a $1.2M agency with 23 employees into a $15M, 90-person, 14-organization platform serving eight civil parishes. In this episode, host Joshua Wilson and co-host …