Sadie Lockhart is a community engagement practitioner, storyteller, and emerging peacebuilder whose work bridges arts-based practice, social impact, and conflict transformation. She currently serves as Manager of Community Engagement and Special Projects at Mission Partners, Benefit LLC, where she leads initiatives that strengthen community relationships, cultivate inclusive dialogue, and develop impact‑driven programming across diverse stakeholder groups.
With over a decade of experience in theater, youth empowerment, and community-centered arts, Lockhart has built a professional identity around the belief that storytelling and shared creative practices are essential tools for social cohesion. Her work includes serving as Director of the New Playwrights Festival for TYA ThinkTank Theatre, contributing to the development of emerging playwrights and youth‑oriented narratives that elevate marginalized voices. Additionally, she has held multiple roles at American Stage Theatre Company—including Teaching Artist, Community Engagement Associate, and podcast producer—where she facilitated public dialogue, curated educational content, and supported creative learning environments for young people and adults alike.
Since 2018, Lockhart has also served on the Board of Directors of One Thousand Schools in Honduras, supporting mission‑driven work focused on education, violence prevention, and youth empowerment in communities facing structural challenges.
She holds a BFA in Theatre from Towson University and is currently pursuing her Master of Science in Conflict Analysis and Resolution at the Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School for Peace and Conflict Resolution at George Mason University (2025–2027), where she is expanding her academic and practical work in peacebuilding, community dialogue, and transformative social justice initiatives.
At The Roundtable Consortium, Sadie Lockhart contributes her strengths as a Joy Cultivator, Community Connector, and Inclusive Storyteller, helping shape research, conversations, and programming that center humanity, dignity, and the power of shared narratives.
“Your voice doesn’t matter here.”
I think back to workplaces I’ve been in where this phrase has been said or implied. Perhaps you’ve experienced those spaces too, where the ideas, questions, or initiatives are dominated by a small group of powerful voices, leaving little room for discussion or cognitive dissonance among the full group. Yet, I know that some of the most productive spaces I’ve been in allowed for multiple voices, with differing perspectives to collaborate, listen, and solve challenges together.
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The story you have to tell is important. And it is important to take time, care, and intention to craft it just right.
Words are powerful, and the way you craft a narrative can mean the difference between communities feeling disempowered, and communities taking the lead for themselves and becoming the hero of their own story.
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