Natalya Garrod established Sumac Environmental Planning in 2023 to dedicate her time and her skills towards building relationships to facilitating improved collaboration between First Nations, all three levels of government and industry proponents. She believes that collaboration is the key to success. She works remotely in Toronto, Ontario within the traditional territory of the Huron Wendat, Haudenosaunee, and Anishinabek peoples in the territory of Williams Treaty First Nations, Six Nations of the Grand River and Mississauga of the New Credit. The Treaty area is Treaty 13 also referred to as the Toronto Purchase. 

2% of all profits are donated to indspire.ca/ - a national Indigenous registered charity that invests in the education of First Nations, Inuit and Métis people for the long term benefit of these individuals, their families and communities, and Canada.