Kristen Vincent has a Masters in Social Work from the University of Vermont. She has worked with children and families in residential, outpatient and mentoring programs and has a life-long desire to give. During the holiday season of 2020 she began making and selling decorative wreaths, donating all proceeds to Hope Beneath the Tree, a local charity working with caregivers of children who have parents involved in the criminal justice system (currently or previously incarcerated). The volunteer run organization helps make the holidays a little brighter by providing holiday gifts to those children. In early 2021, Copper & Birch (copperandbirchvt.com) was born and Kristen's wreath making hobby turned into a small business. Kristen joined the Hope Beneath the Tree charity volunteer team in 2022 and continues to donate part of the proceeds from wreaths sold during the holidays. Over the course of her journey into wreath making, her idea for her book Hope Beneath the Tree was born as a way to teach her children about giving and instill the long-lasting desire to give.