Sally Sternbach retired in 2016 after leading both the Montgomery County Department of Economic Development and Rockville Economic Development, Inc. for 14 years. In her prior professional life, Sally spent 19 years with AT&T federal sector, taught accounting and finance, ran a social services non-profit in NYC and a tourism development organization in West Virginia. Her proudest accomplishments, aside from her family, include national and international gold medals in rowing. She is married to David Sternbach, a former professional musician turned clinical social worker and author of more than 100 articles on performance psychology; they have lived in Montgomery County since 1980.