Grace Terpstra is a recognized public policy advocate and strategist specializing in the fields of environmental marketing and economic policy particularly affecting forest products and manufacturers. Her career spans over 30 years in Washington and includes professional corporate and association positions as well as over 15 years of success as a business owner. She is a frequent public speaker and presenter, and has an extensive history working with all levels of elected officials, business leaders and non-profit organizations. She has had an integral role in building a myriad of coalitions, and associations as well as managing numerous issue advocacy and lobbying campaigns. Grace has recently taken the lead on two unprecedented marketing and promotion projects relating to US hardwood products, the Unified Hardwood Promotion project and Hardwood Checkoff initiative .
Grace holds a B.A. degree from Mississippi State University and an M.B.A. from Marymount University of Virginia.
She serves on the Advisory Board of the John C. Stennis
Institute of Government at Mississippi
State University,
and Board of Directors of the Watergate West Corporation. She serves on the
Board of Trustees for Arena Stage and is a member of the John T. Ford (Ford's
Theater) Society, and Marymount University President's Circle. She is a
trained adult literacy tutor, serving the Washington DC Literacy Volunteers of
America; an accredited Mediator through the Commonwealth
of Virginia; and Member/Volunteer at
WPFW.fm, a non-profit jazz and community affairs radio station in Washington, DC.
Grace was the recipient of the Mississippi Forestry
Association's 2005 President's Citation for her efforts in securing government
response and relief to Mississippi
forest owners in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
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