Emily Sajdak is the Director of Rural Initiatives at Partners for Sacred Places, where she leads programs focused on supporting congregations in rural communities across the United States. In this role, she manages sub-granting programs spanning diverse geographic regions, while developing innovative strategies for new programs and services tailored to rural congregations. Emily regularly represents Partners at external events and engages with diverse stakeholders to advance the mission of supporting sacred places as community assets in rural America. She holds a Master of Theological Studies and a Master of Theology from Calvin Theological Seminary, as well as an MA in Public History: Historic Preservation from Southeast Missouri State University.