Isabella Haywood

Program Manager for Events and Facilitation

Izzy is the Program Manager for Events and Facilitation at Spruce Root. In this role, she supports the Spruce Root team and partners in hosting engaging events and also manages the Path to Prosperity Business Competition. She grew up along the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland fishing, sailing, and crabbing. She went on to study microbiology and French at Barnard College in New York City. During her time in school, she escaped the big city to study biodiversity and natural resource management in Madagascar. Prior to her current role, she worked as Spruce Root’s Communications Manager and the Community Economic Development Fellow through the Alaska Fellows Program.

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Favorite thing about Southeast Alaska? The abundance of moss and mushrooms as well as the vibrant sense of community and deep connections that people have with the land.

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