Sarah delivers! She delivers with both style and substance. She understands the audience's needs and exceeds its expectations.

-Ed Waldron, Executive Vice Presedent, Southern Medical Association

Sarah as an Educator and Health Law Speaker

Since 1997, Ms. Fontenot has been an Adjunct Professor teaching health law to graduate students in the department of Healthcare Administration at Trinity University, where she has been elected "Most Outstanding Professor" by Trinity Executive MHA students.

Prior academic positions include teaching hospital law and public health law in the Department of Epidemiology and Public Health at Yale Medical School (1992 - 1994), and conducting the health law component of the Certificate in Business Administration for Physicians program jointly sponsored by Auburn University and the Southern Medical Society (2001 - 2008). For nine years, she served as a guest faculty member at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine (1991 - 2002), and most recently she served as guest faculty for Grand Rounds at Baylor Medical School and the University of Texas at Medical School (Houston), Departments of Ophthalmology (2009).

Ms. Fontenot teaches extensively for Texas Medical Association, Texas Medical Liability Trust Southern Medical Association, Arkansas Medical Society, and the American College of Physician Executives. She has served as faculty for many other national provider groups, including the Physician Insurers Association of America, the Medical Group Management Association, and at the American Hospital Association's Annual Membership Meeting (2008). Ms. Fontenot became a faculty member of the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) in 2007, and teaches both the Health Law and Ethics portions of the Board of Governor's Examination Review Course, as well as ACHE's six week on- line health law program.

Sarah as a Lawyer Ms. Fontenot graduated from the University of Connecticut School of Law (1990), where she was a winner of the annual Moot Court Contest. After law school she was an associate at a law firm in central Connecticut specializing in hospital law and medical malpractice defense (1990 - 1992).

Sarah as a Nurse After graduating from the University of Vermont School of Nursing (1978), Ms. Fontenot was a staff nurse at Massachusetts General Hospital (1978 - 1980) and Parkland Memorial Hospital (1980 - 1984).

Some of Sarah's most requested programs are:

• Current Issues in Healthcare Regulation
• Pay for Performance and Health Care Reform
• Risk Management
• Issues Regarding Medical Records
• Hospital Liabilities
• The Medical Home Model: Possibilities and Pitfalls
• The Red Flag Rules: What do you need to do?

Sarah as a Women's Leadership Speaker

My career assumed a second focus when I was selected to participate in Leadership Texas 2007, a program of the Foundation for Womens Resources (FWR), the longest-running women's leadership program in the U.S. The year long program allowed me to expand my professional and personal associations, while investigating major issues affecting the state and nation. As my class representative I have been serving on a committee of the board since 2007. In addition, as an established woman leader, Ive been assisting with FWRs, Power Pipeline program for emerging women leaders as a mentor and co-presenter. I also had the opportunity to co-create and present a workshop for women confronting change in their lives, particularly as a function of the economy, in 2008. Most recently, I am working with other FWR representatives and employees to create a retreat specifically focused on the needs of professional women approaching the transition of retirement, which is scheduled to launch in 2011. My participation in all aspects of the Foundation for Womens Resources has awakened in me a passion set on fire.

In the realm of public speaking, it has been my great honor to deliver three of the past six keynote addresses to the Women in Medicine and Law For the Cure, a breast cancer fundraising organization comprised of female doctors and attorneys in San Antonio. Using humor, personal stories and anecdotes I have addressed the 300 400 attendees to help create a sense of community, common purpose and support for our sisters dealing with breast Cancer. Each of these events has been extraordinarily successful in raising funds, 100% off which are given to the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, specifically and exclusively designated for research.

As a member of the National Speakers Association, in 2011 I will be earning a designation as a CSP [Certified Speaking Professional]. This year I will also complete the five-step training program to become a co-active coach through the Coaches Training Institute [CTI]. My aim is to become a coach with women in my stage in life [55 and above]. Through my own experiences, my collaboration with my Foundation for Womens Resources network, and sensitivities gained through coaching, it is my ultimate goal to create and provide programming, presentations and motivational speeches addressing the needs, dreams and stories of mid-life women to womens advocacy organizations across the country