Ecotrust
Teresa Gaddy is an experienced Program Manager at Ecotrust, where responsibilities include overseeing the Green Workforce Academy, a five-week paid program focused on workforce readiness for Black, Native, and POC young adults aged 18-25. Teresa's role entails providing training in environmental literacy and facilitating hands-on job opportunities in the green industry. Previously, Teresa served as a Project Coordinator for the same program, managing recruitment, logistics, and connecting graduates with employment and educational resources. Prior experience includes working as a Technician at Advantage Integrated Pest Elimination and serving as a Peer Mentor at Portland State University, where engagement with diverse student groups on sensitive topics was a key focus. Teresa holds a Master of Public Administration in Natural Resource and Policy, a Master of Science in Educational Leadership and Policy, and a Bachelor of Science in Psychology, all from Portland State University.
Ecotrust
Ecotrust's mission is to inspire fresh thinking that creates economic opportunity, social equity, and environmental well-being. Ecotrust is powered by the vision of a world where people and nature thrive together. Since 1991, we have partnered with local communities from California to Alaska to build new ways of living and doing business. From forestry to finance, food access to green building, we work to advance social equity, economic opportunity, and environmental well-being. Together, we are making this place we live a home that we love.