Ruth Salady has been an environmental activist for decades and was involved in the Headwaters protests defending ancient redwood forests in Northern California. Ruth has spent much of her life as an advocate for those in need of support and currently sits on the Child and Family Services Citizen Review Panel for the State of California.

Ruth is a regenerative lifestyle consultant, natural builder and artist who has been educated in permaculture design, cob building and soil restoration. Ruth’s lived experience with childhood trauma drives her dedication to helping others and is what drew her to Compassion Prison Project.