Full Name
Sarah Caton Walters
Job Title
Editorial and Movement Operations Lead
Work
Flourishing Neighborhoods
Speaker Bio

Sarah Caton Walters works at the intersection of strategic communications, storytelling, and civic life. She serves in communications leadership roles with Flourishing Neighborhoods, a national initiative advancing neighborhood-centered approaches to community change, and Greater Clark Foundation, where she is Director of Communications, supporting community well-being across Central Appalachia through strategic messaging, narrative change, and storytelling. Sarah also serves as Communications Coordinator for the Monuments Workshop at the University of Kentucky and supports conversations about history, public memory, and the places that shape our communities. With more than a decade of experience spanning philanthropy, higher education, and the private sector, Sarah is also the founder of Space, Place & Southern Grace, LLC, a creative practice through which she has partnered with national brands including HBO and NBC Sports. She is passionate about strengthening local information ecosystems and the role of storytelling and media literacy in fostering connection, belonging, and community resilience.

Sarah Caton Walters