Grace is a graduate of the University of Delaware and worked for the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) for 35 years as head of their Tax Department. In addition to supporting the Friends of Sarasota County Parks, Inc., Grace works with the Community Foundation of Sarasota County, providing analytical support to their philanthropic database, The Giving Partner, and is the community volunteer to their Immediate Impact Grant Advisory Committee. From October through April, Grace and her husband Fred run the Phillippi Farmhouse Market at Phillippi Estate Park.