Lacey Cannon

Lacey Rae Cannon brings a rare combination of lived experience, cultural knowledge, and proven implementation. Rather than speaking only from theory, she shares real-world insights from leading large-scale ecological restoration, building land-based education programs, and securing more than $3 million in funding to support tribally led projects within the San Diego tribal community. Her work bridges Indigenous knowledge, environmental science, and community development, helping audiences understand how to move from ideas to action. Through her leadership, over 35 acres of native habitat have been restored, and thousands of community members have been engaged in food sovereignty, cultural education, and land stewardship initiatives. Audiences value Lacey’s ability to translate complex systems — including restoration, funding strategy, and cultural knowledge preservation — into clear, practical pathways that organizations and communities can apply in their own work. Her presentations are grounded, solutions-oriented, and rooted in relationship to land, community, and intergenerational knowledge.