Sonya Graci

Sonya Graci is an Associate Professor at the Ted Rogers School of Hospitality and
Tourism Management at Toronto Metropolitan University in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
She is also the Director of the Ted Rogers School of Management Institute for Hospitality and Tourism Research.Dr. Graci’s research focuses on capacity development, collaboration and partnerships,
corporate social responsibility, leadership, resilience and entrepreneurship. She has
lead numerous projects focused on sustainability in destinations such as Honduras, Indonesia, Canada, Fiji and China. Dr. Graci has focused much of her research on Indigenous tourism development with a focus on sustainable livelihoods. Dr. Graci is the author of two books, one which is Sustainable Tourism in
Island Destinations (Graci and Dodds, 2012) and several journal articles and industry
publications. She is also the Director of Accommodating Green, a boutique consultancy
that focuses on developing sustainability strategies for businesses and destinations.