In 2015, Gretchen Krampf shared lessons on the community engagement. Sharing from TEDxTalk:

“In these times of global challenge, how do we meet the needs of individuals, families and local communities while nurturing a sense of belonging, a capacity for resilience, and the ability to thrive? Gretchen discusses the importance of community in addressing the issues facing us today. Gretchen Krampf is a seasoned and sought-after leadership development and transformational coach. She has spent the last fifteen years guiding entrepreneurs, creatives and social change agents to thriving lives and prosperous outcomes, through increasing personal awareness and ability to be adaptive and resilient in the face of the constantly emerging issues that change provides. Since 2005, Gretchen has been building capacity in San Juan County community leaders, as Chair and Faculty of Leadership San Juan Islands. She is the Director of NewStories’ Thriving Salish Sea Project, convening diverse stakeholders across the bioregion to build alliances and address the challenges and opportunities of this exquisite bioregion. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at http://ted.com/tedx”