The Rev. Sarah Shirley is a retired priest from the Episcopal Diocese of Washington currently serving as Rector of St. Andrew’s Anglican Church in Riberas del Pilar, Chapala, Jalisco, Mexico. Sarah  leverages her experience and training as spiritual director and coach to support clergy  in personal and professional transition. She is a certified Grief Recovery Outreach  Specialist and Master Financial Coach, is trained in Gallup Strengths Coaching,  Professional Coaching (University of Miami), and interim ministry (Interim Ministry  Network). She is founder of Military Saves/Veterans Saves (www.militarysaves.org,  www.veteransaves.org), social marketing campaigns to encourage personal financial  savings.  

Chaplain Sarah served 20 years in the Air Force, retiring at the end of 2019 as Senior  Chaplain of the Florida Air National Guard. She spent 15 of those 20 years on active  duty in Texas, Florida, Maryland, Oman, and Afghanistan. She serves as volunteer  chaplain for the The Episcopal Church its the USA as chaplain to the Office of the  Bishop Suffragan for Armed Forces and Federal Ministries (AFFM). Sarah has been  active with AFFM since 1998 when she was first endorsed for military chaplaincy. She  also serves as chaplain and board member for American Legion Post 7 in Chapala, and  for Whistleblowers of America, headquartered in Pensacola, Florida, United States.  

Before entering holy orders, Sarah managed non-profit organizations and local political  campaigns in Illinois and Minnesota, and taught marketing, world religions and  hospitality management at colleges in the United States and Europe.