Carolyn “Carrie” Grow serves as Chair / President / Founder of GFH-E, responsible for collaborative human development, and for ensuring the organization fulfills its mission with sound governance.  Carrie is also a director for business endeavors of Grey Fox Holdings, LLC, the primary benefactor for GFH-E.  Ms. Grow has over 30 years’ experience as a leader for sustainable development in 30+ countries of Latin America, Africa and Asia.  She is fluent in English and Spanish, experienced in geopolitics, finance; law, negotiations and synergistic outcomes; and has served over 40 years as a business executive, fundraiser, and real estate entrepreneur.  Carrie was CEO for CHOICE Humanitarian, CEO / Co-Founder of Engage Now Foundation and Ascend Alliance.  She is Founder of epicHEART Global LLC, Chair / President of epicHEART Adventures, collaborating on global poverty, and epicHEART Healing, focused on life-threatening disease.  

Carolyn was honored as the Romney Institute’s Administrator of the Year, as a Freedom’s Foundation Hero, International Franchise Assoc. Franchisee of the Year, and “One of 30 Businesswomen to Watch” by Utah Business.  She was recognized as a National Harry S. Truman Scholar, Utah’s Sterling Scholar in Speech & Drama, National Champion Forensic Manager, Concertmaster and Soloist with Symphonies.  Carrie is an avid cyclist & adventurer, who founded the Women United Team. She is an Advanced Canyoneer, Wilderness First Responder, passionate about life, relationships, and improving the world.  Ms. Grow has U.S. and Canadian Citizenship, and lives the motto her parents, Stew & Sarah Grow gave to BYU: “Enter to Learn; Go Forth to Serve.”  She is blessed with two children, their spouses, six grandchildren, five siblings and their posterities.