Sonya Graci

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Associate Professor Director, Institute of Hospitality and Tourism Research, Toronto Metropolitan University Ted Rogers School of Management Ted Rogers School of Hospitality and Tourism Toronto, Ontario sgraci@torontomu.ca Office: (416) 979-5000 ext. 6696

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Dr. Sonya Graci is a specialist in sustainable tourism with a focus on corporate social responsibility, Indigenous tourism development, island tourism, stakeholder engagement and environmental management. She has a passion for working with communities to develop sustainable livelihood approaches...

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Bio/Research

Dr. Sonya Graci is a specialist in sustainable tourism with a focus on corporate social responsibility, Indigenous tourism development, island tourism, stakeholder engagement and environmental management. She has a passion for working with communities to develop sustainable livelihood approaches and strategies to increase sustainability. She has worked with numerous communities, businesses and destinations on developing sustainability strategies in New Zealand, Honduras, China, Canada, Fiji and Indonesia. Dr. Graci has a Masters in Geography and Environmental Studies from the University of Toronto and a Ph.D. in Geography with a focus on corporate social responsibility from the University of Waterloo. Dr. Graci is also the author of two books. Her first book focused on the greening of the hotel industry and the second on sustainable tourism development in island destinations. She is also the author of several peer reviewed journal articles and industry reports and has been invited as a speaker at several conferences on sustainable tourism worldwide. She is also involved with several not for profit organizations related to sustainable tourism development.

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