Gracen Johnson

Gracen creates educational tools and experiences that help regular people build places and livelihoods that fill them with pride. She is a cofounder and director of design with the Incremental Development Alliance, a nonprofit that trains locals to construct or repair the essentials of a strong neighborhood. Before that, Gracen designed and managed the Summer Institute, an entrepreneurship accelerator for place-based businesses. Gracen earned a Master of Planning, Growth, and Regeneration from the University of Cambridge in 2013. She has been writing for Strong Towns for many years.