GRANT ENNIS
Co-Founder of Global Action Through Fashion
Grant has over 5 years experience in international non-profits both in the field and in the U.S. He has a background in youth livelihood development and microfinance and sees ethical fashion as the ideal framework for promoting supply chain consciousness among consumers in the first world.
CONNIE ULASEWICZ
Board Chair, San Francisco State University
Connie Ulasewicz is an Associate Professor at San Francisco State University in Apparel Design & Merchandising. Her research interests include extending the lifecyle of sewn products and she is coauthor of the 2008 published book Sustainable Fashion: Why Now. Connie has over 25 years of garment industry experience managing production, merchandising, and sales. She is a founding member of ESRAB, Educators for Social Responsibility in Apparel and Peoplewear SF, a bay area non-profit garment industry association. Dr. Ulasewicz earned her BS in Education/ Clothing and Textiles at Syracuse University, her MS in Historic Textiles at the University of Maryland and her PhD in Human Development at Fielding Graduate University.
ANTONY WALLER
People Tree
Antony gained his degree in Fashion PR from London College of Fashion and brings the knowledge of high-fashion, high-street fashion and ethical fashion with over 10 years of experience. From starting at Paul Smith, through to D&G and the Ben Sherman account his most recent role is Head of Press at the London office of People Tree. Antony knows how to make ethical fashion mainstream, successful and in turn make a success of those who it’s been devised to help.
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TIERRA DEL FORTE
Fair Trade USA
Tierra Del Forte is Senior Manager of Business Development, Apparel and Textiles at Fair Trade USA and brings over a decade of apparel industry experience to our board. Tierra spent the early years of her career in New York, working for the denim brands Mudd Jeans and Younique Clothing. During this time, Tierra developed an awareness of the destructive impact that the apparel industry has on the environment and the people who make the clothes. This awareness motivated her to launch Del Forte Denim Inc.; a line of premium denim made from 100% certified organic cotton and produced under ethical conditions in the USA. In 2009, Tierra joined Fair Trade USA to help launch the Fair Trade Certified™ Apparel and Linens pilot program.
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MORTEN SIMONSEN
Entrepreneur
Morten Simonsen earned his MSc in Trondheim, Norway before completing his MBA from Denver University in 1982. After working in the shipping business in Norway and USA for 25 years, he moved to the Bay area in 2006. Morten now works with several start-up companies in the area and invested recently in the all-organic restaurant “Gather Restaurant” in downtown Berkeley. He is also involved in a project I Nicaragua helping the rural poor. Through his network and business experience, Morten hopes to add support to the business perspective of Global Action Through Fashion.
