Grace grew up in Darien, Connecticut, before moving to Woodside, California, in the Bay Area, at age 13. She spent much of her childhood in the water, starting swimming at age 5 and joining summer diving and water polo teams by age 8. At 10, she began diving year-round with Whirlwind Diving, a local club team. After relocating to California, she continued her diving journey with the Stanford club team at Stanford University.
In 2015, Grace returned to the East Coast to attend Marist University, where she majored in Sports Communications and Advertising. She was a dedicated member of the Division I Marist Women’s Diving Team for all four years, graduating in 2019.
Following graduation, Grace worked as an administrative assistant at Goldman Sachs for a year. She then discovered a passion for business development, working with companies like Goldbelly, a food e-commerce platform, and PAN Communications, a PR agency.
Despite her success in business development, Grace missed being in the water and working with children. This led her to teach lessons at Sweet Blue Swim Academy. Her growing involvement eventually led to her role as Program Officer of Foundation Special Projects for the Sweet Blue Foundation. She is excited to contribute to launching this meaningful initiative.