In 2018, Gray became the first woman to serve as CEO of SkilledTradesBC, a provincial government agency that works to advance B.C.’s trades training system. She has helped lead the organization through monumental changes, including the recent implementation of skilled trades certification. Gray and her team’s strategy appears to be working. Last year, the province saw a record 41,000 apprenticeship registrations. Gray also serves as chair of the Canadian Council of Directors of Apprenticeship, as an executive committee member of Canadian Apprenticeship Forum.