Who Is Matthew Ramsey's Wife, Sara Dudley?

When they first debuted in 2007, Old Dominion was seen as an anomaly in country music because of their genre-bending tunes. The band — consisting of members Matthew Ramsey, Trevor Rosen, Geoff Sprung, Brad Tursi and Whit Sellers — is "one of the hottest breaking bands in country music, fusing clever lyrics and an infectious sound," according to their management's website. The band's popularity has risen over the years, culminating with the success of their song "One Man Band" reaching No. 20 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart in 2019.

Besides scoring their first top 20 hit, Old Dominion has earned an impressive fortune and collected accolade after accolade from country music's biggest awards, including group of the year at the Academy of Country Music Awards in 2019 and vocal group of the year at the 2018 CMA Awards. Throughout their successes and hardships, the band has counted on their family for support. Ramsey, in particular, has spoken out about the struggles of maintaining a healthy marriage and family with his wife when he goes on tour. But who is Matthew Ramsey's wife, Sara Dudley? Find out more about her below.

Sara Dudley's online presence is nearly non-existent, but fans familiar with Matthew Ramsey's better half know that she works in education. Unsurprisingly, she uses her smarts to help Matthew keep their family-run nonprofit organization, The Ramsey Foundation, afloat. In a statement on its website, Dudley and Matthew write, "Our focus is helping to meet daily life needs as well as the enrichment of cultural arts. In addition, we seek to bring awareness to the disparities of cultural arts resources and opportunities in rural communities." They explain that they accomplish this by providing support for programs and charitable organizations in these neighborhoods, such as food pantries. The foundation also made a sizeable donation to James River High School in Ramsey's hometown of Buchanan, Virginia, to complete a recording studio for students.

On the home front, Dudley works hard to take care of their children — especially while Matthew is on the road with his band and unable to bring his family along. "With the crew members and everything, we have like 16 people crammed on one bus over here," Matthew shared with People in 2019. "So bringing the families is not quite an option yet." As for how they manage to communicate as a family? "There's a lot of FaceTime, and I'm going to bed when they're getting up," the "Some People Do" singer continued, adding, "We just try to take in as much as we can and look forward to seeing them when we get back."

Sara Dudley and Matthew Ramsey have been married well over two decades — just a tad longer than Trevor Rosen and his wife, Amy Rosen. Just like Amy, Dudley was there at the beginning of her husband's career when he was contemplating a move to Nashville. According to Country Insider, which spoke with Ramsey in September 2024, she supported his desire to relocate — even though he kind of sprung the idea on her. "Poor thing, she had no idea," Ramsey shared with the publication. "She was very trusting that this was the move. I know she knew that I wasn't going to be satisfied if I didn't try. And I think she knew I was feeling like I had hit the ceiling where he lived and it was going to take some action to see if it would go anywhere else."

Given Ramsey's success, it's clear that everything worked out for their family — even if it's tough for everyone to spend so much time apart because of his career. Speaking to People in 2018 about touring with Old Dominion, he said, "This is a particularly long run that we're on right now. We're gone for about two weeks, then home for a few days, then back on the road." Fortunately, he's able to easily switch back and forth between the demands of being a musician and being a father to his and Dudley's children. "I get to come home and drop the kids off at school and stuff like that," he said. "It's quite a switch! You get off the stage and it's like 'Ahh,' and then you come home and you're like, 'I gotta take out the trash." He continued, "It absolutely keeps you grounded."