Meet the Team
The Resource Exchange Management Team is dedicated to building a strong community of practice to support your work in local natural resource development.
Carolyn Burns
Carolyn is Head of The Resource Exchange and Director at RESOLVE. In this role, she works with a team to strengthen inclusive, local governance in the natural resource context. Carolyn is a social performance practitioner with expertise leading collaborative problem-solving, training and research projects in the resources sector with affected communities, companies, governments, and civil society organisations. She is an active, inclusive facilitator and has experience working with people in countries around the world.
Carolyn lives in Toronto, Canada with her family. She has a Master of Business Administration from the Schulich School of Business, a Graduate Certificate in Community Relations in the Extractive Sector from Queen’s University, Accreditation from the Partnership Brokers Association, and an Honours Bachelor of Arts from McGill University.
Natasha Ketter
Natasha is a Program Manager at RESOLVE, where she co-manages The Resource Exchange and advances global efforts to strengthen inclusive, local governance in the natural resource sector. With over a decade of experience, Natasha has led multi-stakeholder initiatives and built networks that foster collaboration across sectors. Her work spans project management, stakeholder coordination, and strategic communications, working with NGOs, civil society organizations, and academia across Canada, West and Southern Africa, and Southeast Asia.
Natasha lives in Toronto, Canada, with her family. She is a certified Project Management Professional and holds a Master’s in Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership, along with degrees in international development and communications.
Laura Eshbash
Laura co-leads The Resource Exchange and oversees Landesa’s team that works with the private sector to integrate respect for land rights into business operations and supply chains and to define the role of the private sector in the processes and governance of land-based investments. Laura is a law and policy practitioner with about 15 years of experience working on land tenure, gender, and human rights issues with a particular focus on developing and growing strategic partnerships and advocating before diverse sets of stakeholders including government offices, international institutions, and the private sector.
Laura is based in Seattle, Washington, United States and spends a lot of her free time learning about dinosaurs with her two young children.