Lacey served as the nonprofit management intern for MSI. She worked with the MSI staff to promote events, develop volunteers and supporters of MSI, communicate with members and the public, and assist with nonprofit management. Lacey is passionate about botany, geology, and plant-human interactions. Lacey has worked as a botanist’s assistant for graduate students at the University of Montana and in the Pisgah National Forest in Asheville, North Carolina which has led to her love for botanical research and plant ID. At the University of Montana, Lacey was involved in the University of Montana’s environmental group, Climate Action Now, where she was fortunate enough to attend the Powershift Conference in Washington DC back in 2011.