As a Corporate Campaigner, Grace bringing forestry experience and sustainability strategy to forest conservation. She joined Canopy after completing a Master of Sustainable Forest Management at the University of British Columbia’s Faculty of Forestry, where standing in forest cut blocks, observing timber harvesting operations, and engaging with logging companies, government officials, and First Nations shaped her firsthand understanding of what is — and more importantly, isn’t — sustainable in today’s forest-based supply chains, and what must change.
Grace previously earned an interdisciplinary environmental degree from the University of California, Berkeley, where she studied environmental economics, climate policy, and business sustainability. As a lifelong nature and animal lover with a passion for systemic sustainability transitions, she is excited about Canopy's goals to scale innovative Next Generation Solutions to protect forests.
More about me
Growing up in California’s Bay Area—a region rich in cultural diversity and one of the most biodiverse places on earth — I was lucky to be surrounded by spectacular nature, especially in our breathtaking National Parks. At the same time, I felt a jarring chasm between the sheltered natural landscapes I loved and the pollution and social challenges I saw in cities. Long before I had the climate data or the language of environmental justice or “sustainability,” I felt instinctively that the way we were treating nature wasn’t right. By age 12, I was committed to dedicating my career to environmental conservation.
But once Canopy saves the world, I’d love the chance to explore some of my more creative passions in art and design! (Especially now that I'm feeling so inspired by the stunning art and architecture in my new home of London!)
Why forests are important to me
Forests are special. Step into the heart of one and you can feel it — the harmony of nature and the miracle of the life all around you. It’s beautiful, peaceful, and awe-inspiring. Seeing a grizzly bear, a bald eagle, a mother moose and her calf, a massive herd of elk, a bison, or hearing a wolf howl has made my time on this planet infinitely richer. These are my most treasured moments. Beyond all the data showing the essential ecosystem services forests provide and why keeping them standing is one of our best climate solutions, forests and wildlife also deserve protection now and for generations to come simply because they exist, they are extraordinary, and that is precious.
Why Canopy
At Canopy, we like to say, “no one wants to join the army of the glum” and that we’re “saving the world while having fun.” That pretty much sums it up for me. Climate change and environmental challenges are heavy, but we don’t have to feel weighed down by them. Plus, our solutions are smart, our people are brilliant, and the impact is real.
Ask me about
Anything sustainability... forestry myths, my thoughts on sustainable fashion, circular economy solutions, zero waste, and Next Generation packaging of course! Also, teaching yoga, music festivals, snowboarding, thrift shopping, making art, and my German shepherds.
What ruffles my feathers
Planned obsolescence. Waste. Ingredients that make a loaf of bread sound like a lab experiment.
I’d be a mountain lion, roaming the Berkeley Hills and wild parks of California. It’s the most widespread terrestrial mammal in the Western Hemisphere, ranging from California to British Columbia (just like me!) and beyond. Like a big cat, I’m quiet but observant — patiently listening and strategic, waiting for the right moment to act. It also holds the Guinness World Record for the animal with the most names, and I’ve been known to collect quite a few nicknames myself. Mountain lions are largely solitary and reclusive, mostly avoiding people... While that may be a slight exaggeration, I do love disappearing into nature to be alone with just the animals and recharge away from people.
