Gracen creates educational tools and experiences that help regular people build places and livelihoods that fill them with pride. She is a co-founder and the content director of the Incremental Development Alliance, a non-profit that trains locals to construct or repair the essentials of a strong neighbourhood. Before that, Gracen designed and managed the Summer Institute, an entrepreneurship accelerator for place-based businesses. Her dream is to live on a street filled with family, friends, music, gardening, and her big brother’s cooking.