Through that time she has seen the charity grow substantially and she has remained passionate about providing quality support for people with mental health needs.
Current chair Sue Hawker said: "Sally's passion and commitment to improving mental health and the services on offer to support people on this journey has been at the forefront of all that she has done.
"She is the ultimate professional and our services have grown considerably, with Sally at the forefront of that growth. This has included West Sussex Mind establishing a service in Chanctonbury."
Sally said: "Living in Steyning, I was very conscious of the challenges faced by people living in rural communities in accessing mental health services."
She also spotted the difficulties faced by parents with young children and was instrumental in setting up our parental mental health service.
Other opportunities to grow arose and Sally was at the forefront of the successful merger with Shoreham District Mental Health Association (the Corner House).
Sue said: "Sally's involvement in this merger and the previous merger between Worthing Mind and Chichester Mind resulted in a few changes in name for our charity and it was only right that Sally lead the recent move to our current name, West Sussex Mind, in 2018. Although this sounds like a simple change there is a process to be followed and good governance dictates how these changes are realised.