Sarah Marie Henry joined the Catch the Wave of Hope team in September 2021 as the Executive Director where she focuses on preventing the sex trafficking and exploitation of children through awareness and education, while providing restoration to survivors. She is a Certified CSEC (Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children) Trainer and is part of the Sexual Assault Response Team of the Treasure Coast, serving all 4 counties. She also sits on the Department of Children and Families MDT's (Multidisciplinary Team Meetings) for Labor and Sex Trafficking Cases. Additionally, she is a Child & Teen Safety Matters Certified Facilitator through the Monique Burr Foundation which is approved by the Florida Board of Education.

Sarah currently serves as the Board Chair for the Human Trafficking Coalition of the Treasure Coast and Okeechobee, which is a public/private partnership/circuit collaborative of state/county/nonprofit agencies, law enforcement, civic groups, individuals to end human trafficking.

She is also is a Member of the Circuit 19 Victims Rights Coalition which is an organization that increases community and service provider awareness of victim issues, victim awareness of community services and resources, and participates in victims’ rights related community events.

Prior to coming on board with Catch the Wave of Hope, she was a Foster Care Supervisor at 4KIDS of South Florida at the Treasure Coast office, covering all four counties. In that role Sarah oversaw foster care staff members and all Treasure Coast foster homes, executed the yearly budget and ensured state compliance with licensing and placement.
Sarah began her time at 4KIDS as a Foster Family Support Specialist in Palm Beach county, working to license foster homes, attending court hearings, completing investigations, and worked as a tireless advocate for children and foster families in the Palm Beach and Treasure Coast areas.
Previous to her time at 4KIDS, Sarah worked hands on and lived part time at Hope House; a Florida Safe Home for domestic minor girls who had been sex trafficked. She worked directly with survivors in the home while helping implement a life skills program there. She worked as a support the Program Director as well as the rest of the Hope House staff handling crises, emergencies, and day to day life.
Sarah began her career as the Director of Jamaica Missions for 2AllNations where she led and facilitated team mission trips to Jamaica. During this time, she also worked with trafficking survivors in Jamaica through outreach.

Sarah graduated from Palm Beach Atlantic University with a degree in Social Work.