Transformative Leadership: Love, Fire, and Community Resilience, with Lenya Quinn-Davidson | On Connection

In this episode of On Connection, we sit down with Lenya Quinn-Davidson, Fire Network Director at the University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources. Lenya shares her insights on the critical role of love and connection in leadership, especially in the context of fire management and community resilience. Her work on beneficial fire practices, community engagement, and her leadership in the Women in Fire Training Exchange program offer valuable lessons on how purpose-driven leadership can address complex challenges.

You can learn more about Lenya and her work below:

⁠Essay: The Fires California Grieves – And Needs⁠⁠WTREX Program Website⁠⁠University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources Fire Network⁠⁠California Prescribed Burn Associations⁠⁠Contact Lenya⁠

Lenya Quinn-Davidson Bio

Lenya Quinn-Davidson is the Fire Network Director for the University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources, where she leads a statewide team working on various facets of community and landscape resiliency. Over the last 15 years, Lenya’s work has focused in large part on the human connection with fire, building capacity and support for beneficial fire. Lenya has worked at various scales, including locally with private landowners and community members; at the state level, where she collaborates on policy, research, and training; and nationally/internationally, through her leadership on the Women-in-Fire Training Exchange (WTREX) Program.