Danna Smith

Background

About Danna Smith

Co-founder and Executive Director of Dogwood Alliance, an award-winning non-profit organization that advances environmental justice and climate action by mobilizing diverse voices to defend the unique forests and communities of the Southern US. Oversee strategic planning, partnership development, communications, programs, fundraising, budget and staff management. Designed and ran a national grass-roots and media campaign that resulted in the largest companies in the office supply industry committing to transforming their paper purchasing policies to help protect forests in the Southern US - the largest paper producing region in the world. Negotiated commitments from four of the largest paper producers in the world to improve forestry practices, increasing protection for over 90 million acres of Southern forests. Helped lead the development of an international campaign to stop the large-scale burning of wood for electricity. Published The Great American Stand: US Forests and the Climate Emergency with Pulitzer Prize winning climate scientist Dr. Boll Moomaw. Working with front-line, rural communities, connecting the dots between forests, climate and justice in the US South. Specialties: environmental campaign strategy and negotiation; diverse stakeholder coalition building, fundraising, strategic planning, staff management, community outreach, public speaking;