NEW HAMPSHIRE · STRATEGY & LEADERSHIP
Navigating Complexity.
Building Consensus.
Unlocking What’s Possible.
Sarah Stewart, founder of Stewart Collaborative
I’m Sarah Stewart, founder of Stewart Collaborative. I help businesses, nonprofits, and public leaders work through complex decisions, build productive partnerships, and move important projects forward. My approach draws on experience leading New Hampshire’s Department of Natural & Cultural Resources and a decade advising national organizations and New Hampshire businesses.
WHO I WORK WITH
A Partner For The Work Ahead.
I work as a senior advisor or project lead, depending on the engagement.
DEVELOPERS & INSTITUTIONS
Build Support for an Initiative.
For a development, energy, or institutional project, I help you understand the people, public processes, and community interests that will shape its path forward.
Prior consulting clients include:: Eolian, Antrim Wind, Ranger Solar.
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Work With a Senior Advisor.
For organizations advancing an issue or initiative, I help build relationships, convene the right people, and make the case in a way that matters here.
Prior consulting clients include: Americans for the Arts, Freedom to Marry, Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions.
EXECUTIVES & BOARDS
Let’s talk about what’s next.
For leaders facing a complex decision, transition, or opportunity, I offer an outside perspective, help clarify priorities, and work with you on the next steps.
Prior consulting clients include: John McCain, Tim Pawlenty, Jon Huntsman.
EXPERIENCE
Statewide Leadership. National Clients.
Commissioner, Natural & Cultural Resources · 2018–2026
I bring the perspective of both a public-sector leader and a business owner. From 2018 to 2026, I served as Commissioner of New Hampshire’s Department of Natural & Cultural Resources, leading a department with an annual budget of approximately $70 million and responsibilities spanning conservation, recreation, history, arts and culture. Previously, I co-founded and led b-fresh consulting, advising national organizations and New Hampshire businesses across advocacy, clean energy, conservation, arts, and development. That experience shapes how I help clients: understand the landscape, weigh competing interests, make sound decisions, and organize the people and work needed to move forward.
IN THE COMMUNITY
Civic Involvement
I care about the cultural life and local institutions that make a community strong. I serve on the board of Amoskeag Industries, and I previously served as board chair of Mount Saint Mary Academy, as a member of the New Hampshire State Council on the Arts, and on other local arts boards. These commitments connect my interests in education, the arts, and economic opportunity with the community where I live and work. I also contribute pro bono to the NH Conversation Project, a new effort to encourage respectful dialogue across differences.
Sarah Stewart in an on-camera interview.
ABOUT SARAH
Working Across Institutions & Interests
I bring an understanding of institutions, public decision-making, and the relationships that shape what happens next. My approach is to listen carefully, understand the interests involved, and help people move from a difficult question to a practical next step.
LET’S TALK
What Are You Trying To Move Forward?
I'd welcome a conversation.