Subject Matter Expert

Sarah Diamond Burroway joined Blue Stone Strategy Partners in 2022 as a Subject Matter Expert, bringing nearly 28 years of leadership in project management and grantsmanship to serve the priorities of Tribal clients. Her expertise covers a wide range of areas, including economic and community development, education, entrepreneurship and small business start-up, and public health/behavioral health. Sarah has a proven ability to work with both government and nonprofit organizations, delivering impactful and lasting results for communities.

Over the years, Sarah has secured funding from the U.S. Departments of Agriculture, Education, and Labor, NASA, the Appalachian Regional Commission, as well as state programs, and private foundations. Some of her standout projects include creating a business incubator to support emerging entrepreneurs in rural Ohio, leading a multi-county initiative in northeastern Kentucky to earn WorkReady status from the state Workforce board, and leading development of a $1.5 million federal grant for the Appalachian Underground Railroad Heritage project, aimed at boosting tourism, the arts, and cultural assets across a nine-county, three-state region bordering the Ohio River.

A native Appalachian and Kentuckian, Sarah holds a Master’s degree in Strategic Leadership from Mountain State University (Beckley WV) and a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing Nonfiction from Eastern Kentucky University (Richmond KY).