WILMA’s Leadership Institute: Meet Sarah Stone

Snapshot of this year's Leadership Institute members

WILMA’s 2023 Leadership Institute, an annual nine-month program, gives area women the opportunity to learn from leaders in the region, visit a range of local companies, and serve as each others’ personal board of directors.

The program is part of WILMA’s Women to Watch Leadership Initiative, created to help develop more women leaders in our area.

Meet institute member SARAH STONE.


Sarah Stone

StoneTitle: Director of Retail Experience

Company: Excite Credit Union

How long have you been with your current employer? 3.5 years

Alma Mater: Augusta University, BBA and MBA

Prior career experience:

  • Director of Retail Experience, Excite Credit Union: May 2021-Current
  • Financial Center Manager, Excite Credit Union: December 2019-May 2021
  • Implementation Manager II, ADP: June 2018-December 2019
  • Special Projects Manager, Augusta VAH Federal Credit Union: February 2013-June 2018

Current job responsibilities: As Director of Retail Experience, I have the privilege of overseeing our branch operations, business development, and community relations in the Cape Fear Region.

Hobbies: traveling abroad, exercising, drinking good local coffee, restoring my old home, and hanging with my two rescue pups – Edgar Allan Paw and Pablo Escobark


To learn more about WILMA’s Leadership Institute and Initiative, go to wilmamag.com/women-to-watch.

Want more WILMA? Click here to sign up for WILMA newsletters and announcements.

Categories: Women to Watch