Petray Vallila

Ross Strategic

I’m excited to be partnering with VCI to reflect on the value and impact of its approach to accelerating nature-based solutions to climate change. I am a senior consultant at a small firm based in Seattle where I co-lead our evaluation and learning practice. To my work in learning and evaluation, I bring more than a decade of experience in collaborative decision making. For me, evaluation and learning work must be linked with strong instincts and a flexible and creative approach to working with groups to learn and act. I believe deeply that today’s crises require an interdisciplinary, intersectional, and multi-partner response. The root of my beliefs and understanding about how systems change is found in my background and training in public health. I'm the mama to two beautiful and willful young boys who remind me every day to leave the world better than I found it.